units

ATS2925

Faculty of Arts

18 September 2017 23 December 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Arts
Organisational UnitArchaeology and Ancient History
OfferedClayton Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Associate Professor Colin Hope

Synopsis

This unit builds upon the skills acquired in Ancient Egyptian language: the basics, and aims to provide students with a firmer grasp of the language and aspects of ancient Egyptian culture transmitted through historical and literary texts. Advanced grammar will be studied and used in the translations of key texts to study how the ancient Egyptians expressed their cultural ideology.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students will:

  1. acquire a comprehensive understanding of the structure and grammar of the language;
  2. be able to translate full texts;
  3. be able to write confidently in hieroglyphic script;
  4. be able to relate translations to the broader cultural framework of Egyptian society - the actual meaning of the text.

Assessment

Translations: (3500 words): 80%
2 Tests (1000 words): 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Colin Hope

Workload requirements

Two 1 1/2 hour classes per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Ancient cultures

Prerequisites

ATS2924 or ATS3924

Prohibitions

ATS3925