Courses: GRE251 Greek Ionic and Post-Classical Prose with BA thesis - Autumn 2024
ECTS Credits
15
Level of Study
Bachelor
Language of Instruction
English if students not speaking Norwegian attend, otherwise Norwegian or other Scandinavian language
Teaching semester
Spring
Place of Instruction
Bergen
Objectives and Content
The course encompasses reading of prose texts in the Ionic dialect from the Classical period (480-330 BC, e.g., Herodotus and Hippocrates) as well as texts from 329 BC - ca. 400. Christian texts, ranging from the New Testament to fourth-century Church fathers, may also be included in the study. In addition, an introduction to the history of Greek literature and increased knowledge of history and cultural history.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
The candidate has
- increased knowledge of Greek grammar and literary history, with emphasis on the Ionic dialect and koine and Attic Greek
- increased knowledge of the characteristic traits of the literature and culture that the study addresses.
Skills
The candidate can
- develop, delimit and formulate problems to assess within a given thematic
- survey the research literature and sources that are relevant for the problem
- analyse research literature and primary sources and draw her own conclusions on the basis of this
General competence
The candidate can
- acquaint herself with a comprehensive amount of specialist literature
- mediate knowledge from such literature
- develop and execute an independent written essay of moderate length and argue in support of the conclusions presented therein
Required Previous Knowledge
Minimum one of the following courses: GRE101, GRE102, GRE103, GRE104
Recommended Previous Knowledge
We recommend that students have passed examination on at least three Greek courses on the 100-level or attained an equivalent level of knowledge and skill.
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
GRE251 overlaps with GRE201 (15stp)
Access to the Course
The course is open to everyone with study right at the University of Bergen.
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching is given in the form of lectures on parts of the Greek texts and other parts of the course literature and practical exercises in textual criticism.
26 h (one 2-hour session each week).
If less than five students register to a course, the Department may introduce reduced teaching; cf. the relevant guidelines on Mitt UiB (Canvas). On courses where reduced teaching may be given, the students will receive information at the start of the semester, before the 1. Feb. / 1. Sept. deadline for registering.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Compulsory supervision during the writing of a Bachelor's thesis.
The mandatory activity is valid in the teaching semester.
Forms of Assessment
Bachelor's thesis of ca. 15 pp. with compulsory supervision. In addition, an oral examination. The oral examination, given after the grading of the bachelor's thesis, have a moderating function and may adjust the character to the maximal extent of one degree up or down.
The thesis can be submitted in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Examination Support Material
Grading Scale
The grading scale used is A to F. Grade A is the highest passing grade, grade F is a fail.
Assessment Semester
Autumn.
Reading List
The course literature encompasses about 100 pages of Greek prose (30 lines = 1 page), at least 50 of which are studied in commented editions. In addition, introductory expositions to the history of textual transmission and textual criticism are included, as well as relevant parts of advanced expositions of the history of Greek literature and historical linguistics.
Course Evaluation
Students evaluate the course in accordance with the quality assurance system at UiB and the Department
Programme Committee
The programme board of Classical Philology
Course Coordinator
Faculty representatives from Classical Philology
Course Administrator
Department of linguistic, literary and aesthetic studies
Contact Information
advice.lle@uib.no