Bachelor of Arts Honours in Classical Culture
Culture and Arts - Cultural Studies
Purpose and Rationale
Qualification Purpose
The primary purpose of this qualification is to provide qualifying learners with the following competencies:
Practical Competence
- The ability to demonstrate research skills applied to the study of secondary sources (Greek and Latin texts in translation).
- The ability to make informed decisions based on acquired skills.
Foundational Competence
- The ability to interpret poetical, rhetorical, and prose texts, as well as works of art.
- Demonstrating an understanding of foundational competencies in the field.
Reflexive Competence
- The capacity to reflect on acquired knowledge.
- The ability to apply knowledge to various contexts, such as understanding the social function of literary and visual artefacts.
Outcomes
- Reflect on problems regarding the interpretation of texts and artefacts, and be able to make a well-founded choice.
- Participate in teamwork through seminar work and participation in workshops and conferences.
- Participate in independent research, based on an explicit methodology.
- Appreciate primary sources, (literary and visual) and to categorise and fit these sources into secondary interpretational frameworks.
- Communicate research findings in written, oral and visual form.
- Appreciate technical skills, as well as the use of museums.
- Demonstrate their knowledge of the roots of modern civilisation, especially with regard to patriarchal society, democracy, freedom of speech, and slavery.
- Demonstrate their abilities in a group participation and self-learning. The use of web resources is also explored.
- Focus on universal problems, such as the position of women, children, the marginalized and the phenomenon of exploitation.
- Demonstrate that, through the use of visual materials, like sculpture, paintings and archeological artefacts### aesthetic and cultural sensitivity is improved.
- Demonstrate skills in the areas of cultural development, human science research and communication.
- Demonstrate that, by understanding how classical civilization developed, renewed itself and brought forth the modern sciences### a feeling for entrepreneurship is established.
Assessment Criteria
Assessment Criteria
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Interpretation of Primary Texts and Artefacts:
- Formative Assessment: Participation in workshops and seminar presentations.
- Summative Assessment: Evaluation in written examinations and research essay.
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Seminar Presentation and Workshop Participation:
- Formative Assessment: Seminar presentations and critical participation in workshops.
- Summative Assessment: Evaluation in written examinations and research essay.
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Research Paper Writing with Explicit Method:
- Formative Assessment: Guidance on research paper writing.
- Summative Assessment: Evaluation of research essay.
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Analysis and Evaluation of Published Articles:
- Formative Assessment: Discussions on published articles.
- Summative Assessment: Evaluation in written examinations and research essay.
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Research Article Writing and Seminar Conducting Skills:
- Formative Assessment: Practice in writing research articles and conducting seminars.
- Summative Assessment: Evaluation in written examinations and research essay.
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Independent Fieldwork and Report Compilation:
- Formative Assessment: Fieldwork guidance.
- Summative Assessment: Evaluation of fieldwork reports.
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Integration of Modern Social Problems with Ancient Classical Society:
- Formative Assessment: Discussions on integrating social problems.
- Summative Assessment: Evaluation in written examinations and research essay.
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Group Work and Technical Help Utilization:
- Formative Assessment: Observations during group work.
- Summative Assessment: Evaluation in written examinations and research essay.
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Analysis of Modern Films with Classical Themes:
- Formative Assessment: Analysis of films and discussions.
- Summative Assessment: Evaluation in written examinations and research essay.
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Evaluation and Interpretation of Primary Artefacts:
- Formative Assessment: Interpretation exercises.
- Summative Assessment: Evaluation in written examinations and research essay.
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Research and Communication Skills:
- Formative Assessment: Communication exercises.
- Summative Assessment: Evaluation in written examinations and research essay.
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Creative Thinking and Problem Solving for Exhibition Organization:
- Formative Assessment: Organization of exhibition projects.
- Summative Assessment: Evaluation in written examinations and research essay.
Assessment Practices
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Formative Assessment Practices:
- Essays
- Seminars
- Project work
- Fieldwork
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Summative Assessment Practices:
- Four written examinations (3 hours each)
- Research essay (approximately 20 pages, typed in 1.5 spacing)
- Examination sessions in July, November, and January
By aligning formative and summative assessment practices with the stated learning outcomes, the learners' progress and achievements can be effectively evaluated throughout the course.
Qualification Details
- Type
- Honours Degree
- NQF Level
- 08
- Min. Credits
- 120
- SAQA Source
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