BA Italian and Classical Studies

Title:

Ancient Song

Code:

CL1SO

Convenor:

PROF Ian Rutherford

Summary:

This module introduces students to the lyric poetry of ancient Greece and Rome, studying authors from both civilisations and considering a range of thematic approaches to the surviving corpus of poetry. It is intended to be suitable for beginners and for those who have studied some ancient literature before; there is no language requirement, but there will be an opportunity for students who do have relevant skills to employ them in their coursework and exams.

Assessment Method:

Exam 50%, Assignment 50%

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The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Title:

Texts, Readers, and Writers

Code:

CL1TR

Convenor:

PROF Eleanor Dickey

Summary:

This module explores the history of texts, reading, and writing in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. We shall look at literature, papyri, inscriptions, letters, Linear B, etc. Attention will also be given to the invention of the alphabet and to ancient writing materials and technologies. No knowledge of Latin, ancient Greek, or the ancient world more generally is required.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 40%, Oral 50%, Set exercise 10%

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Title:

Ancient Greek 1

Code:

CL1G1

Convenor:

PROF Amy Smith

Summary:

This module aims to teach students some elements of the Ancient Greek language and give them skills to read Ancient Greek at an elementary level.

Assessment Method:

Class test 100%

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Title:

Greek History: war, society, and change in the Archaic Age

Code:

CL1GH

Convenor:

PROF Amy Smith

Summary:

This module will introduce students to a period of Greek history too often neglected in first-year study, one which established the foundations of the Classical World and saw the emergence of political and social forms still influential today. Starting in the eighth century BC and ending with the Persian invasions of Greece in the early fifth, the module tracks the upheavals, innovations and conflicts of the age, across Greece and beyond.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 40%, Class test 60%

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Title:

Latin 1 (C)

Code:

CL1L1

Convenor:

MRS Jackie Baines

Summary:

This module aims to teach students some elements of the Latin language and give them skills to read Latin at an elementary level.

Assessment Method:

Class test 100%

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Title:

Roman History: the rise and fall of the Republic

Code:

CL1RH

Convenor:

DR Andreas Gavrielatos

Summary:

This module investigates the mid- and late Republican history of Rome (2nd century BC to late first century BC), a period marked by profound socio-political changes which ultimately led to the crisis of the Republican institutions. It introduces students to the main types of evidence for ancient history and to modern methodological approaches.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 50%, Class test 50%

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Title:

Making Italians: A Journey in the History and Culture of Modern Italy

Code:

IT10MI

Convenor:

PROF Daniela La Penna

Summary:

This module introduces students to the history and culture of modern Italy from the struggle for Unification (achieved in 1861-1870) to the present day. Through a series of lectures and seminars students will learn about the factors and people that contributed to the birth of Italy as a nation and how these continued to shape the political debate in the fascist regime and in the Republic. Students will also learn how the narrative of national identity was used in the subsequent years after the Unification in literature and film.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 90%, Oral 10%

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Title:

Introduction to Linguistics

Code:

IT1IL

Convenor:

MR Federico Faloppa

Summary:

This module aims to familiarise students with principles in general linguistics, and to give students an overall picture of what a language is, how it works, and what its main structures are, with a particular focus on Italian. It will also provide useful meta-linguistic competence which can be applied to the study of any other language.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 40%, Oral 20%, Set exercise 40%

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Title:

Beginners Italian Language

Code:

IT1L1

Convenor:

MS Rita Balestrini

Summary:

This module aims to introduce students with no previous knowledge of Italian to the study of Italian language and culture.

The course will provide the necessary basis for the study of Italian. Students who successfully complete this module will have achieved a level of competence in Italian comparable to level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference.

Assessment Method:

Practical 65%, Oral 25%, Class test 10%

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Title:

Intermediate Italian Language

Code:

IT1L2

Convenor:

MRS Enza Siciliano Verruccio

Summary:

This module aims to develop the language skills of students who have already achieved AS Level in Italian or equivalent, as well as of students with an excellent GSCE Level qualification in Italian or equivalent.

The course will provide the necessary basis for the study of Italian to Honours degree level.  Students who successfully complete this module will have achieved a level of competence in Italian comparable to level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference.

Assessment Method:

Practical 65%, Oral 25%, Class test 10%

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Title:

Advanced Italian Language I

Code:

IT1L3

Convenor:

DR Chiara Ciarlo

Summary:

This module aims to develop the language skills of students who have already achieved Advanced Level or equivalent in Italian . Students with an excellent AS Level qualification in Italian may also be considered for this module.

The course will provide the necessary basis for the study of Italian to Honours degree level, but will also be an effective study and career tool for students who are not intending to continue with Italian after Part 1. 

Students who successfully complete this module will have achieved a level of competence in Italian comparable to level B1/B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference.

Assessment Method:

Practical 65%, Oral 25%, Class test 10%

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Title:

What is Comparative Literature?

Code:

ML1COMP

Convenor:

DR John McKeane

Summary:

This module will introduce students to some of the major critical and theoretical issues in the study of Comparative Literature, as well as to important methodologies for studying literature in a comparative context. Approaching a cluster of texts from different cultural and historical traditions, students will be encouraged to reflect on the practices and consequences of reading transnationally. 

Assessment Method:

Exam 50%, Assignment 50%

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Title:

Greats of European Cinema

Code:

ML1GEC

Convenor:

PROF Julia Waters

Summary:

The aim of this module is to provide students with an understanding of the ways in which European Cinema – and the various national cinemas that comprise it – reflects the changing political, social and cultural climate of the twentieth century. The course is designed to introduce students to key features of film analysis and to develop their ability to apply these to the films studied.

Assessment Method:

Exam 55%, Set exercise 45%

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Title:

Introduction to Linguistics

Code:

ML1IL

Convenor:

MR Federico Faloppa

Summary:

This module aims to familiarise students with principles in general linguistics, and to give students an overall picture of what a language is, how it works, and what its main structures are, with a particular focus on French, German, Italian and Spanish. It will also provide useful meta-linguistic competence which can be applied to the study of any other language.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 40%, Oral 20%, Set exercise 40%

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Title:

Thinking Translation: History and Theory

Code:

ML1TRANS

Convenor:

DR Claire Ross

Summary:

This module introduces students to the history of translation as a literary practice, as well as to the main theoretical approaches to it and the influential concepts that have been used to reflect on translation practice.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

IWLP Modern Greek 1

Code:

LA1PK1

Convenor:

PROF Timothy Duff

Summary:

Intended for students with no previous knowledge of the Modern Greek language, this module enables students to acquire a basic understanding of the language and the ability to communicate in everyday situations about matters of most immediate personal relevance. It also provides students with some insights into aspects of society and everyday life in Greece and Cyprus. Support is given and adjustments are made for students with disabilities. 

Support is given and adjustments are made for students with disabilities. However, IWLP language modules are communicative in nature and students are required to work in small groups.  Also, students should be aware that spelling, grammar and sentence structure are assessed. In this respect the IWLP assessment is exempted from the University’s requirement to take specific learning difficulties into account when marking.  For languages where handwriting is assessed, computers are not allowed. For queries, contact iwlp@reading.ac.uk.

Assessment Method:

Exam 40%, Oral 30%, Portfolio 30%

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Title:

Museum History, Policy and Ethics

Code:

MC1HPE

Convenor:

DR Rhi Smith

Summary:

This module explores and critically analyses the historical, political and ethical factors which influence contemporary museum practice. It investigates topics such as the origins of museums, collecting histories, social justice, repatriation, hidden voices, decolonisation, inclusivity, and the role of different audiences in curation. Case studies and museological theory are used to debate the role of museums in modern society. Students take part in lectures, seminars and museum visits and work is assessed through one coursework essay and a groupwork online resource.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

Presenting the Past

Code:

MC1PP

Convenor:

DR Rhi Smith

Summary:

Museum display environments create representations of the past through a complex process of design, curatorship, and interpretation. This module uses museological theory and practice to interrogate the way that heritage organisations present the past to the public.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

Ancient Epic

Code:

CL2AE

Convenor:

DR Christa Gray

Summary:

This module offers an introduction to Greek and Latin epic, centring around close study of the Iliad, Odyssey, and Aeneid, but including discussion of other early Greek hexameter poems such as Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and the Epic Cycle. It may also cover Hellenistic epic, for example Apollonius Rhodius, or other Roman epics like Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

Ancient Egyptian Language and Hieroglyphs

Code:

CL2AEL

Convenor:

DR Hana Navratilova

Summary:

This module aims to teach students some elements of the Ancient Egyptian language and give them skills to read Egyptian, in the hieroglyphic script, at an elementary level.

Assessment Method:

Class test 100%

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Title:

Ancient World on Film

Code:

CL2AF

Convenor:

DR Dimitra Tzanidaki-Kreps

Summary:

This module provides an introduction to key techniques and issues in the study of films inspired by the ancient world. We will consider the variety of influences that shape the re-presentation of antiquity in cinema through an examination of films inspired by ancient literature, myth and history. Students will learn how to read, research and write about cinematic texts and their relationship with antiquity.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

Ancient Greek Warfare

Code:

CL2AGW

Convenor:

DR Emma Aston

Summary:

This module equips students with a broad understanding of the military methods, strategies, customs and ideologies of the Classical Greeks. 

Assessment Method:

Assignment 90%, Oral 10%"

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Title:

Academic Work Placement

Code:

CL2APL

Convenor:

DR Emma Aston

Summary:

This module allows students to undertake academic work placements for credit. Students on the module undertake an academic placement offered by a member of staff in the Department and related to his/her own research (or teaching). This allows students to gain experience and understanding of the work of research and teaching professionals.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 90%, Oral 10%

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Title:

Greek History: Persian Wars to Alexander

Code:

CL2CGH

Convenor:

DR Emma Aston

Summary:

Greek History 479-323 BC, from the end of the Persian Wars, through the Peloponnesian War and the fall of Sparta, to the rise of Macedon and the meteoric career of Alexander the Great.

Assessment Method:

Exam 50%, Assignment 50%

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Title:

Ancient Drama

Code:

CL2DR

Convenor:

PROF Barbara Goff

Summary:

This module examines the ancient genre of drama, with respect to its content, themes and style, and the context of performance culture which surrounded it.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

Egypt and the Greco-Roman World

Code:

CL2EGR

Convenor:

PROF Ian Rutherford

Summary:

A module examining relationships between Ancient Egypt and the Greco-Roman world.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

Ancient Greek 2 (I)

Code:

CL2G2

Convenor:

MRS Doukissa Kamini

Summary:

The module aims to introduce students to reading Ancient Greek authors in the original, and to develop further knowledge of grammar, syntax and vocabulary. 

Assessment Method:

Class test 100%

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Title:

Ancient Greek 3 (I)

Code:

CL2G3

Convenor:

DR Dimitra Tzanidaki-Kreps

Summary:

The module aims to enable students to read Ancient Greek authors with some fluency, and to develop a sound competence in grammar, syntax and vocabulary. In addition, students will gain practice in the analysis of the literary texts studied.

Assessment Method:

Class test 100%

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Title:

Latin 2 (I)

Code:

CL2L2

Convenor:

MRS Jackie Baines

Summary:

The module aims to introduce students to reading Latin authors in the original, and to develop further knowledge of grammar, syntax and vocabulary.

Assessment Method:

Class test 100%

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Title:

Latin 3 (I)

Code:

CL2L3

Convenor:

DR Andreas Gavrielatos

Summary:

The module aims to enable students to read Latin authors with some fluency, and to develop a sound competence in grammar, syntax and vocabulary. In addition, students will gain practice in the analysis of the literary texts studied.

Assessment Method:

Class test 100%

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Title:

Prospects for Classicists and Ancient Historians

Code:

CL2PR

Convenor:

DR Emma Aston

Summary:

A module designed to foster reflective and employability skills.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

Rome's Mediterranean Empire; A World of Cities

Code:

CL2RME

Convenor:

DR Andrew Souter

Summary:

This module will explore the phenomenon of Roman urbanism through detailed analysis of architecture and Imperial iconography at a range of geographically-diverse sites: case studies will include those on Rome, Pompeii, Lepcis Magna, Merida and Athens, thereby providing students with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of leading cities of the Roman world while addressing broad themes such as cultural exchanges and stylistic developments. We will also examine the means by which urban landscapes were used to communicate Imperial ideology and provincial munificence. Essays and group discussion will prepare students to discuss issues of chronology, technique, and style in art and architecture; we will also address overarching issues through the reading and discussion of current and previous scholarly articles in these fields.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

Roman History: From Republic to Empire

Code:

CL2RO

Convenor:

PROF Annalisa Marzano

Summary:

This Roman history module covers the period from the second triumvirate in the last years of the Republic to the reigns of the emperors.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

'Apocalittici e integrati': Intellectuals and Society in Twentieth Century Italy

Code:

IT2INT

Convenor:

PROF Daniela La Penna

Summary:

The public intellectual is usually a person who has an established reputation which gives him/her the authority to move beyond the boundaries of his/her specialist field and to intervene in wider cultural and political debates. This module explores the role played by intellectuals in contemporary Italian culture and evaluates the impact that intellectuals have had in the political and socio-cultural history of twentieth-century Italy. This module will look at the ways in which historical circumstances unique to Italy have shaped the role of the intellectuals into two broadly defined categories: those who strike alliances with the establishment (‘integrati’) and the heretics - those who, instead, challenge the dominant discourse and exert pressure to foster social change (‘apocalittici’). Lecturers and students will address the various motivations that led some many gifted young Italians to criticize the Italian political system in significant historical periods (e.g. the Fascist dictatorship and the post-war period), to be ready to pay the highest price for their independence of mind (and some actually did), and to feel that literature and culture in general has to have an ethical and socially committed dimension in order to mean something.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 80%, Oral 20%

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Title:

Intermediate Italian Language

Code:

IT2L2

Convenor:

MRS Enza Siciliano Verruccio

Summary:

This module is aimed at students who in Part 1 have successfully completed IT1L1 Beginners Italian Language. The course will build on the work done in the core language module at Part 1 and provide students with the necessary linguistic competence and proficiency for the Year Abroad. Students who successfully complete this module will have achieved level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

Assessment Method:

Practical 80%, Oral 20%

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Title:

Advanced Italian Language I

Code:

IT2L3

Convenor:

DR Chiara Ciarlo

Summary:

This module is aimed at students who in Part 1 have successfully completed IT1L2 Intermediate Italian Language and build on the work done in either of those modules. Students that achieve exceptional results in IT1L1 Beginners Italian Language might be considered for this module.  

Students who successfully complete this module will have achieved a level of competence in Italian comparable to level B1/B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference.

Assessment Method:

Practical 80%, Oral 20%

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Title:

Advanced Italian Language II

Code:

IT2L4

Convenor:

DR Chiara Ciarlo

Summary:

This module is aimed at students who in Part 1 have successfully completed IT1L3 Advanced Italian Language I or IT1L2 Intermediate Italian Language. The course will build on the work done in the core language module at Part 1 and provide students with the necessary linguistic competence and proficiency for the Year Abroad. Students who successfully complete this module will have achieved level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). 

Assessment Method:

Practical 80%, Oral 20%

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Title:

One country, many languages. Linguistic variety and society in contemporary Italy

Code:

IT2LVS

Convenor:

DR Chiara Ciarlo

Summary:

One nation = one language. This equation emerged with the geo-political unification of many European countries across the 19th century. However, far from representing the reality, the equation has proved to be oversimplifying, and barely applicable to countries like Italy where linguistic diversity and multilingualism had been experienced by speakers’ communities for centuries.

To prepare students for their year abroad in Italy, and to provide them with an updated overview of the linguistic landscape of the Peninsula, the module presents a wide range of topics (monolingualism vs multilingualism, standard vs minority language, language contact, sociolinguistic landscaping in urban settings, the use of dialects and regional varieties in nowadays Italy, literary and music production in non-standard variety, the language of young people and its artistic and cultural aspects, the language of the media, the new ethno-linguistic minorities, etc.) which will enable learners to better understand the linguistic and cultural complexity of the country, and to have an insight into concepts like monolingualism and multilingualism, standard and non-standard varieties, sociolinguist approaches to the study of language.

To better engage with these topics, students are offered to opportunity to try several forms of creative assessment, which include videoblogs, podcasts, academic posters, reports based on interviews and questionnaires, exhibitions and mini-placements.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 40%, Practical 20%, Project 40%

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Title:

Science, perversion, and dream in global fantastic literature

Code:

ML2GF

Convenor:

DR Alice Christensen

Summary:

This module will explore a number of key literary texts that engage the Fantastic mode of literary representation. The module aims to promote critical awareness of the ways in which French, Hispanic, Italian and German literary traditions adapted and transformed the Fantastic narrative so that it spoke to a number of specific issues such as the advances in science and technology, the changing roles of women, the pressures of modernisation, the impact of psychoanalysis, and fears related to changes brought about by colonisation, the political structure of the Nation-state, and the economy. Texts will be read in the original language if the student is taking that language to degree level, and in English translation if not.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

Society, Thought, and Art in Modern Europe

Code:

ML2STA

Convenor:

DR Veronica Heath

Summary:

This module aims to provide students with a systematic historical and cross-national understanding of the key ideas, institutions and symbols that have come to constitute and represent modernity, in its original cradle in Europe and the rest of the world. The module examines the birth of modern men and women in Europe in the late eighteenth century, in the fulcrum of the Enlightenment and Romanticism, and the broad intellectual, cultural, economic, political and social conditions which have been shaping and re-shaping them since. The module further shows a) the contributions of different European nations to a common European reaction to and re-evaluation of tradition and innovation and b) the diffusion of modernity (Westernisation) from Europe to Asia and Africa and its role in the creation of a global world. Finally, it shows how art has played a leading role in the transformations of modernity - not only recording it but also constituting one of its central components.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 80%, Class test 20%

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Title:

Unity, Nationalism and Regionalism in Europe

Code:

ML2UNR

Convenor:

DR Athena Leoussi

Summary:

The aim of this module is to study how two ideas became two of the most important forces which shaped modern Europe from the 18th century to the present day. These were the idea of the nation and the idea of the European community. With this aim in mind, the module is divided into two thematic sections:

The first section explores the origins of the idea of the nation as it emerged as a revolutionary idea in Enlightenment Europe, remoulding states and peoples across Europe and the rest of the world. The section gives historical depth to current debates on nations and nationalism exploring the development of ideas about the nation, national identity, nationalism and the nation-state, through the study of classic and foundational texts such as Ernest Renan’s famous lecture at the Sorbonne of 1882, ‘What is a nation?’, Woodrow Wilson’s ‘Fourteen Points’ of 1918, and close examination of a variety of national movements in Europe, from the French Revolution of 1789, through the making of the first German nation-state, to the national revolutions of 1989 in communist Eastern Europe.

The second section engages, first, with public debates about European integration and the nature of European identity as these interact with the member states of the EU and with processes of globalisation; second, with challenges to established nation-states by the nationalisms of the European regions which have persisted into the 21st century (e.g., Catalan, Flemish, Scottish); and third with the relationship between majority, ruling nations and ethnic and national minorities in the 20th and 21st centuries. This section explores relations between ethnic and national majorities and minorities by using examples from Europe and the rest of the world.  

Assessment Method:

Assignment 60%, Oral 20%, Set exercise 20%

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Title:

Literature, Language and Education

Code:

LS2LLE

Convenor:

MRS Suzanne Portch

Summary:

This module aims to provide students with an opportunity to apply their existing degree-based knowledge and learning and extend it within their chosen specialisation. 

Assessment Method:

Assignment 45%, Oral 10%, Report 45%

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Title:

Curatorship and Collections Management

Code:

MC2CCM

Convenor:

DR Rhi Smith

Summary:

A practical introduction to researching, cataloguing, interpreting and displaying museum objects. The module is based on work with objects from the University of Reading's collections. Students will choose one object from the stores, and are assessed on three assignments based on researching, labelling and displaying the object.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

Museum Learning and Engagement

Code:

MC2LE

Convenor:

DR Rhi Smith

Summary:

This module critically examines the learning role of museums in society. Students are introduced to learning theory, programme and event management, while also learning about resource design, evaluation, and visitor research. During the course students will hear from museum-based learning and engagement professionals and observe and evaluate learning resources and events. Interactive lectures, seminars and museum visits encourage students to contextualise and apply learning. Work is assessed through design and planned evaluation of a learning resource, evaluation of an educational event, and an analysis of a museum's learning programme.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 90%, Oral 10%

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Title:

Founder Dilemmas

Code:

MM2101

Convenor:

DR Norbert Morawetz

Summary:

This is a dynamic and experiential module aiming to give students a strong understanding of key dilemmas likely to be faced by first time entrepreneurs. The module develops student's entrepreneurial skill and confidence to put plans into action. Students gain understanding of the practice of entrepreneurship as informed by theory, role play and guest lectures. This will include exposure to the experience of successful entrepreneurs. Students are given a solid understanding of the realities of business start-up.

Assessment Method:

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Title:

Year Abroad Language

Code:

ML2YL5

Convenor:

DR Marine Orain

Summary:

This module assesses the level in French/German/Italian/Spanish language achieved by the student as a result of one year of full immersion abroad.

Assessment Method:

Practical 100%

Disclaimer:

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Title:

Semester 1 Study or Work Placement Abroad

Code:

ML2YS1

Convenor:

DR Ute Wolfel

Summary:

This module consists of:

• one academic semester at a university in a French-/German-/Italian-/Spanish-speaking country OR
• one academic semester  in a work placement in a French-/German-/Italian-/Spanish-speaking country OR
• one academic semester as a British Council  English-language teaching assistant in a school in a French-/German-/Italian-/Spanish-speaking country.

N.B. This module aims to assess the semester 1 learning outcomes BOTH of students who are on a study or work placement for semester 1 only; AND of students who are on full-year placements.

Assessment Method:

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Title:

Semester 2 Study or Work Placement Abroad

Code:

ML2YS2

Convenor:

DR Ute Wolfel

Summary:

This module consists of:

• one academic semester at a university in a French-/German-/Italian-/Spanish-speaking country OR
• one academic semester in a work placement in a French-/German-/Italian-/Spanish-speaking country OR
• one academic semester as a British Council English-language teaching assistant in a school in a French-/German-/Italian-/Spanish-speaking country.

N.B. This module aims to assess the semester 2 learning outcomes BOTH of students who are on a study or work placement for semester 2 only; AND of students who are on full-year placements.

Assessment Method:

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Title:

Ancient Greek 4 (H)

Code:

CL3G4

Convenor:

DR Dimitra Tzanidaki-Kreps

Summary:

The module aims to enable students to improve their skills in reading a range of Ancient Greek authors and with greater fluency, and to develop advanced knowledge of grammar, syntax and vocabulary. In addition, students will gain practice in the analysis of the literary texts studied. Students will also practise unseen translation.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

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Title:

Ancient Greek 5 (H)

Code:

CL3G5

Convenor:

DR Dimitra Tzanidaki-Kreps

Summary:

The module aims to enable students to improve their skills in reading a range of Ancient Greek authors with fluency, and to gain practice in the analysis of the literary texts studied. Students will also practise unseen translation.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

Latin 4 (H)

Code:

CL3L4

Convenor:

DR Andreas Gavrielatos

Summary:

The module aims to enable students to improve their skills in a range of Latin authors with greater fluency, and to develop advanced knowledge of grammar, syntax and vocabulary. In addition, students will gain practice in the analysis of the literary texts studied. Students will also practise unseen translation.

Assessment Method:

Exam 67%, Assignment 33%

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Title:

Latin 5 (H)

Code:

CL3L5

Convenor:

DR Andreas Gavrielatos

Summary:

The module aims to enable students to improve their skills in reading a range of Latin authors with fluency, and to develop appreciation of literary style. In addition, students will gain practice in the analysis of the literary texts studied. Students will also practise unseen translation.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

Extended Essay for Italian and Classical Studies

Code:

CL3EE

Convenor:

PROF Barbara Goff

Summary:

An extended essay module for students taking Italian and Classical Studies.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

Advanced Italian Language III

Code:

IT3L6

Convenor:

DR Chiara Ciarlo

Summary:

This module is aimed at students who have spent a period of residence abroad and completed the ML2YL5 Year Abroad Language. Students who successfully complete this module will have achieved a level of linguistic competence and proficiency comparable to level C1/C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). 

Assessment Method:

Practical 80%, Oral 20%

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Title:

Ancient Greek 1

Code:

CL1G1

Convenor:

PROF Amy Smith

Summary:

This module aims to teach students some elements of the Ancient Greek language and give them skills to read Ancient Greek at an elementary level.

Assessment Method:

Class test 100%

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Title:

Latin 1 (C)

Code:

CL1L1

Convenor:

MRS Jackie Baines

Summary:

This module aims to teach students some elements of the Latin language and give them skills to read Latin at an elementary level.

Assessment Method:

Class test 100%

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Title:

Ancient Greek 2 (I)

Code:

CL2G2

Convenor:

MRS Doukissa Kamini

Summary:

The module aims to introduce students to reading Ancient Greek authors in the original, and to develop further knowledge of grammar, syntax and vocabulary. 

Assessment Method:

Class test 100%

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Title:

Ancient Greek 3 (I)

Code:

CL2G3

Convenor:

DR Dimitra Tzanidaki-Kreps

Summary:

The module aims to enable students to read Ancient Greek authors with some fluency, and to develop a sound competence in grammar, syntax and vocabulary. In addition, students will gain practice in the analysis of the literary texts studied.

Assessment Method:

Class test 100%

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Title:

Latin 2 (I)

Code:

CL2L2

Convenor:

MRS Jackie Baines

Summary:

The module aims to introduce students to reading Latin authors in the original, and to develop further knowledge of grammar, syntax and vocabulary.

Assessment Method:

Class test 100%

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Title:

Latin 3 (I)

Code:

CL2L3

Convenor:

DR Andreas Gavrielatos

Summary:

The module aims to enable students to read Latin authors with some fluency, and to develop a sound competence in grammar, syntax and vocabulary. In addition, students will gain practice in the analysis of the literary texts studied.

Assessment Method:

Class test 100%

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Title:

Anatolia and the Aegean in the Late Bronze Age. The Context for the Trojan War

Code:

CL3AA

Convenor:

PROF Ian Rutherford

Summary:

This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the civilisations of Crete, Greece and Anatolia in the Late Bronze Age (1500-1150BC), and the political and cultural interactions taking place in Western Turkey in this period that form the background to the “Trojan War”.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

Ancient Biography

Code:

CL3AB

Convenor:

PROF Timothy Duff

Summary:

A study of ancient biographical writing from its beginnings to its developed form as seen in Plutarch, based on a series of case-studies of texts relating to key historical figures.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

Ancient Egyptian Language & Hieroglyphs

Code:

CL3AEL

Convenor:

DR Hana Navratilova

Summary:

This module aims to teach students some elements of the Ancient Egyptian language and give them skills to read Egyptian, in the hieroglyphic script, at an elementary level.

Assessment Method:

Exam 67%, Class test 33%

Disclaimer:

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Title:

British School at Rome Undergraduate Summer School

Code:

CL3BSR

Convenor:

DR Andreas Gavrielatos

Summary:

Students enrolled for this module will make an application to the British School at Rome for study on the School’s undergraduate summer school programme. If accepted, they can then complete two 2,000 word essays drawing on their time in Rome for academic credit within the module CL3BSR.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

History and Culture of New Kingdom Egypt

Code:

CL3EGY

Convenor:

DR Hana Navratilova

Summary:

This module studies the historical and cultural development of Egypt over five centuries of the New Kingdom period, from approximately 1600 BCE to 1100 BCE, from being an ascendant expansionist state to becoming a divided kingdom with a significantly changed character of once pivotal royal authority. It makes intensive use of both material and written culture to elucidate this dynamic period of Egyptian history, defined as an imperial and cosmopolitan age, but exhibiting also significant social and cultural change. Egyptological historiography of the period will be also addressed to illustrate the complexity - and plasticity - of modern historiography concerned with the ancient world. 

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

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Title:

From Classroom to Courtroom: Mastering the Art of Persuasion in the Ancient World

Code:

CL3FCC

Convenor:

DR Christa Gray

Summary:

In a world without mass media, public speech (i.e. oratory) was the main way for politicians and other ambitious individuals to reach a large audience. This means that the skills required for public speech – the techniques of rhetoric – were indispensable for the development of a public profile. This module studies the relationship between the theory of rhetoric and the practice of oratory in antiquity. It caters for students interested in history, literature, and ancient languages (or all three) as it looks in depth at the construction of ancient speeches, at the skills required for composing and delivering them, and at the methods by which they were taught.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 75%, Oral 20%, Class test 5%

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Title:

Ancient Greek 4 (H)

Code:

CL3G4

Convenor:

DR Dimitra Tzanidaki-Kreps

Summary:

The module aims to enable students to improve their skills in reading a range of Ancient Greek authors and with greater fluency, and to develop advanced knowledge of grammar, syntax and vocabulary. In addition, students will gain practice in the analysis of the literary texts studied. Students will also practise unseen translation.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

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Title:

Ancient Greek 5 (H)

Code:

CL3G5

Convenor:

DR Dimitra Tzanidaki-Kreps

Summary:

The module aims to enable students to improve their skills in reading a range of Ancient Greek authors with fluency, and to gain practice in the analysis of the literary texts studied. Students will also practise unseen translation.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

The modules described on this page are what we currently offer. Modules may change for your year of study as we regularly review our offerings to ensure they’re informed by the latest research and teaching methods.

Title:

Latin 4 (H)

Code:

CL3L4

Convenor:

DR Andreas Gavrielatos

Summary:

The module aims to enable students to improve their skills in a range of Latin authors with greater fluency, and to develop advanced knowledge of grammar, syntax and vocabulary. In addition, students will gain practice in the analysis of the literary texts studied. Students will also practise unseen translation.

Assessment Method:

Exam 67%, Assignment 33%

Disclaimer:

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Title:

Latin 5 (H)

Code:

CL3L5

Convenor:

DR Andreas Gavrielatos

Summary:

The module aims to enable students to improve their skills in reading a range of Latin authors with fluency, and to develop appreciation of literary style. In addition, students will gain practice in the analysis of the literary texts studied. Students will also practise unseen translation.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 100%

Disclaimer:

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Title:

Crisis, Change, Opportunity: Italy from 1968 to the Present

Code:

IT3CCO

Convenor:

PROF Daniela La Penna

Summary:

The module focuses on defining episodes of Italian history from 1968 to the present day, and it will shed light on how each of the selected themes and events have contributed to change the physiognomy of contemporary Italian society. 

Assessment Method:

Assignment 90%, Oral 10%

Disclaimer:

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Title:

History of the Italian Language

Code:

IT3HL

Convenor:

MR Federico Faloppa

Summary:

This module aims to provide students with an awareness of the origin and development of the Italian language from the 10th to the 21st century. It also aims to give students a strong awareness of the importance of socio-historical factors for the development and the standardisation of a “national” language.

Assessment Method:

Assignment 40%, Project 60%

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Title:

Italian Language for Management & Business

Code:

IT3LMB

Convenor:

MR Ugo Marsili

Summary:

This module aims to develop and expand on the language and knowledge which students have acquired after two years of undergraduate study. Students will expand their knowledge of Italian business lexis and of the principles of business practice and its socioeconomic context. They will reinforce their ability to summarise documents and to write on business topics in Italian and they will be able to present in oral and written form syntheses and analysis of different types of information.

Assessment Method:

Practical 50%, Oral 20%, Project 30%

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Title:

Identity and Conflict in Modern Europe

Code:

ML3IC

Convenor:

DR Athena Leoussi

Summary:

This module focuses on identity and conflict in modern Europe. By examining race, gender, warfare, revolution and immigration, it explores the evolution of modern conceptions of the self, of what it is to be human. The module further examines a) the ways in which  modern identities have been pursued and realised in different European contexts, for example, through social movements and national and international legislation; b) the conflicts which new and modern visions of the self have generated and in which they have been shaped; and c) cultural expressions of identity and conflict in paintings, sculptures, monuments and films.

Assessment Method:

Exam 50%, Assignment 30%, Oral 20%

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Title:

Language and Power

Code:

ML3LP

Convenor:

MR Federico Faloppa

Summary:

This module aims to familiarise students with the linguistic means by which a whole range of persuasive texts can be analysed. We will also be considering the use of language (and of a language in general) as a powerful tool in itself. We will investigate a range of discourse types and theoretical approaches, and we will for instance look at stylistic and rhetorical features, linguistic creativity and language “play”, techniques for revealing a text’s underlying ideological stance and bias, power relationships and their effect on language.

Assessment Method:

Oral 25%, Project 75%

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Title:

IWLP Modern Greek 1

Code:

LA1PK1

Convenor:

PROF Timothy Duff

Summary:

Intended for students with no previous knowledge of the Modern Greek language, this module enables students to acquire a basic understanding of the language and the ability to communicate in everyday situations about matters of most immediate personal relevance. It also provides students with some insights into aspects of society and everyday life in Greece and Cyprus. Support is given and adjustments are made for students with disabilities. 

Support is given and adjustments are made for students with disabilities. However, IWLP language modules are communicative in nature and students are required to work in small groups.  Also, students should be aware that spelling, grammar and sentence structure are assessed. In this respect the IWLP assessment is exempted from the University’s requirement to take specific learning difficulties into account when marking.  For languages where handwriting is assessed, computers are not allowed. For queries, contact iwlp@reading.ac.uk.

Assessment Method:

Exam 40%, Oral 30%, Portfolio 30%

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