2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Ancient History and History and Philosophy of Science
| Programme code: | BA-AHIS&HPSC | UCAS code: | V155 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Ingo Cornils | Contact address: | i.cornils@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 365
Entry requirements:
For entry requirements for this course please visit www.leeds.ac.uk/coursefinder
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
The relevant benchmark statement for Ancient History is published by QAA as 'Classics and ancient history (including Byzantine studies and Modern Greek) 2007', and is available online at: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Documents/classics.pdf
The primary relevant benchmark statement for History and Philosophy of Science is published by QAA as ‘History 2007’, and is available online at: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Documents/history07.pdf. It is supplemented by the Supplement for History of Science, Technology and Medicine.
Programme specification:
Students on this programme will benefit from contact with leading scholars in their field in both of the partner subjects. The Schools of PRHS and LCS are both internationally-recognised research leaders in their fields, with long-established reputations for excellence in research and teaching.
The programme begins with structured foundational study across a small number of compulsory modules, but also offers a high degree of module choice at levels 2 and 3. Students are exposed to a broad range of different fields of study within the two disciplines, innovative assessment methods (e.g. online discussion forums, wikis, student surveys, posters) and a considerable element of research-based learning culminating in an independent research project at level 3.
Students on this programme may apply for transfer to a European or an International Degree. The opportunity to apply for a work placement degree is also available. Those students who are accepted may participate in one of our Erasmus/Socrates schemes or go to one of a range of universities with which the University of Leeds has established links.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 1 students must study 120-125 credits. Students are required to take 40 credits in History and Philosophy of Science, 40-45 credits in Ancient History and 40 credits of Discovery modules. The discovery credits may take the form of either further modules in one or both main subjects or of one or more modules chosen from other subject areas.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| CLAS1300 | The Greek World: an Introduction | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS1400 | The Roman World: An Introduction | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HPSC1015 | Magic, Science and Religion | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HPSC1045 | Introduction to the History of Science | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HPSC1050 | Darwin, Germs and the Bomb | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL1109 | How Science Works | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
In addition, candidates may choose to take up to 20 credits of the following optional modules:
| CLAS1200 | Intermediate Ancient Greek | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS1250 | Intermediate Latin | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS1650 | Introduction to Classical Archaeology | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS1810 | Beginners Ancient Greek | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS1910 | Beginners Latin | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates may choose to study additional credits from the following optional modules:
| HPSC1030 | History of Psychology | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HPSC1070 | Living with Technology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HPSC1080 | History of Modern Medicine | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
As part of your induction to academic work, and in order to provide you with additional support in key areas of your programme, students are STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to undertake the following 5-credit Study Skills module. This module resides above the required 120 credits students take in Level 1 and as such it is not compulsory, but it draws together key guidance that augments provision elsewhere.
| MODL1500 | LCS Academic Essentials | 5 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose to study up to 40 credits of Discovery Theme modules or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 2 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each of their main subjects. Of the remaining credits, 20 credits should be taken in one of the named subjects; the final 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or in either of the named subjects.
In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| CLAS2800 | Evidence and Enquiry in Classics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS2900 | Ancient Empires: Power and Control | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Students are required to study at least 40 credits from the following list of optional modules:
| HPSC2150 | History of Science in 10 Objects | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HPSC2304 | Western Medicine from Antiquity to the Renaissance | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| HPSC2307 | Science, Culture and Society in the Industrial Age | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| HPSC2400 | History of Psychiatry and Mental Illness | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL2402 | Topics in Epistemology: Theory and Evidence | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2600 | Philosophical Issues in Biology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL2611 | How Biology Works | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates may also choose further modules from among the following:
| CLAS3120 | Traversing Time: The Voyage of Argo | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS3250 | The Athenian Empire | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3350 | Herodotus and the Beginning of History | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CLAS3360 | Ovid the Innovator | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3370 | Satyrs and Donkeys: The Latin Novel | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3380 | Classics in 20th-21st Century Literature | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS3410 | Classics on Screen: Antiquity through a Modern Lens | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3420 | Augustus and his Legacy | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3430 | The Ancient Greek Novel | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3440 | Understanding Aristotle's Poetics | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3510 | Pompeii - Past, Present and Future | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CLAS3595 | Heroines: Representations of Mythological Women from Antiquity to the Present | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS3610 | Greeks and Barbarians | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3630 | Politics in Ancient Greece | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3650 | The Image of Sparta | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3660 | The Art of Persuasion | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS3680 | Greek Art and Society | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3710 | Plato on Love | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CLAS3740 | Greek Religion | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS3790 | Greek Tragedy | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3800 | Greek Cultural Values | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3820 | Plato: Three Dialogues | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3850 | Transforming Myth | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3860 | How to be human: Aristotle's anthropology | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3880 | Society and Culture under Nero | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3890 | The City in the Roman World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS3900 | Roman Comedy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS3910 | Plato's Republic | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3920 | Living the Religious Experience at Rome | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3940 | Making Athens Laugh: Aristophanes & Comedy | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3970 | Ancient Magic | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3980 | Should We Ban Homer? Philosophers & Poetry in the Ancient World | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3990 | Edge of Empire | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| ITAL3045 | Introduction to Dante's Comedy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
NB: Not all modules will be available every year.
In addition, candidates may choose to take up to 20 credits of the following special skills modules:
| CLAS1200 | Intermediate Ancient Greek | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS1250 | Intermediate Latin | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS1810 | Beginners Ancient Greek | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS1910 | Beginners Latin | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of Discovery modules or pursue additional modules in either of the two named subjects.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
In Level 3 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each of their main subjects, plus at least 40-credits as a Final Year Project which can be taken in and count towards either subject. Any remaining credits can be taken in either of the named subjects or as discovery modules. A maximum of 20 credits of discovery modules may be taken in level 3. Finalists may only take level 1 modules which are listed as discovery skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.
In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).
Compulsory modules:
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study one of the following Final Year Project modules:
| CLAS3200 | Major Research Project | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| PRHS3000 | Independent Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| PRHS3001 | Integrated Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| PRHS3700 | External Placement: Beyond the University | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students may choose some or all of their remaining credits from the following optional modules:
| HPSC3200 | Science Communication: History & Theory | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| HPSC3313 | Medicine, Disease and the Body after 1700 | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| PHIL3311 | Introduction to Philosophy of Biology | 10 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| PHIL3320 | Philosophy of Biology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PHIL3851 | Introduction to Philosophy of Modern Physics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3852 | Philosophy of Modern Physics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PHIL3855 | Philosophical Issues in Technology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PRHS3100 | Existentialism and Phenomenology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
PHIL3311 and PHIL3320 are mutually exclusive. PHIL3851 and PHIL3852 are also mutually exclusive.
Candidates will be required to study at least 20 credits from the following modules:
| CLAS3120 | Traversing Time: The Voyage of Argo | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS3250 | The Athenian Empire | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3350 | Herodotus and the Beginning of History | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CLAS3360 | Ovid the Innovator | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3370 | Satyrs and Donkeys: The Latin Novel | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3380 | Classics in 20th-21st Century Literature | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS3410 | Classics on Screen: Antiquity through a Modern Lens | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3420 | Augustus and his Legacy | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3430 | The Ancient Greek Novel | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3440 | Understanding Aristotle's Poetics | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3510 | Pompeii - Past, Present and Future | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CLAS3595 | Heroines: Representations of Mythological Women from Antiquity to the Present | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS3610 | Greeks and Barbarians | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3630 | Politics in Ancient Greece | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3650 | The Image of Sparta | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3660 | The Art of Persuasion | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS3680 | Greek Art and Society | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3710 | Plato on Love | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| CLAS3740 | Greek Religion | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS3790 | Greek Tragedy | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3800 | Greek Cultural Values | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3820 | Plato: Three Dialogues | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3860 | How to be human: Aristotle's anthropology | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3880 | Society and Culture under Nero | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3890 | The City in the Roman World | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS3900 | Roman Comedy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| CLAS3910 | Plato's Republic | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3920 | Living the Religious Experience at Rome | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3940 | Making Athens Laugh: Aristophanes & Comedy | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3950 | Love, Patronage & Politics in Augustan Rome: The Roman Elegists | 20 credits | ||
| CLAS3970 | Ancient Magic | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3980 | Should We Ban Homer? Philosophers & Poetry in the Ancient World | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| CLAS3990 | Edge of Empire | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
| ITAL3045 | Introduction to Dante's Comedy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
NB: Not all modules will be available every year.
In addition, candidates may choose to take up to 20 credits of the following Discovery skills modules:
| CLAS1200 | Intermediate Ancient Greek | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS1250 | Intermediate Latin | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS1810 | Beginners Ancient Greek | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS1910 | Beginners Latin | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| CLAS3050 | Advanced Ancient Language | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
NB. Not all modules will run in every year.
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of Discovery modules or pursue additional modules in either of the two named subjects.
Last updated: 10/08/2017
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