Schedule, syllabus and examination date

Course content

We will read ca. 100 pages of text drawn from different Roman historians, supplemented by secondary literature.

Learning outcome

After you have completed the course you will be able to:
? translate the texts included in the syllabus and interpret them.
? comment on linguistic and stylistic features in these texts.
? explore historical, cultural or other aspects of these texts by applying your critical and research skills.

Admission

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.

Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

You must be admitted to Classical Studies (master's two years).

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

Specialization (80 ECTS credits) in Latin.

Teaching

Teaching consists of seminars (10 double hours) common with LAT2403 – Roman Historiographers. 

We expect you to prepare for and to participate actively in the seminars.

To be able to take the exam you must have completed successfully the following compulsory tuition activity:

The compulsory activity is valid only the semester in which it has been approved.

You can find the date for obligatory activities on the semester page under "Exam: time and place ".

Examination

Seminar paper (10 pages).

When you write a seminar paper, you are entitled to receive individual tutoring. The obligatory draft of the seminar paper forms the basis for this tutoring. An exact deadline for handing in the draft will be given by the teacher during the seminar.

In order for you to qualify for the final examination, all compulsory tuition activities must be approved by the teacher.