Ancient World Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !BH-ARTS-SPC+1000 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Year and Campus:	2011

Coordinator

Dr Rhiannon Evans
Email: rmevans@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Arts and Music Student Centre

Overview:	A major in Ancient World Studies with an average of at least H2A (75%) in second and third-year subjects within the major, or equivalent
Objectives:	The Honours program is an advanced level of study designed to allow students to specialise their knowledge across one area of study (pure Honours) or two (combined Honours). Students accepted into the program undertake fourth-year level subjects and a short research thesis and must achieve honours-level grades (minimum 65%-H3) for each component of assessment in order to qualify for the award. The opportunity to specialise provides a strong foundation for the future direction of graduates, whether as a means of progressing to higher degree research in Arts at the Masters or PhD level, or improving the scope of employment options and professional advancement. Students with Honours from Melbourne Arts record exceptionally high rates of satisfaction with the professional and academic directions they pursue beyond graduation.
Structure & Available Subjects:	Students undertaking pure Honours in Ancient World Studies must undertake: the Ancient World Studies Thesis (37.5 points) and Five elective subjects (62.5 points)
Subject Options:	Electives Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ANCW40001 Euripides, Seneca, and Mythmaking Semester 1 12.50 ANCW40002 Roman Religion: Current Issues Semester 2 12.50 ANCW40003 Archaeology of Complex Societies Semester 2 12.50 ANCW40006 Age of Empires Not offered in 2011 12.50 ANCW40007 Current Issues in Aegean Archaeology Not offered in 2011 12.50 ANCW40008 Ethnic Identity in the Greco-Roman World Semester 2 12.50 HIST40006 The Roman Way of Life Not offered in 2011 12.50 HPSC40013 The Western Tradition & its Discontents Not offered in 2011 12.50 Ancient Greek Electives Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CLAS40015 Advanced Ancient Greek A Semester 1 12.50 CLAS40016 Advanced Ancient Greek B Semester 2 12.50 Latin Electives Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: CLAS40011 Advanced Latin: Augustan Poetry Semester 1 12.50 CLAS40012 Advanced Latin: Ethnography Semester 2 12.50 Thesis Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: ANCW40011 Ancient World Studies Thesis Semester 1, Semester 2 18.75
Related Course(s):	Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)

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