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Curricular information is subject to change
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
• demonstrate an understanding of the origins and development of urban culture in the Mediterranean world from the Neolithic period to the Roman empire
• evaluate archaeology, art, and texts as sources of information on urban life in antiquity
• identify and analyse key types of buildings and monuments from ancient urban environments
• compare and contrast aspects of the built environment, social organisation, and infrastructure of ancient cities, orally and in writing
• reflect on the sustainability of urban living, and why some cities thrive while others fail
Topics to be covered include some or all of:
Jericho
Uruk
Egypt
Mycenae
Troy
Nineveh and Babylon
Athens
Pergamon
Alexandria
Rome
Ostia
Pompeii
NB - this is an indicative list and topics are subject to change
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Specified Learning Activities | 50 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 30 |
Lectures | 18 |
Tutorial | 4 |
Total | 102 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: Essay (c. 2000 words) on a comparative topic relating to a number of the sites covered in the module, with accompanying illustrations and bibliography. | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 60 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: Four online multiple choice quizzes in Brightspace to be completed during the course of the module. | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
Online quizzes in Brightspace will be automatically graded upon completion of each one. Individual feedback will be sent to each student via Brightspace within 20 working days of essay submission. Students are welcome to arrange a meeting with the module coordinator to discuss their grade/feedback.
Name | Role |
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Assoc Professor Philip De Souza | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Christopher Farrell | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Niamh Tobin | Tutor |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 | Fri 10:00 - 10:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 2 | Thurs 10:00 - 10:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 | Thurs 10:00 - 10:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 4, 6, 9, 11 | Tues 14:00 - 14:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 3 | Week(s) - 4, 6, 9, 11 | Mon 11:00 - 11:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 4 | Week(s) - 4, 6, 9, 11 | Thurs 11:00 - 11:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 5 | Week(s) - 4, 6, 9, 11 | Wed 10:00 - 10:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 13 | Week(s) - 4, 6, 9, 11 | Fri 11:00 - 11:50 |