NB: Essay questions and deadlines can be found on Moodle

You are required to produce two essays for the course, which will be assessed. Essays will jointly contribute 50% of assessment; the remaining 50% of your work will be assessed by the 2-hour, in-person examination in the summer exam period in 2025.

Examination (50%)

• Students taking the module in translation will be required to answer two questions from Section A of the paper and two questions from Section C. Section A questions are gobbets on the set texts in translation, while Section C requires students to produce discursive essays on the themes of the module.
• Students taking the module as a Latin text option will be required to answer two questions from Section B of the paper and one question from Section C. Each Section B question requires you to translate and comment on one seen passage of Latin from the texts prescribed (i.e. you must translate and comment on two passages of Latin altogether). Section C requires students to produce discursive essays on the themes of the module.

Essays (50%)

• Two assessed essays with a wordcount of 2,500-3,00 words. One essay will be due in Term 1, while the second will be due in Term 2. Essay titles will be available on Moodle once the course begins.

Extensions to Essay Deadlines

Applications for an extension to the essay-deadlines are only allowed in exceptional circumstances – well-documented medical reasons etc. Any such application for mitigating circumstances should be made to the Director of Undergraduate Studies well before the deadline.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism, defined as ‘the attempt to pass off someone else’s work as one’s own’ is a variety of cheating or fraud. It is taken very seriously by the University and students who are caught can suffer penalties which are extremely detrimental to their career. Fortunately plagiarism has not been a problem in our Department and we fully anticipate that this situation will continue.
To avoid any confusion however you should take special care with two things:

• Cite the sources you are using.
• Use quotation marks for the quotations you are including.

If any of the above is unclear, contact the Module tutor. There is more information in the departmental handbook.