Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43
This course will explore the role of animals and monsters in the Ancient Near East, ancient Greek, Roman Worlds.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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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 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.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 34 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 3000 | ||
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 33 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 33 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 2500 | ||
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Understand | students will be expected to identify and critically analyse primary and secondary material |
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