The Ancient World in the Modern Day

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• examples of how a real or imagined link with the ancient world has been used to justify more recent political, social or cultural systems
• examples of how the ancient world has been presented in popular media
• examples of how the ancient world has been interpreted through the lens of contemporary ideas

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• determine the importance or otherwise of key developments in how the ancient world has been viewed and written about
• combine historical, archaeological and literary sources
• explain how sources from different disciplines can combine to allow greater understanding of the ancient world

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• gather and analyse diverse sources of information
• draw material together into cogent written assignments
• Reflect on your learning and understanding across the module

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.