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This course will explore the ancient Greek, Roman and Near attitudes towards creation, cosmology and world view.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course will take a thematic approach towards ancient Greek, Roman and Near Eastern approaches to understanding the world, how it is formed, cosmology, cosmogony – whether the earth is flat, the universe a void filled with immortal and mortal entities, and whether there is such a thing as a divine ‘mover and shaker’.
The course will explore a range of materials: from ancient Greek poetic texts from the 8th century BCE to the philosophical epic of 1st century BCE Republican Rome. This course will investigate evidence from the ancient Near East dating from 1200 BCE and how the East influenced Greece and Rome.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
750 word essay 33%
750 word essay 33%
4000 word essay 34%
Resit; 3500 word essay 100%
There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Understand | Students will be expected to identify and critically analyse primary and secondary material; |
| Factual | Evaluate | students will be expected: i. to critically apply knowledge in a range of formats and presentational styles, |
| Conceptual | Apply | Students will be expected to provide a high academic appreciation of the subject content; |
| Procedural | Create | Students will be expected to demonstrate a high level of communication skills; |
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