Classics (Ancient Greek and Latin) (GDA-ARTS_SPEC_8)

Overview

Ancient Greek and Latin have been taught at the University of Melbourne since its very foundation, and have been a core element of higher education for many centuries. The overall objective of the Classics program is to introduce students to key literary texts from classical antiquity (including history, drama, oratory, philosophy, epic, and lyric poetry), and to enable students to discover the many important contributions which reading ancient texts in the original languages can make to understanding both the ancient world and the Western tradition. A knowledge of Ancient Greek and Latin is also very useful for research and training in such related disciplines as biochemistry, medicine, the history and philosophy of science, archaeology, Biblical studies, history, philosophy, art history, Romance language studies, English literary studies, and music.

The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) program is an advanced level of study designed to allow students to specialise their knowledge across one area of study. Applicants for the Classics (Ancient Greek and Latin) specialisation must have completed prior study in both classical languages. Students with knowledge of only one classical language (but not both) should apply for the Ancient World Studies specialisation and enrol in the fourth-year seminars in the language that they have studied. Students accepted into the GDA program undertake fourth-year level subjects and a research thesis. The opportunity to specialise provides a strong foundation for the future direction of graduates, whether as a means of progressing to higher degree research in Arts at the Masters or PhD level, or improving the scope of employment options and professional advancement.

Intended learning outcomes

Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation should:

Gain advanced knowledge of the literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome through texts in the original ancient languages
Acquire advanced skills and methodologies for the analysis of ancient cultures, and the linguistic analysis of Ancient Greek and Latin languages
Understand modern critical frameworks for the study of Classics
Develop and sustain an argument based on research.

Last updated: 5 July 2024

Structure

100 credit points

Subject Options

Compulsory Subjects

37.5 points

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
ANCW40014	Research in Ancient World Studies	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CLAS40038	Ancient Greek Honours Seminar 1	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	6.25
CLAS40039	Ancient Greek Honours Seminar 2	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	6.25
CLAS40040	Latin Honours Seminar 1	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	6.25
CLAS40041	Latin Honours Seminar 2	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	6.25

Thesis Subject

50 points

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
CLAS40036	Classics Thesis Part 1	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	25
CLAS40037	Classics Thesis Part 2	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	25

Elective Subjects

12.5 points

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
ANCW40001	Euripides, Seneca, and Mythmaking	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ANCW40003	Archaeology of Complex Societies	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ANCW40007	Problems in Greek Prehistory	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ANCW40012	The Roman Way of Life	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ANCW40015	Gender and Sexuality in Greece and Rome	Not available in 2024	12.5
ANCW40018	The Roman Countryside	Not available in 2024	12.5
ANCW40019	Frontiers of the Greek World	Not available in 2024	12.5

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
ANCW40020	Internship in Ancient World Studies	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Links

http://shaps.unimelb.edu.au/

Last updated: 5 July 2024

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