This course is compulsory for Single Honours students in Classics, Greek and Latin, and for those doing Joint Honours Greek with Latin. It provides students with an opportunity to study Classics outside the classroom, supporting them to engage with the material remains of Antiquity through visits to sites and/or museums.  

10 x 1hr seminars as scheduled on MyCampus.

(In Classic4068 students will have participated in seminars to help them plan their own trips and will have planned a research project and undertaken at least 1 week of travel or visits between Junior-Senior Honours)

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Research project proposal (1500 words) including travel plan (500-1000 words), completed in CLASSIC4068 - 20%
Reflective travel diary and critique of original proposal (3,000 words) - 50%

Seminar presentation of 5 minutes and contribution to group discussion - 20%

Course participation (in seminar discussions, contributions to discussion forums) - 10%

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. For non Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

This course will provide the opportunity to:

■ Acquire first-hand experience of the landscapes, cities, and/or material remains of Classical Antiquity in museums abroad and/or in the UK

■ Reflect on the purposes and benefits of engaging physically with ancient landscapes and/or material culture

■ Plan a project that involves travel/visits, from idea through execution to reporting and reflecting

■ Discuss the impacts of the travel/visit(s) with a group of peers, and present a personal perspective on this in a short presentation.

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

■ Evaluate the relationship between classical scholarship and the landscape, sites and/or material culture of the Classical world

■ Design and carry out a research project that blends study with engagement with ancient landscapes and/or material culture with clearly defined academic objectives

■ Implement the travel plan, ensuring the planned academic objectives are met and accurate records are kept

■ Reflect on how the research project and the travel experience have contributed to a better understanding of the discipline and to professional development

■ Deliver an oral presentation on a pivotal moment in the research/travel in front of peers

■ Engage critically and supportively with other students' presentations and participate in resultant discussions.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.