We are happy to welcome International and Occasional students who wish to take modules in the Department of Ancient Classics.
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Modules available to International/Occasional students in 2023-24
Please click HERE for all Classics modules available to be taken by all International/Occasional students.
Note:
- Higher-level modules in Ancient Greek and/or Latin language may also be taken by students who are visiting for the whole year, though this will depend on the student's prior experience with those languages.
- Typically, for candidates visiting for Semester One only, these language modules are not available. Some accomodation may be made, but only with the agreement of the Head of Department. For further information contact the Department of Ancient Classics.
Semester 1 ONLY Student Assessment
International and Occasional Students, Assessment Requirements (2023-2024)
I. Students visiting for Semester 1 only
For students in this category, assessment must be completed by the end of the teaching semester, and sitting January examinations is therefore not an option.
Modules in the Ancient Greek and Latin languages are usually not available for students visiting for Semester One only. Accomodations my be made, but only with the agreement of the Head of Department.
First-year module, GC151: Gods and Heroes: From Myth to History. Assessment will consist of two written assignments. Details for each (titles, word counts) will be made available by the lecturer in the course of the semester. The due dates* are as follows:
- First written assignment (worth 40%) 10 November (Friday), 5.00pm
- Second written assignment (worth 60%) 08 December (Friday), 5.00pm
Second- and third-year modules. Students will write one essay of 3,000-3,500 words, the titles/topics for which will be made available by the lecturer. The due dates* are as follows:
- GC215 Women in Greece and Rome 8 December (Friday), 5.00pm
- GC217 Power and the People in Imperial Rome To be set by lecturer
- GC230 Introduction to Greek Philosophy To be set by lecturer
- GC313 Macedonia & Alexander 08 December (Friday), 5.00pm
- GC309 Aeneid & Roman Epic 15 December (Friday), 5.00pm
- GC318 Greek Law and Political Theory To be set by lecturer
International Students accepted onto the Ancient Greek (GC227) and/or Latin modules (GC298a and GC298b) for Semester 1 must ensure that they are available to sit all assignments through the term - up to , and including, and in-class tests in Week 12.
II. Students here for the full academic year or for Semester 2 only.
Students in this category will be assessed in exactly the same way as regular Maynooth University students; i.e. they sit the same examination (or do the same written assignments) and have the same essay options for any module they take. Please see the module Moodle pages and the Student Handbook for details on individual modules and their forms of assessment.
All modules, in both semesters and in all courses, are available to students in this category. The only exception is GC350 Essay Project - this is the one module not available to International and Occasional students.
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* For assignments submitted late, penalties will apply: please see Student Handbook for details on Departmental policy for late work.