Scandal, Crisis, and Security in Classical Literature

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:

  1. apply critical reading skills to complex ancient Greek or Latin texts in the original languages for language students and in English translation for translation students;
  2. independently apply specialist knowledge of ancient literature and its cultural contexts and use specialist skills to generate solutions to sophisticated questions about the way in which language is used to discuss critical incidents and create models of security and social cohesion;
  3. conduct self-directed research to analyse and critically evaluate questions about ancient Greek and Roman literature and its cultural/historical context;
  4. act as informed and discerning participants in a community of scholars in response to complex questions about crisis, scandal, security, and social cohesion; and
  5. demonstrate highly developed written communication skills and, for language students, read with high proficiency in the relevant original language.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of New England

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• UNE-MDL-DIP-2027 - Diploma in Languages

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• UNE-CLLA202-Intermediate Classical Texts

Others

Candidature in Diploma in Language.
To enrol in this subject in the Language strand you will need to pass 24 credit points of CLLA coded subjects including CLLA202, and seek permission from the unit coordinator. For the Text strand you will need to seek permission from the unit coordinator.
Please note as UNE results are released after the close of enrolment date, your enrolment into this subject will be withdrawn if you do not pass the prerequisite subject/s.

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
• Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
• Other requirements -

  Textbook requirements:
  Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.
  Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.
  Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

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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