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ANCH322 Bronze Age Greece and the Aegean

Updated: 26 March 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 12cp in ANCH or ARCH or ASST or ECON (units with a 4 or 5 as second digit [denoting ECON HIST] only) or HIST or RELS or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ANCH222 or ANCH422 or ANCH522
Notes None
Combined Units ANCH522 - Bronze Age Greece and the Aegean
Coordinator(s) Lynda Garland (lgarland@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The history and civilisation of the Bronze Age peoples of mainland Greece, Crete and the islands of the Aegean. Particular emphasis will be placed on the Mycenaean and Minoan civilisations, the links between them, and their cultural and commercial contacts with the civilisations of Western Asia.
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

The Aegean Bronze Age
ISBN: 9780521456647
Dickinson, O., Cambridge University Press 1994
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
The Mycenaean World
ISBN: 9780521290371
Chadwick, J., Cambridge University Press 1976
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 40% 2000-2500
Assessment Notes
Essay
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7
Online Assessment 1 15% 750
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7
Online Assessment 2 15% 750
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7
Online Quiz 1 10%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3-5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7
Online Quiz 2 10%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3-5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7
Online Quiz 3 10%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 3-5 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. exhibit knowledge of the settings (political, social, religious) in which societies in Bronze Age Greece and the Aegean developed and the ability to identify important aspects of these settings on these societies;
  2. have a high level of competence in the use of primary texts and artifacts as resources for historical study;
  3. have a critical understanding of the civilisations of Bronze Age Greece;
  4. have the ability to write clearly and analytically at an undergraduate level;
  5. have the ability to participate in effective discussion with fellow students either face-to-face or on the Bulletin Board of the WebCT site.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the ancient history discipline will be taught through lectures and tutorials. It will be assessed through online and written assessments. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
In ANCH322 students learn to communicate through their assignment work. In their essays, students will communicate in well-organised and logical arguments the ideas they have developed in studying particular topics. Students are also expected, where possible, to participate in the Bulletin Board discussion and thus practise communicating their ideas with other students. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
A study of bronze age civilisations should broaden the world perspective of a student. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students in ANCH322 read a variety of literary material and learn how to 'process' this information. Students in their essays learn how to recognise relevant material and how to apply it to a particular problem as required in their essays. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
The skills which students acquire in ANCH322 are ones which can be applied in a variety of contexts. The academic skills of research and learning which are taught in the unit will be relevant in many situation. Students should learn how to study and learn independently, and also how to learn in a group situation. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Every ANCH322 assignment revolves around a particular problem. Students apply their skills of information literacy to develop a written argument about a particular issue. As individual assignments elicit the student's own responses to a particular problem, students develop critical and creative thinking. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
The study of ancient civilisations should lead to a reflection on the past and, hopefully, on lessons for the present and future. 		True True
8 Team Work
This is mainly applicable to on-campus students in tutorial situations, who can discuss topics and issues on a weekly basis. Students are also expected, where possible, to interact with others in discussions on the Bulletin Board. 		True True
   

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