Dissertation (Masters) in Classical Antiquity
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| CLAR4000 | Classics and Archaeology | 4 | 60 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- CLAR4000
- School
- Classics and Archaeology
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 60
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
12,000--15,000-word dissertation representing the results of a research project agreed in consultation with the module convener.
Target Students
This module is only available to Level 4 postgraduate students studying the MA in Classics.
Classes
- One 30-minute tutorial each week for 6 weeks
- One 2-hour seminar each week for 10 weeks
Assessment
- 100% Dissertation: 10,000-15,000 words as per Faculty guidelines
Assessed in both autumn & spring semest
Educational Aims
1) to enhance knowledge of a well-defined topic, and its associated subject area, by studying it in depth(2) to gain familiarity with a varied range of ancient evidence and to enhance skills in the critical evaluation and interpretation of texts(3) to enable students to engage with modern scholarship about their chosen topic and to assess this scholarship critically.Learning Outcomes
(1) Knowledge and Understanding:
(a) overall knowledge of key issues and methods in the interpretation of the chosen topic.
b) understanding of different modern approaches to issues relating to the chosen topic
(2) Intellectual Skills:
enhancement of capacity for critical judgement, and of ability to gather, memorize, organize and deploy information, to extract key elements from data and identify and solve associated problems, to engage in analytical and evaluative thinking, and to marshal argument.
(3) Professional/Practical Skills:
enhancement of ability to select, sift and synthesize information from a range of primary and secondary sources; to identify and compare central arguments in relation to these materials; to use library resources effectively and search for bibliography effectively; and to word-process material with attention to detail and accuracy, including appropriate referencing skills.
(4) Transferable Skills:
ability to complete a substantial research project and to present the results of this project in a clear and scholarly manner; independent research; time/work management; other IT skills as and when relevant.