Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH Classics Dissertation
School	History and Cultures
Department	Classics, AH and Archaeology
Module Code	09 29983
Module Lead	Dr Elena Theodorakopoulos
Level	Honours Level
Credits	40
Semester	Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Project supervision-3 hours Guided independent study-397 hours Total: 400 hours
Exclusions
Description	The Classics dissertation is an extended piece of independent research into an area of the student's own interest within the field of Classics and based on the study of texts or inscriptions in the original Greek and/or Latin, or the study of aspects of the Greek and/or Latin language resulting in a report of 12,000 words. Students will build skills enabling them to analyse and interpret primary texts and to identify and explore and critique the appropriate secondary literature.. Students will receive tuition in collating, ordering and referencing their research. Students will complete a sustained piece of academic research drawing on primary and secondary source materials. This module enables students to develop the analytical elements of research and present their research findings professionally. The main focus of supervision will be on assisting the student to structure their core argument effectively, present convincing analysis of the evidence used to sustain their argument, and to prepare a clear introduction and conclusion to the dissertation.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: conduct independent, self-directed research according within a set timeframe. select, review and critique primary texts in Greek and/or Latin, and secondary literature. frame research questions & understand problems in the relevant area of research; identify and construct appropriate ways for presenting and structuring research. organise and present evidence in a professional way (e.g. accurate referencing, accurate presentation of Greek/Latin text; complete bibliography, clear tables and illustrations); construct a fluent and coherent extended argument.
Assessment	29983-01 : 10,000 Word Classics Dissertation : Dissertation (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1 x 10,000 word dissertation (100%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
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