CLAS415-25S1 (A) Semester One 2025 (The Arts Centre Christchurch)

Prescribed Texts: Greek

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

A variety of Greek texts, for translation and critical analysis.

In building on what students have achieved in CLAS235/335, CLAS415 aims to deepen their understanding of Ancient Greek language and literature through close readings of specific texts with reference to their historical and cultural contexts, and their legacy in antiquity and beyond. Texts to be read include selections from one or more of the following: Homer’s Iliad, Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus, Herodotus’ Histories.

Learning Outcomes

- ability to understand the text in terms of its linguistic and technical components
- ability to understand how the text reflects and engages with its historical and cultural context
- ability to appreciate and discuss its literary and/or dramatic qualities, its intellectual content, etc.
- ability to appreciate its appeal to ancient (as well as modern) sensibilities.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 15:00 - 16:00 Arts Centre 203 Camerata
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 09:00 - 11:00 Arts Centre 203 Camerata
17 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun

Timetable Note

Classes are held at the City Campus, Arts Centre, 3 Hereford Street.

Course Coordinator

Patrick O'Sullivan

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Test 1 30% Class test
Test 2 30% Class test
Essay 40% 3,000 words


Please check the course LEARN page for further details and updates.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,169.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Humanities .

All CLAS415 Occurrences

  • CLAS415-25S1 (A) Semester One 2025 (The Arts Centre Christchurch)