This course provides students with the opportunity to undertake a program of in-depth reading in an area of Classical Studies under the guidance of a staff member. The nature of the program will be negotiated between the student and a proposed supervisor. Students must gain the formal agreement of a staff member to supervise them before enrolling in this course.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the skills and knowledge to:- Formulate a coherent program of reading and research in consultation with a Classical scholar.
- Identify a series of Classical Studies questions and problems in a field and devise a plan for dealing with them.
- Analyse the major contributions to Classical Studies in a coherent field of study.
- Evaluate the significant debates, problems and controversies in a particular field of Classical Studies.
- Locate and interpret a body of primary source material relevant to the field of Classical study.
Other Information
Students must gain the formal agreement of a staff member to supervise them before enrolling in this course. Permission from the Graduate Convenor and Head of Discipline is required.Indicative Assessment
Research Paper Proposal: 1000 words (10%) (LO 1,2)Research Paper: 8000-10000 words (90%) (LO 2,3,4,5)
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Workload
260 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) A minimum of 12 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 12 hours of communication between supervisor and student b) 248 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
Reading to be negotiated between student and supervisor.Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 12 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $6432 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $9180 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3461 | 20 Feb 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 26 May 2017 | In Person | N/A |
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8455 | 24 Jul 2017 | 31 Jul 2017 | 31 Aug 2017 | 27 Oct 2017 | In Person | N/A |
