CLAS 2039EX - Rome's Twilight Study Tour
External - Quadmester 4 - 2023
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code CLAS 2039EX Course Rome's Twilight Study Tour Coordinating Unit Classics, Archaeology and Ancient History Term Quadmester 4 Level Undergraduate Location/s External Units 3 Contact Study Tour Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites At least 6 units of Level II Arts Courses. Incompatible CLAS 3031EX Restrictions Only for BA and BA(Adv) students. Preference will be given to students who have completed one or more CLAS Level II or III courses if the quota has been reached. Quota A quota of 10 applies Assessment 1200 word seminar paper 30%, 3000-3500 word research essay 60%, Seminar Participation 10% Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Margaret O'Hea
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. identify broad characteristics of Late Antique material culture in Italy with a focus upon architecture, sculpture and the minor arts;
2. demonstrate familiarity with the impact of the changing role of imperial capitals and of Christianity upon Late Antique cities in Italy;
3. demonstrate familiarity with the methodological issues surrounding the documentation and historical interpretation of Late Antique material culture in Italy;
4. present material evidence in a scholarly argument;
5. show enhanced critical thinking and analytical skills;
6. demonstrate confidence in a foreign environment and a well-developed sense of intercultural awarenessUniversity Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
1, 2, 3 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
3, 4, 5 Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills
Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.
4 Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency
Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.
6 Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
This is an in-country study tour. There will be two pre-tour seminars (ca 2 hrs) in Weeks 7 and 13 of second semester.In
Italy, with the exception of a few half-free days and one full free day in Rome, you will be part of a supervised group, usually starting at 9 am and finishing in the late afternoon back at our designated hotel. This will involve a carefully-curated walking tour of cities (such as Milan, Rome) to visit specific sites within them as well as their museums and church collections. These tours are specifically designed to focus on the Late Roman period in each city visited (with the exception of the Bay of Naples sites at the end of the course). Throughout, guidance and information sessions will be provided by the course co-ordinator. At times, there may be introductory talks before visiting a site (such as Aquileia, Ostia, Herculaneum or Oplontis). The focus will be upon site-based learning, but for each week of the course, you will be expected to read and take notes from the weekly online material. Your first assignment - due at the end of the first week of travel - will blend your onsite-learning with course readings, as a way of encouraging this practice. You will also be expected to discuss as a group your understanding of the nature of Late Roman material culture
(architecture, art) as we travel. Given the relatively small numbers of this course (max. around 15), you will beneift from being able to
develop your final research paper topic throughout your trip in conjunction with your course co-ordinator, and also within the
small-group discussions which we will make on-site.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
STRUCTURED LEARNING
2 x 2 hr seminars at Adelaide University before departure
(in-country) up to 12 hrs of information sessions in total
= 16 hours total
SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING
Preparatory reading 16 hrs in total
Assessment preparation 16 hrs in total
Research - reading, note-taking 24 hrs
Sites and museum visits (incorporating some assignment note-taking on-site) over 3 weeks @ 4 hrs average per day, 84 hrs
= 140 hours per semester
Total = 156 hrs per semesterLearning Activities Summary
As the precise itinerary and its dates will vary from year to year, the full details will be available once students have enrolled for the
Summer School via Global Engagment.In sum, the course will last for 3 weeks (21 days). Students organise their own travel to and from Italy, starting in Milan (usually, on the evening of a Saturday in November) and finishing in Rome.
Week 1:
Milan - 2 full days of visits to churches, museums and archaeological sites in this early fourth century imperial capital, then transfer by train to Ravenna.A day and a half in Ravenna - a late fourth and fifth century imperial capital - visiting museums, churches in and nearby (including the Mausoleum of Theoderic the Great and, if possible, the newly opened museum at Classe). Then transfer by train to overnight in Venice, a freemorning in the city then on by private coach to the the archaeological site (and yet another former imperial capital), Aquileia.
Week 2:
Aquileia is about as far east as you can go in Italy before reaching the Slovenian border. It had a strategic military importance for any Roman force wanting to stop an army coming overland from the east/north-east. Like Ravenna, it is a World Heritage site, but unlike Ravenna, it is today a very small country town squatting on quite extensive archaeological ruins, plus a very well-preserved 4th century basilica with floor mosaics. You saw the wall mosaics at Ravenna, now see one of the best-preserved church floors from late Antiquity. Under the 4th century floor of this still-working cathedral, archaeologists have found earlier remains, and we can go downstairs to see them, too. The following day, we go back to Venice and take the fast train to Rome, arriving mid-late afternoon. We spend a bit over a week here, visiting the great museums, some of the catacombs, many of the Late Roman churches and the
delightful Crypta Balba site, as well as a full day at Ostia. You even have a free day to visit those museums we cannot quite fit in! Week 3:
We take the fast train down to Naples, which is our last base for travels. We will visit the great museum of Naples, two of the early Christian catacombs here and a late Roman mosaic-covered chapel. But you will also be able to contrast the style and form of Late Roman art and architecture with that preserved at Herculaneum, Oplontis and Pompeii, which we shall visit over two day trips (Herculaneum and Oplontis, then a full day at Pompeii). Then another free day in Naples and the train back to Rome in the afternoon of day 21.
NB: Within each section, the order in which sites may vary, depending on what is open, and upon what is best given the weather forecast. Some museums may be closed unexpectedly, but there are always other options. -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
1) Ca 1200 word seminar paper 30%
2) Ca 3000-3500 word long research essay 60%
3) Seminar participation 10%
Assessment Detail
ASSESSMENT TASK TASK TYPE WEIGHTING COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME(S) Seminar paper ca 1200 words Summative 30% 1, 2, 4 Research essay ca 3000 words Summative 60% 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Participation in group discussions throughout tour Formative and Summative 10% 5-6 Submission
Submission is online via MyUni. Advice about late penalties within the School of Humanities, and concerning applications for an extension to submission date without penalty are all on MyUni.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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