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Non-linguistic modules

Please note that the cost of any books is not included in the module fee.

Residential Students

MA/Diploma/Certificate modules are taught through a mixture of lectures and seminars.  Some intercollegiate courses will also make use of video conferencing.  Students will be asked to prepare short presentations for the seminars; these contributions will help students to develop their oral skills.  In addition, students will have individual essay tutorials to receive detailed feedback on their written coursework and a series of meetings with their supervisor to guide the research and writing of the final MA dissertation.

Distance students

All non-linguistic MA/Diploma/Certificate modules have a comprehensive module pack that consists of a series of 10 units which give students detailed guidance for the topics studied.  Each unit will give a short introduction to each topic, include suggestions for further reading, a list of passages to read (if appropriate), and a list of discussion points.  You will be sent the module pack for each module at the beginning of each term.

Each module unit will include both a comprehensive bibliography and a list of essential reading.  Essential reading, unless the article or chapter specified is part of one of the essential purchases as specified in the initial module information or it is available electronically, will be provided in the ‘reader’ accompanying the module pack.

In order to give appropriate feedback to distance students and monitor closely their progress, students will be asked to send in short contributions during the course of the module.  These non-assessed assignments are also useful as preparation for the writing of the formal assessed essay(s) at the end of the course.  The length of such non-assessed assignments will be specified (you do not need to write full essays for these tasks) and, although the assignments are non-assessed, it is expected that you will present these formally (i.e. not in note form and with full referencing) to train you for the writing of the assessed coursework at the end of the module.  Non-assessed assignments can be submitted either by post or by e-mail (but please note that submission by e-mail is often not suitable if any Greek font is used) and are submitted directly to the module tutor or the tutor responsible for that particular unit.  Non-assessed assignments need to be submitted in word format.  If there are any problems with receiving attachments or with web links, please contact the module coordinator.

Language modules

Please note that the module fee does not include the cost of any course books or text editions.

Choosing a language module

If you are not sure which level to choose, please contact the Director of Postgraduate Studies, Dr. James Richardson, to discuss this in more detail. 

If you take a language module as part of a programme in a different Department, you need to seek permission to take a Classics language module from both your course supervisor in your home Department and from the Classics Director of Postgraduate Studies,Dr. James Richardson.  Postgraduate occasional students take (a minimum and maximum of) 40 credits of options (i.e. 2 modules) during a year.

Residential students

Postgraduates are taught alongside undergraduates for the language modules and will follow the same assessment pattern, which is specified in the individual module descriptions.

Distance students

Distance students will need to start modules at the same time as campus-based students and work at more or less the same pace (in October for Michaelmas modules; in January for Lent modules).  Distance students work at home on a variety of texts and grammatical exercises which are specified by the tutor.  These exercises are then sent to the tutor for marking and comment.  Distance students are in regular contact with their tutor throughout their studies.

Examinations

For more information on language examinations, click here.

Advanced language modules

Authors studied vary each year for both the Advanced modules in both languages.  This means that you can take an advanced module more than once.  Students will be asked to send in short, non-assessed, contributions during the course of the module, and these will normally consist of a combination of translation and comment.  These non-assessed assignments enable the module tutor to give appropriate feedback, closely monitor the progress of individual students, and will train both your linguistic and literary skills.  They are also useful as preparation for the assessment items of the module.

Scaling down of Beginners Language marks

Marks for Beginners modules are scaled down to bring very high language marks in line with non-linguistic marking.

If there is something you think should be added to or changed in these pages, please contact Errietta Bissa.

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