CLAS 2040OL - Archaeology of Classical and Hellenistic Greece

Online - Semester 1 - 2023

In this course, you will be introduced to the key techniques for recognising and dating Greek pottery, painting, sculpture and architecture of the Classical and Hellenistic periods, with a focus on the late 6th-3rd centuries BC. For the first part of the course, you will become familiar with the origins of the Classical Style that was to have a lasting effect upon western views of art, firstly via Roman enthusiasm for it in antiquity, and again upon its ?rediscovery? in the Romantic era. You will also look at the important role that Athenian painted pottery plays in dating archaeological sites. By the end of the course, you should be familiar with at least one dated artefact, sculpture and building from each quarter-century from the late 6th to early 3rd centuries. Excavations at sites such as Athens, Aigai and Verghina in Greece and Pergamon in Asia Minor (modern Turkey), provide case-studies for you to explore the material culture of Greece during its most influential period in ancient history.

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Course Details

Course Code	CLAS 2040OL
Course	Archaeology of Classical and Hellenistic Greece
Coordinating Unit	Classics, Archaeology and Ancient History
Term	Semester 1
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	Online
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Prerequisites	At least 12 Units of Undergraduate study

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.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. understand how archaeologists use stylistic analysis in dating ancient Greek material, and what cultural assumptions underly this;

2. be able to identify major works of Classical and Hellenistic Greek sculpture, pottery and architecture through stylistic analysis and other archaeological techniques, where applicable;

3. be introduced to English-language scholarship on Classical Greek archaeology and some current debates within it.

University 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 and 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.	1, 3
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.	2, 3
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.	1

Learning Resources

Required Resources

There are no textbooks to acquire, and all reading material will be available online in MyUni.Students
must bring their own device - laptop/tablet - with them as well as a camera (smartphone will suffice) in order to help them record their
visits to archaeological sites and museums, subject to restrictions on photography. All hotels will have wifi, but if students wish to have wifi whilst travelling, they must make their own arrangements with a service provider. Further advice about mobile phones etc in Italy will be available at the first seminar meeting in semester 2 of enrolled students.Please note that, wherever possible, museum and site tickets will be prepaid and are included in the costs for this course.
There are, however, some sites where this is still not possible and so tickets will have to be purchased at the museum. Please bring an International Student Card, as in some (but not all) places, this might provide a discount. If any student has an ICOM membership, that will provide free admission to many sites. Students are responsible for purchasing extra admissions on their free afternoons and free days, although in some cases, they mutli-access 3-day pass might still be valid.

Learning & Teaching Modes

Teaching is fully online. As with a face-to-face course, this involves problem-based assignments, but also weekly discussion boards and fortnightly online tutorials. Students can contact me via email out of formal classes - normal consultation times are posted up on MyUni but students can also email with a suggested time for Zoom consultations, and students able to come on to campus can also see me in my office during normal consultation hours.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

STRUCTURED LEARNING
2 video lectures per week, plus up to one hour of structured, asynchronous online activities (Zoom tutorial, blog entry, discussion board)
= 36 hours per semester

SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING
5 hours assessment preparation (for quizzes, tutorial entry etc) on average per week
5 hours research - reading, note-taking on average per week
= 120 hours per semester

Total = 156 hrs per semester

Learning Activities Summary

WEEK	2 x ECHO360 lectures	Zoom tute prepare by reading	Short Quiz (5)	Discussion Board (10)	Tute Entry (1 only) from choice of 3	Essay
1	X	X
2	X			X	X or
3	X		X	X	X or
4	X	X		X	X
5	X		X	X
6	X	X		X
7	X		X	X
8	X	X		X
9	X		X	X
10	X	X		X
11	X		X	X
12	X	X
13						X

Full details are available in MyUni.

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

TASK	TYPE	WEIGHTING	COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME(S)
5 online visual quizzes (each 8%)	Summative	40%	1, 2
Weekly participation via discussion boards (1% each)	Formative and summative	10%	1, 2 and 3
1 blog entry (called a Tute entry)	Summative	10%	2, 3
Research essay	Summative	40%	2, 3

Assessment Detail

Full details about the format of the assignments, a guide to constructing a research essay, and how to cite ancient and modern sources are all provided for you in MyUni. All submissions are online. The essay must be dubmitted online as either a Word doc. or a pdf. Discussion boards and the tute entry/blog are to be submitted directly into MyUni. The online Quizzes will automatically be available for a 3 day window, within which the student can at any time commence the visual test. Once begun, the student has a maximum of 30 mins to answer the test, whose questions are in a number of formats (text entry, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice etc).
Rules as to late penalties, and advice on how and when to apply for an extension without penalty are up on MyUni for this course.

Submission

As noted above, 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.

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