Courses



Compulsory Modules (100 ECTS-Credits)
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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 10: Advanced Topics in Classical Literary History (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The graduates of this module have advanced their knowledge of ancient literature and of individual aspects of ancient writing. They have expanded their knowledge of ancient culture and history and are able to explain literary phenomena in their historical and cultural context.
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 14: Bachelor's Thesis (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h) (no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: successful completion of Compulsory Modules 4 and 9
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).