Dissertation
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| CLAR3032 | Classics and Archaeology | 3 | 40 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- CLAR3032
- School
- Classics and Archaeology
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 40
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
This module offers what may well prove a unique opportunity: the opportunity to engage in prolonged, intensive and productive study of a topic which you have chosen for yourself and on which you will be working very much on your own terms with access to advice and subject to criticism and, on completion, assessment. This module is built on skills acquired and/or developed in your first and second years (notably in CLAR2006: Extended Source Study in Ancient History, CLAR 2007: Studying Classical Scholarship, CLAR2000 : Communicating the Past, or CLAR2011: Archaeology: Theory and Practice). This module is primarily dependent on your personal research: it involves a few plenary sessions of formal teaching, and each student is allotted an individual supervisor to guide them through the process, and comment on plans and two 2000-word drafts of the dissertation.
Target Students
Only available to Undergraduate level 3 students in the Department of Classics and Archaeology and Liberal Arts students. Students must have passed one of the pre-requisite modules in Year 2 (CLAR2006 Extended Source Study, CLAR2007 Studying Classical Scholarship or CLAR2011 Archaeology: Theory and Practice) to take a dissertation in either Classics or Archaeology.
Classes
- One 1-hour workshop each week for 20 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 5 weeks
Assessment
- 100% Dissertation: 10,000-12,000-word dissertation
Assessed in both autumn & spring semest
Educational Aims
To provide students with the opportunity to research a topic of their own choosing in the area of classical or archaeological interest, to employ and increase the skills they have acquired in the first two years of their degree, and to provide the basis for possible future academic work.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
knowledge of broad outline of ancient Greek and Roman history and/or any relevant area of archaeological studies;
detailed knowledge of specific periods, texts, subjects and themes within the field of ancient history, ancient literature, ancient art, or archaeology;
familiarity with an appropriate and diverse range of primary evidence for the ancient world or relevant archaeological period (e.g., literary, epigraphic, archaeological, artistic) ;
understanding of differing modern approaches to studies of the ancient world or approaches to archaeology;
Intellectual Skills:
capacity for critical judgement; ability to gather, memorise, organise and deploy information;
ability to extract key elements from data and identify and solve associated problems;
ability to select and apply appropriate methodologies;
ability to engage in analytical and evaluative thinking;
ability to marshal argument;
Professional/Practical Skills:
ability to select, sift and synthesise information from a range of primary and secondary sources;
ability to identify and compare central arguments in relation to these materials;
ability to use library resources effectively;
ability to word-process material with attention to detail and accuracy, including appropriate referencing skills;
Transferable/Key Skills:
ability to communicate effectively in writing;
ability to communicate effectively orally;
ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet deadlines