Classical Studies and Archaeology Major

Major/Minor/Specialisation !105-AA-MAJ+1012 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Year and Campus:	2012

Coordinator

K.O Chong-Gossard

Email: koc@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Arts Student Centre

Overview:	This major can be taken by students enrolled in the pre-2008 Bachelor of Arts - please refer to the course overview for details.
Objectives:	see course objectives
Structure & Available Subjects:	Classical Studies and Archaeology A major in Classical Studies and Archaeology usually consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises: one first-year subject in Classical Studies and Archaeology and/or ancient Greek and/or Latin (12.5 points); and second/third-year subjects in Classical Studies and Archaeology and/or ancient Greek and/or Latin (totalling 87.5 points). Classics A major in Classics usually consists of eight 12.5-point subjects, totalling 100 points. It comprises: one first-year subject in Classical Studies and Archaeology and/or ancient Greek and/or Latin (12.5 points); and second/third-year subjects in Classical Studies and Archaeology and/or ancient Greek and/or Latin (totalling 87.5 points); and at least 50 points of the major must be ancient Greek and/or Latin subjects. Students who commenced their degree before 2007 will need to complete 112.5 points in these majors in order to complete either major. For the specific major structure you must follow, refer to the handbook produced in the year you commenced your degree, available online at https://psc.unimelb.edu.au/. If you have any questions about the major structure or subjects, please contact the Arts Student Centre.
Subject Options:	Level 1 Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ANCW10001 Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia Semester 1 12.50 ANCW10002 Myth, Art and Empire: Greece and Rome Semester 2 12.50 ANCW10003 Ancient Near Eastern Language: Akkadian Winter Term 12.50 ANCW10004 Ancient Near Eastern Language: Syriac Summer Term 12.50 Level 2 Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ANCW20003 Egypt Under the Pharaohs Not offered in 2012 12.50 ANCW20008 Augustan Rome Semester 2 12.50 ANCW20010 Ancient Greece: Archaic to Classical Semester 2 12.50 ANCW20013 Egyptian and Near Eastern Mythology Semester 2 12.50 ANCW20015 Classical Mythology Semester 1 12.50 HIST20019 The Graeco-Roman City in Antiquity Summer Term 25 ANCW20019 The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic Semester 1 12.50 ANCW20017 Ancient Near Eastern Language: Akkadian Winter Term 12.50 ANCW20018 Ancient Near Eastern Language: Syriac Summer Term 12.50 Level 3 Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ANCW30001 Special Study Research Project Semester 1, Semester 2 12.50 ANCW30002 New Kingdom Egypt, the Aegean & the East Not offered in 2012 12.50 ANCW30004 Comparative Civilizations Semester 2 12.50 ANCW30011 Underworld and Afterlife Semester 1 12.50 ANCW30016 The Age of Alexander the Great Semester 1 12.50 HIST30018 The Graeco-Roman City in Antiquity January 25 ANCW30006 Imperial Insanity: Mad Emperors of Rome Semester 1 12.50 ANCW30017 Interpreting the Ancient World Semester 2 12.50 ANCW30018 Ancient Near Eastern Language: Akkadian Winter Term 12.50 ANCW30020 Ancient Near Eastern Language: Syriac Summer Term 12.50 Level 1 Latin Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CLAS10006 Beginners Latin A Semester 1 12.50 CLAS10007 Beginners Latin B Semester 2 12.50 Level 2 Latin Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CLAS20021 Intensive Beginners Latin January 25 CLAS20024 Beginners Latin A Semester 1 12.50 CLAS20025 Beginners Latin B Semester 2 12.50 CLAS20026 Intermediate Latin: Elegy Not offered in 2012 12.50 CLAS20027 Intermediate Latin Language Semester 1 12.50 CLAS20029 Intermediate Latin: Historiography Semester 2 12.50 CLAS20030 Intermediate Latin: Oratory Not offered in 2012 12.50 CLAS20031 Intermediate Latin: Epic Semester 1 12.50 Level 3 Latin Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CLAS30004 Intensive Beginners Latin January 25 CLAS30007 Beginners Latin A Semester 1 12.50 CLAS30008 Beginners Latin B Semester 2 12.50 CLAS30009 Intermediate Latin: Elegy Not offered in 2012 12.50 CLAS30010 Intermediate Latin Language Semester 1 12.50 CLAS30012 Intermediate Latin: Historiography Semester 2 12.50 CLAS30013 Intermediate Latin: Oratory Not offered in 2012 12.50 CLAS30014 Intermediate Latin: Epic Semester 1 12.50 Level 1 Ancient Greek Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CLAS10004 Beginners Ancient Greek A Semester 1 12.50 CLAS10005 Beginners Ancient Greek B Semester 2 12.50 Level 2 Ancient Greek Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CLAS20035 Intensive Beginners Ancient Greek A Winter Term 12.50 CLAS20022 Beginners Ancient Greek A Semester 1 12.50 CLAS20023 Beginners Ancient Greek B Semester 2 12.50 CLAS20013 Intermediate Ancient Greek: History Not offered in 2012 12.50 CLAS20014 Intermediate Ancient Greek: Oratory Not offered in 2012 12.50 CLAS20015 Intermediate Ancient Greek: Koine Semester 2 12.50 CLAS20016 Intermediate Ancient Greek: Homer Semester 1 12.50 Level 3 Ancient Greek Subjects Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CLAS30045 Intensive Beginners Ancient Greek A Winter Term 12.50 CLAS30005 Beginners Ancient Greek A Semester 1 12.50 CLAS30006 Beginners Ancient Greek B Semester 2 12.50 CLAS30024 Intermediate Ancient Greek: History Not offered in 2012 12.50 CLAS30025 Intermediate Ancient Greek: Oratory Not offered in 2012 12.50 CLAS30026 Intermediate Ancient Greek: Koine Semester 2 12.50 CLAS30027 Intermediate Ancient Greek: Homer Semester 1 12.50
Links to further information:	http://classics-archaeology.unimelb.edu.au/
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