ANT4502 – Project Development and Introduction to Research in Classics
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The course provides the academic support necessary for students in order to identify a suitable and feasible master thesis topic, develop a project description in dialogue with the thesis supervisor and present the master thesis description for academic debate and feedback.
The seminar part of the course overlaps with the departmental seminar in Classics at the University of Oslo, a forum for presentation and discussion of ongoing academic research in Classics in Norway and abroad. The seminar programme comprises work-in-progress presentations by master students, PhD candidates, postdoctoral fellows and staff at the University of Oslo and other academic institutions in Norway or abroad. These provide specimens of typical research projects in the field of Classics/classical languages and give master students an introduction into the academic context in which her/his master thesis project belongs.
Learning outcome
When you have completed the course you will have developed the following skills:
- Ability to formulate and delimit a master thesis topic in Ancient Greek, in Latin or in both fields.
- Ability to discuss your chosen thesis topic with academic peers and incorporate feedback
- Ability to debate research carried out by academic peers
- Familiarity with various types of academic research work in Classics, for example with linguistic, literary, editorial, historical research etc.
- Familiarity with various theoretical and methodological research approaches employed in classical scholarship in the present or the in past; ability to choose a theoretical frame and methodology suitable to a given research material and topic.
Admission to the course
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
To take this course, you must be admitted to Classical Studies (master's two years).
You must take this course before you write your master`s thesis, i.e. normally in the third semester of the master`s programme.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with GRE4502 – Gresk forskningsseminar (discontinued).
- 10 credits overlap with LAT4502 – Latin forskningsseminar (discontinued).
Teaching
There are at least seven classics seminars each semester. You find the programme for the Classics Seminar here.
Information about seminars will also sent by e-mail. Please contact the responsible teacher if you are not on the seminar`s mailing list.
You will get supervision during the work towards presentation of your project and the final version of your project description.
To be able to take the exam, you must have completed successfully the following compulsory activities:
- Participation in the Classics seminar. You must participate in at least 70 % of the semester`s seminars
- Presentation of your planned master`s project at the Classics seminar
The compulsory tuition activities are valid only the semester in which they have been approved.
Examination
Term paper in the form of a project description of your master`s thesis (5-10 pages of 2300 characters each). The project description must contain a presentation of the topic and research question(s) of the thesis, previous research and a bibliography. The discussion after your presentation at the Classics seminar must be incorporated into the project description as well.
Deadline for submission of your project description in Inspera: 15 December (in the autumn semester) / 15 June (in the spring semester).
In order for you to sit for the examination, all compulsory activities must be approved.
Language of examination
You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English. If you would prefer to have the exam text in English, you may apply to the course administrators.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
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