CL7004 Classics Research & Methods (20) (All Staff) All year
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An introduction to the main strands of research in the Classical field (e.g. literary theory, historiography, manuscripts and textual methodology, archaeological and anthropological theories and method, epigraphy and papyrology).
- Module Organiser:
- Dr. Shane Wallace
- Duration:
- All Year
- Contact Hours:
- One 2-hour seminar per week
- Weighting:
- 20 ECTS
- Assessment:
- Continuous assessment. Students are required to produce a portfolio consisting of written elements as detailed in the Handbook
This module aims to:
- To ensure an understanding of what is involved in the totality of Classical scholarship, rather than just in students’ own particular fields.
- To familiarise students with the most important Classical IT resources
- To enhance organisational and cooperative skills.
- To give students an opportunity to engage in intellectual discourse with their peers and practice basic skills of oral presentation and discussion in an unpressured context.
- To expose students to senior research seminars and teach them to assess the method, content and quality of the presentations they attend.
Recommended Reading List
- Schaps, D.M., Handbook for Classical Research (London: Routledge, 2011)
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- Understand and evaluate the methodologies and approaches that have been applied to the study of the ancient world.
- Extract information from ancient texts, materials and sites.
- Access and utilise the most important IT resources in Classics.
- Identify and use the most important bibliography of the main strands of Classical scholarship.
- Demonstrate proficiency in oral presentation and discussion.
- Analyse and assess the arguments of research papers, articles or books.