The Olympic Games, Ancient and Modern

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the completion of this subject, students will have attained:

  1. an understanding of shame-cultures and guilt-cultures, and analytical tools to trace the differences in the ancient and modern worlds
  2. an overview of the central concepts and practices of Greek and Roman polytheistic religion
  3. familiarity with the competitions held at the Olympic Games and similar athletic festivals in ancient Greece
  4. an idea of the symbolic importance of athletics and competition in constructing ancient Greek identity
  5. a conception of the impact of the enlightenment on European culture, and the role of physical culture and physical education in the complex of ideas which grew out of the enlightenment
  6. a critical grasp of the place of international athletic competition and international friendship in the rhythm of political life in Europe, America and the World in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries
  7. enhanced generic skills including assembling information to develop an argument, comparing different points of view, arguing one's own view, and finding creative ways to present ideas.

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• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-HST260 (Not currently available)

Others

You must have completed a Level 1 Ancient history subject before enrolling in this subject of study.

Additional requirements

• Other requirements -

  Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

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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