City and Society in Antiquity
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Overall description learning objectives
Learnings objectives - Knowledge
On completion of the course students should
- demonstrate insight into selected urban communities from antiquity and their histories
- demonstrate an overview of and insight into theoretical discussions about city formation and urban community aesthetics, economics, sociology and cultural uniqueness
Learning objectives - Skills
On completion of the course students should:
- analyse and assess source material on the cities of antiquity in the light of more recent theorists (e.g. von Thünen, Fustel de Coulanges, Tönnies, Marx, Weber, Christaller, Sombart, Childer, Wirth, Harvey)
- compare the cities of antiquity with other pre-industrial urban societies
Learning objectives - Competences
- ability to work across disciplines
- ability to combine theory and empirical analysis
- ability to work diachronically
Content
Forms of instruction and work
Teaching in the course may take place in the following forms: Lectures, presentations, discussions and exercises based on cross-disciplinary, relevant cases. Students are also expected to present individual or joint projects as the course progresses. At the start of the course, university teachers will present a plan that will form the basis of a contract with the students on the course activities. An excursion may be included.
Teaching is organised in such a way as to support the humanities model for active learning and activating teaching, cf. section Didactic, pedagogical basis and contact to research environment in the curriculum. The teacher must inform students about how study activities are organised on commencement of teaching.
The teaching of the course activates the student in the following teaching spaces/learning spaces:
- Teaching space where the university teacher has the responsibility for planning and is present
- Study space where the university teacher has the responsibility for planning but is not present
- Teaching space where the university teacher is present but the students have the responsibility for planning specific sub-activities
- Study space where the students have the responsibility for planning, and the university teacher is not present
The university teachers´ proposals for the reading list should (just as the literature itself) be available no later than mid-August so that students have the opportunity to begin working on the course subjects at that time.
2 classes + 1 VIP practical assignment lesson per week. The classes are held as 2 x 2 hours weekly in the first semester.
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1000 pages combined of source texts, literature on selected cities in antiquity, as well as more recent theoretical literature. Participants can expect that literature in German may be included in the examination syllabus.
Examination regulations
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Method of assessment: Free written take-home assignment.
The take-home assignment is to be submitted the beginning of December (more precise dates will be published via online announcement). A condition of submission is that the student has previously received supervisor approval for their application and subject matter.
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Assessment criteria:
Considering the method of assessment and the current study level, specific emphasis will be put on the extent to which the student´s performance meets the learning objectives as well as to what extent the student masters the general competence objectives mentioned in the currculum, section Aim of Programme, including any professional profile and specialistions.
The grade will be awarded according to the extent of the fulfilment of the learning objectives as described in the Grading Scale Order (karakterbekendtgørelsen).]
Several students may contribute to the assignment: Up to 3 students may contribute to the assignment. The assignment must clearly state who is responsible for which parts of the assignment.Individual grades will be given. Length of the assignment, see the section "Length" above.
Reexamination takes place in the same way as the ordinary examination.