Classics (Classical Civilisation) MA/MA(SocSci)
Advanced Greek GREEK3001
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: School of Humanities
- Credits: 40
- Level: Level 3 (SCQF level 9)
- Typically Offered: Runs Throughout Semesters 1 and 2
- Available to Visiting Students: Yes
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
This course builds on text-reading skills acquired at level two and proceeds to more detailed critical investigation of texts, along with more advanced language skills. This course provides a bridge to Honours for those who have entered directly into level two Greek and proceeded satisfactorily.
Timetable
20 * 1 hour lectures and 32*1 hour seminars (language based) as scheduled in MyCampus. This is one of the honours options in Greek and may not run every year. The options that are running this year are available on MyCampus.
Excluded Courses
None
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
The standard assessments for this course are:
■ Essay (1,800 words) - 30%
■ 2 x 2 hour Examinations - 60%
If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:
■ There is no alternative to the Essay, but flexible deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions).
■ There is no alternative to the Written Examinations, but extra time and/or a separate room may be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for examination adjustments).
Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.
Main Assessment In: April/May
Course Aims
This course aims to:
■ Introduce detailed study of texts in the Greek language
■ Familiarise students with a range of genres and their convention and idioms
■ Develop essay-writing and commentary skills in relation to Greek texts
■ Deepen acquaintance with the Greek language and provide strategies for approaching unfamiliar texts in Greek
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
■ Translate prepared Greek texts from a range of genres into English, with due regard to idiom and register
■ Identify literary, historical and cultural points in the text and comment insightfully upon them
■ Develop an extended critical argument about two or more texts in essay form
■ Translate from texts that have not been prepared with due regard to idiom and register