University of Sydney / Faculty of Arts / Department of Classics and Ancient History / Ancient World Studies / Master of Letters (Ancient World Studies) 2009

Master of Letters (Ancient World Studies) MLitt (Ancient World Studies)
Postgraduate Coursework 2009

 

Application Closing Dates

 
Semester 1 Semester 2 Mid-Year Entry CRICOS
31 OCT 2008 30 APR 2009 Available 005805M
Late applications are considered, however priority will be given to applications received on time.

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

 
  SemPts
ANHS 6901 Rome and the Politics of Space 1: Emperors 43 6
ANHS 6904 Cleopatra's Nose and Other Appendages 1 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 6916 The Culture of the Peloponnesian War 2 6
ARCA 6900 Central Asia from Alexander to Islam 1 6
ARCA 6901 The Archaeology of Buddhism in South East Asia 2 6
ARCL 6901 The Western Greeks 2 6
ARTS 7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates 1, 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
LATN 7201 Latin for Postgraduates 1 1 6
LATN 7202 Latin for Postgraduates 2 2 6
PHIL 5921 Cosmopolitanism and Community 2 6
PHIL 7838 Romanticism as Philosophy 1 6
PHIL 7841 Reasoning, Argument and Explanation 2 6
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Semester
Start
End
 
43
Summer Main
05 Jan
27 Feb
2009
1
Semester 1
02 Mar
10 Jun
2009
2
Semester 2
27 Jul
08 Nov
2009
Notes:
 
Department permission required
 
Online delivery only in semester 2
 
Department permission required. Highly recommended that this unit of study be completed during first semester of study by all non-English speaking background postgraduate students. Exceptions may be made by the relevant postgraduate coordinator and/or the unit coordinator for those NESB students who have fluent English and have completed their Bachelor award at a university where English was the medium of instruction. More Information

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.