Department of Classics and Ancient History
The University of Sydney
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Master of Letters (Ancient World Studies)
Postgraduate Coursework 2008

 

Duration

 
This qualification is normally completed in 1.5 - 3 years of full time study or 3 - 6 years part time.

Entry Requirements

 
Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent, with a major in a relevant subject area at a distinction average. Some units have specific pre-requisites.

Completion Requirements

 
12 units of study (totalling 72 credit points) comprising 8 coursework units and a 2 unit supervised treatise on a topic to be approved by the Program Coordinator (worth 24 points).

Units of Study

 
  SemesterCredit Pts
ANHS 5905 The Mediterranean World 51-30BC 1 6
ANHS 6901 Rome and the Politics of Space 1: Emperors Summer 6
ANHS 6905 Supervised Reading Course 1 * 1, 2 6
ANHS 6908 Dissertation 1 * 1, 2 6
ANHS 6909 Dissertation 2 * 1, 2 6
ANHS 6910 Treatise 1 * 1, 2 12
ANHS 6911 Treatise 2 * 1, 2 12
ANHS 6914 Thinking History: Ranke to Postmodernism 2 6
ANHS 6918 Vesuvian Cities: Space, History, Culture 2 6
ARCL 6901 The Western Greeks 1 6
BDST 6901 Readings in Early Buddhist Literature 1 6
CHNS 6953 Expression and Repression in Premodern China 2 6
GRKA 7001 Classical Greek for Postgraduates 1 1 6
GRKA 7002 Classical Greek for Postgraduates 2 2 6
HBRW 6901 Classical Hebrew for Postgraduates 1 1 6
HBRW 6902 Classical Hebrew for Postgraduates 2 2 6
JCTC 6903 Socio-Religious Developments, 1st-3rd Centuries 2 6
JCTC 6904 Jewish Sages and Their Institutions 1 6
LATN 7002 Latin Literature 2 2 6
LATN 7003 Latin Literature 3 1 6
LATN 7011 Latin Reading 1 2 6
LATN 7201 Latin for Postgraduates 1 1 6
LATN 7202 Latin for Postgraduates 2 2 6
Notes:
*Department permission required

Attendance Pattern

 
Classes are predominantly scheduled in the evenings to accommodate those students with daytime commitments.

Further Study

 
Candidates intending to use the Masters degree as a qualification for entry to an M.Phil or Ph.D should consult the Program Coordinator regarding their proposed course of study prior to enrolment.
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