GRC10200

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of the module students should:

1. possess a detailed knowledge of the history of the Classical Greek world, c. 480-323BC.
2. be able to synthesise, analyse, and critically evaluate ancient and modern sources used to study this period.
3. demonstrate their capacity to assemble, review, and evaluate ancient and modern evidence and communicate these ideas verbally (e.g. in class discussion) or through writing (e.g. in their exam/coursework).
4. be able to reflect on their engagement with the course content and identify their individual learning style and supports needed to continue to learn more independently
5. manage their time in order to facilitate independent study.

Indicative Module Content:

Tutorials
Tutorial 1: Ancient Views on Democracy
Tutorial 2: Honouring Hera and Zeus at Olympia
Tutorial 3: Women, Slaves, and Slavery at the Battle of Salamis
Tutorial 4: The Plague at Athens
Tutorial 5: The Coins of Philip and Alexander (UCD Classical Museum)

Lectures
Introduction to GRC10200 Classical Greece
Ancient Greek Religion(s)
Sparta and the Lycurgan Constitution
Athens and its Democracy
Herodotus and his Histories
The Rise of Persia
The Greco-Persian Wars
Muted Groups I: Women in Classical Greece
Muted Groups II: Slaves and Slavery in Classical Greece
Thucydides and his History of the Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War: Sparta vs. Athens
Sophists and Philosophers: Intellectual Life in Classical Greece
Xenophon's Hellenica and Anabasis
Persia and the Rise and Fall of Spartan Hegemony
The Emergence of Thebes
Delphi and the Sacred Wars
Philip II and the Rise of Macedon
Sources for Alexander
The Conquests of Alexander
Revision: Preparing for the Exam

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

This module is red on the Arts and Humanities traffic-light system for the use of generative AI technology. This means you must not use generative AI technology for any purpose in your quizzes or other assignments.

The module will be taught through a combination of in-person lectures and tutorials, as well as completed guided reading and revision in your own time.

Engagement is essential and throughout the term you will be asked to informally reflect on the various ways you have engaged with the course content and classes in order to learn. Lectures will aim to provide an overview of, and context for, the ancient evidence and modern scholarship that students will read about in their own time as part of their guided study and research. In tutorials/seminars students will work on developing academic skills and preparing to engage with ancient evidence directly and critically engage with sources and modern scholarship. You can also talk through any questions or concerns you might have and explore topics as a group. The aim of these sessions is to help students transition to university study and to begin to work to use different types of ancient evidence and source material more independently.

It may become necessary to deliver the module in a blended or online format. If this happens recorded lectures will be provided, but the default will be in person, face-to-face learning. If you have access requirements or ongoing health challenges that prevent you from attending regularly please reach out to the module coordinator and UCD access as soon as possible to ensure that you have supports in place.

You are encouraged to think critically and to come to your own conclusions about the problems and sources for the study of ancient Greek history, with particular emphasis on the Classical period (480-323 BC). You will also practice communicating your ideas to others and how you can back up your ideas with direct reference to the texts and the scholarship about these texts. To this end you will receive informal feedback in group discussions in tutorials/lectures and formal feedback on any written coursework you might be asked to prepare.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will receive feedback within 20 working days from the date that work is submitted.

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.