CLMOP3: Special Option 3: Study Abroad

Module code: CLMOP3

Module provider: Classics; School of Humanities

Credits: 40

Level: Postgraduate Masters

When you'll be taught: Semester 2

Module convenor: Dr Tim Penn, email: tim.penn@reading.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s):

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded: IN TAKING THIS MODULE YOU CANNOT TAKE CLMOP1 OR TAKE CLMOP2 (Compulsory)

Placement information: NA

Academic year: 2024/5

Available to visiting students: No

Talis reading list: No

Last updated: 21 May 2024

Overview

Module aims and purpose

This module aims to encourage students to broaden their academic experience with an international perspective. In this module, students secure an academic Study Abroad opportunity, such as the postgraduate course of the British School of Rome (BSR).  This allows them to gain first-hand experience of living and studying in another country, and of academic activity beyond the UK.  It allows them access to ancient monuments, and/or museum collections and academic resources, which form the basis of their research for the module. 

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Analyse ancient monuments or artefacts studied during their time abroad;
2. Demonstrate understanding of the historical and cultural significance of their chosen destination to the study of antiquity;
3. Organise wide-ranging material and to articulate complex arguments effectively in writing in assessed essays, and orally in seminar discussions and site presentations.
4. Organise wide-ranging material and to articulate complex arguments orally in seminar discussions and site presentations.

Module content

Students will secure, during Semester 1, a suitable Study Abroad opportunity in consultation with the Programme Director.  The Study Abroad should take place during Semester 2; variations from this timetable should be individually discussed and agreed. 

Students are free to investigate options suited to their own academic interests; however, an especially appropriate option is the BSR postgraduate course (running April-May).  This involves guided site visits, requiring student preparation in advance, and the attendance of lectures and seminars organised by the School. Students have a major topic for study agreed with the Programme Director in the home institution, on which they present a seminar while in Rome. 

In cases where an alternative Study Abroad opportunity is found and approved, the content will be different; however, it must be of commensurate academic weight and rigour. 

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

Methods of teaching and learning will depend on the nature of the Study Abroad undertaken. 

Study hours

This module is a placement or study abroad module and therefore the teaching and learning activities will predominantly, or entirely, take place away from the University of Reading. Your host organisation will normally advise you of the associated hours of your placement or year abroad. If the module includes any in-person activities at the University of Reading, these will be confirmed to you before the start of the module.

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 50% to pass this module.

Summative assessment

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

Assessments with numerical marks

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
• the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
• where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

Assessments marked Pass/Fail

• where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf

You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

Reassessment

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