Modules

Living in the Roman World: Society and Culture (CLA3257)

Staff	Dr Claire Holleran - Convenor
Credit Value	30
ECTS Value	15
NQF Level	6
Pre-requisites	The successful completion of at least 90 credits at Level 2, 30 credits of which must be in Classics and Ancient History.
Co-requisites	None
Duration of Module	Term 1: 11 weeks; Term 2: 11 weeks;

Module aims

• To provide you with a thorough and detailed understanding of Roman social and economic structures, and of the main features of life in the Roman world. You will develop your critical skills by using a wide range of ancient sources and addressing the particular difficulties raised by using these sources to write social and economic history.

ILO: Module-specific skills

• 1. Detailed knowledge of the society, economy, and culture of the Roman world
• 2. Familiarity with a wide range of sources pertaining to Roman society, economy and culture
• 3. Ability to analyse problems raised by this source material

ILO: Discipline-specific skills

• 4. Development of critical approaches to ancient source material
• 5. Experience in conducting independent research in Classics and Ancient History
• 6. Experience in formal academic writing in Classics and Ancient History

ILO: Personal and key skills

• 7. Development of skills in critical analysis
• 8. Ability to digest and organise diverse information to form a coherent argument
• 9. Experience in writing an analytical essay or report
• 10. Experience in conducting independent research
• 11. Development of teamworking skills through small group work
• 12. Experience of discussing issues with peer group

Syllabus plan

Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
44	256	0

Details of learning activities and teaching methods

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled learning and teaching	44	1 x 2 hour seminar per week
Guided independent study	256	Independent study

Formative assessment

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Informal presentations (or online equivalent) and participation in group discussion	Weekly	11-12	Verbal feedback

Summative assessment (% of credit)

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
70	30	0

Details of summative assessment

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Essay 1	35	3000 words	1-10	Mark and written comments
Essay 2	35	3000 words	1-10	Mark and written comments
Gobbet test 1	15	1 hour	1-10	Mark and written comments
Gobbet test 2	15	1 hour	1-10	Mark and written comments
	0
	0

Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
Essay	Essay	1-10	Referral/Deferral period
Gobbet test	Gobbet test	1-10	Referral/Deferral period

Re-assessment notes

Deferral – if you miss an assessment for certificated reasons judged acceptable by the Mitigation Committee, you will normally be either deferred in the assessment or an extension may be granted. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of deferral will not be capped and will be treated as it would be if it were your first attempt at the assessment.

Referral – if you have failed the module overall (i.e. a final overall module mark of less than 40%) you will be required to submit a further assessment as necessary. If you are successful on referral, your overall module mark will be capped at 40%.

Indicative learning resources - Basic reading

• G. S. Aldrete, Daily Life in the Roman City: Rome, Pompeii, and Ostia (Greenwood, Westport, Conn.; 2004) 

• G. Alföldy, The Social History of Rome (Routledge, London: 1988) 

• P. Garnsey and R. Saller, The Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture, 2nd ed. (University of California Press, Berkeley: 2015). 

• M. Gibbs, M. Nikolic, and P. Ripat (eds.), Themes in Roman Society and Culture (Oxford University Press, Oxford: 2013) 

• T. G. Parkin and A. J. Pomeroy, Roman Social History: A Sourcebook (Routledge, London: 2007). 

• W. Scheidel, I. Morris, and R. Saller (eds.), The Cambridge Economic History of the Greco-Roman World (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 2007). 

• J. A. Shelton, As the Romans Did: a sourcebook in Roman social history (Oxford University Press, Oxford: 1998). 

• S. Treggiari, Roman Social History (Routledge, London: 2002). 

Module has an active ELE page?

Yes

Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources

• ELE – https://vle.exeter.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=11145

Available as distance learning?

No

Origin date

2013

Last revision date

08/07/2020