Module Catalogue 2024/25

Pre Requisite Comment

None

Co Requisite Comment

None

Aims

The Graduate seminar utilises Newcastle University’s exceptional collection of Greek material to offer small group teaching on major categories of Greek artefacts.

Students have the opportunity to work closely with a wide range of objects from the Shefton Collection whilst exploring themes pertinent to the study of Greek art and archaeology.

This course offers students a detailed introduction to major categories of Greek art-historical and archaeological material. It will demonstrate the ways in which the study of artefacts illuminates broader patterns within Greek society.

Outline Of Syllabus

The following are some of the central topics typically included in seminars

Religion and ritual
Identity
Death and burial
Warfare
Gender

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

1. Ability to identify and analyse key artefact types.
2. Understanding of key concepts and approaches in Greek art and archaeology.

Intended Skill Outcomes

In order to complete the module successfully, all students must demonstrate that they have
developed the following intellectual skills:

Advanced research skills requiring critical reading and reasoning, sustained discussion and
appropriate presentation of the results.

Reading, understanding, critiquing historical, art-historical and archaeological data.
Analysing and evaluating art-historians’ and archaeologists’ use of evidence.

Students will also develop the following key skills:

Time management, bibliographic and library skills, oral discussion and debate, writing and revising analytic prose.

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Seminars develop artefact identification and analysis skills alongside knowledge of key themes in Greek archaeology promoting improvements in oral communication and problem-solving skills.

The emphasis on seminars and tutorials is to support a flexible response to the development of student skills and interests. Each seminar is based around close study of a range of artefacts.

Each seminar is based around artefact analysis so this module requires present in person teaching.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The artefact study requires a depth of knowledge of an artefact within the Shefton Collection and develops curatorial skills at a professional level.
The essay requires students to research a topic in Greek art or archaeology which they explore through independent study applying the practical and research skills demonstrated in the seminars.
A formative essay plan will ensure that the aims of the assignment are fully clarified.


Submitted work tests intended knowledge and skills outcomes and develops key skills in research, reading and writing. Work submitted during the delivery of the module forms a means of determining student progress.

All of the assessments for this module will be submitted and marked online

This module can be made available to Erasmus students only with the agreement of the Head of Subject and of the Module Leader. This option must be discussed in person at the beginning of your exchange period. No restrictions apply to study-abroad, exchange and Loyola students.

Study-abroad, non-Erasmus exchange and Loyola students spending semester 1 only are required to finish their assessment while in Newcastle. Where an exam is present, an alternative form of assessment will be set and where coursework is present, an alternative deadline will be set. Details of the alternative assessment will be provided by the module leader.

General Notes

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