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Compulsory Modules (100 ECTS-Credits)
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Compulsory Module 2: Grammar (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The graduates of this module have advanced their knowledge of Greek morphology and syntax: They are familiar with the rules of Greek grammar and are able to independently create Greek forms and to translate single sentences from German into Greek. They understand basic metalinguistic concepts for describing grammatical phenomena and are able to apply them correctly for analysing texts. Moreover, they have consolidated and expanded their vocabulary.
Compulsory Module 6: History of Greek Literature (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The graduates of this module have gained a systematic overview of Greek literature and basic knowledge of Greek culture and history. They know the main authors and their works and are able to relate them to their historical and cultural context. They have fundamental knowledge of the literature-historical epochs, their characteristics and their aesthetic concepts. They are familiar with essential characteristics of literary genera and can locate texts within genre traditions. In this context, they have a basic awareness of reception processes and their roles in the origin of literary works.
Compulsory Module 8: Greek Linguistics (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 2
Learning Outcome: The graduates of this module have an overview of the development of Greek language and the central characteristics of ancient Greek dialects.
They understand the historical development of Greek morphology and syntax and use this knowledge in their Greek lessons. They are able to elaborate specific characteristics of individual varieties of Greek with texts.
Compulsory Module 9: Greek Reading (10 ECTS-Credits, 4 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Based on their translation competence acquired, the graduates of this module are able to read Greek texts. From their repertoire of different interpretation methods, they have advanced strategies for achieving global text understanding. They are able to read comprehensive passage of Greek works and repeat their content in translation. They have gained insights into a series of influential Greek texts and are able to relate them to their knowledge of literary history. At the same time, they have improved their skills for metrically analysing antique poetry and expanded their vocabulary.
Compulsory Module 11: Interpretation II (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Modules 4 and 9
Learning Outcome: The graduates of this module have advanced their knowledge of Greek literature and are able to interpret texts based on their competences in literary science acquired in compulsory module 4. They are able to independently find appropriate secondary literature for specific issues and to deal with it critically. They are able to compare and methodically reflect on different research opinions. On this basis, they are able to take a stand on research questions and support their opinion in an argumentative way. They are able to present their results in the form of a presentation and a paper in a clear and conclusive way. This way they have acquired the necessary methodical instruments for writing the Bachelor¿s Thesis.
Compulsory Module 13: Subject-Related Practical Course (5 ECTS-Credits, 1 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Module 12
Learning Outcome: The graduates of this module have insights into practical teaching of classical subjects and in-depth understanding of their profession. They know models of teaching observation and are able to use them target-oriented. They are able to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in compulsory module 12 in the school context and can hold teaching units under guidance as well as evaluate individual teaching activities. Based on their knowledge in subject-didactics, they are able to reflect on their experiences acquired in the teaching practice.
Compulsory Module 14: Bachelor's Thesis (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Modules 11 and 12
Learning Outcome: The graduates are able to find secondary literature for the selected topic and to deal with it critically. They are able to take a stand on a research question and support their opinion with arguments. They are able to reflect their approach methodically and to test their arguments` coherence. They are able to present interim results of their work in the form of a presentation and to use the following discussion for further elaboration.
Compulsory Modules 15: Antiquity and the Present (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The graduates of this module have a systematic overview of the theoretical fundamentals of reception and mythology research and are aware of the continuing influence of ancient literature for the present time. They deal with selected reception documents of ancient texts and have an insight into the mechanisms of reception processes. They know main myths of antiquity and examples of present literary variations of the themes.

Notes:
  • There may still be changes in the courses offered as well as room allocation and course dates.
  • The course descriptions found in the English version of the course catalogue are for informational purposes only. Authoritative information can be found in the "Vorlesungsverzeichnis" (German version of the course catalogue).