ANCIENT GREECE: MYTH, ART, WAR

CAH1ANG

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students are introduced to the diversity of the ancient Greek achievement, which has exercised a fundamental and continuing influence upon later European literature and culture. The subject commences with a detailed treatment of Homer's Iliad and the myth of the Trojan war. This is one of the dominant myths in the Greek tradition and is narrated in some detail in epic poetry, in drama, and in art and architecture. We explore how myths are 'read' in their historical context, especially in the contexts of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars of the 5th Century BC. A variety of sources are treated to enable students to build up a picture of Greek society as a whole. Texts are read in translation and students are encouraged to consider certain questions of method, (for example, historical versus literary evidence) in dealing with the study of a culture removed in time and nature from our own.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Gillian Shepherd

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: ANG1AMC

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. An engagement with, and understanding of, the history, literature and culture of a different society (ancient Greece)

02. To research, identify, and distinguish between primary sources (both textual and material and secondary sources (modern lines of interpretation and argument)

03. To evaluate primary and secondary sources and develop methodologies in using both in historical enquiry

04. To work effectively in a team and improve oral communication skills

05. To research and produce written work deploying both primary and secondary sources, and including an appropriate specialised bibliography

06. To develop writing skills, including the use of academic referencing and bibliographic apparatus.

07. To develop skills in visual analysis of material culture

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Gillian Shepherd

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One essay (1,500-word equivalent)In-depth source analysis; formative assessment	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	35	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO5, SILO6
One essay (2,000-word equivalent)Broader research essay; summative assessment	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6
One in-class test (500-word equivalent)End of subject short exam (visual slide test); summative assessment	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	15	SILO1, SILO3, SILO6, SILO7