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Ancient Languages Foundation
PostgraduateMAQ-AHIX61002025
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 20 July 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 24 Feb 2025,
- 28 July 2025
- Price from
- $3,070
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Ancient Languages Foundation
About this subject
On successful completion, a student will be able to
- Recognise and recall the script and phonetic structure of the ancient language.
- Identify and recall the grammatical structures of the ancient language at the appropriate level.
- Recognise and memorize the vocabulary of the ancient language at the appropriate level.
- Assess the grammar required for the translation of the texts in the ancient language at the appropriate level.
- Integrate the knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary in reading and/or writing texts in the relevant ancient culture.
- Explore the significance of the ancient language for research in the relevant ancient culture.
- "A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials."
Understanding ancient languages is fundamental to our understanding of ancient cultures. In this unit students will undertake studies in an ancient language relevant to their field of interest. The unit provides students with fundamental introductory knowledge and understanding of ancient language - its phonetic structure, grammar, and vocabulary. Students will learn to integrate the knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary in reading and/or writing texts in the ancient language at the appropriate level, and explore the significance of the ancient language for the study of relevant ancient cultures.
- Short language tasks (15%)
- Translation exercises (50%)
- Non-invigilated examination (35%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- MAQ-HIS-MAS-2025 - Master of Ancient History
- MAQ-HIS-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate of Ancient History
Others
Admission to GradCertAncHist (OUA) or MAncHist (OUA).
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
PostgraduateMAQ-HIS-MAS
Graduate Certificate of Ancient History
PostgraduateMAQ-HIS-GCE