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DR352X: ANIMALS AND MONSTERS IN THE GREEK WORLD AND BEYOND (2021-2022)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05


Course Overview

This course will explore the role of animals and monsters in the Ancient Near East, ancient Greek, Roman Worlds.

 

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Samantha Newington

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Undergraduate Programme
  • Programme Level 3

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course will look at 3 core areas: animals, monsters and hybrids in the ancient world. The module will explore the roles of each of these aspects in the following: cosmology, religion, domestic and death / hereafter contexts.

 

The course will explore a range of materials: from ancient Greek textual and archaeological data from the 15th century BCE to 4st century CE. This course will investigate evidence from the ancient Near East dating from 1400 BCE and how the East influenced Greece and Rome frameworks.

 


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 34
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Feedback Word Count 3000
Learning Outcomes
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Source Analysis (500 Words)

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 33
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Literature Review (500 Word)

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 33
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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Feedback Word Count 2500
Learning Outcomes
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualUnderstandstudents will be expected to identify and critically analyse primary and secondary material

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