Teaching
This course is delivered in 10, two-hour seminars held weekly or fortnightly in terms one and/or two and assessed by a 5,000 word essay on a topic of your choice, decided upon negotiation with a member of academic staff.
Most seminars will comprise student-led presentations and discussion; others will take place in museums.
The BSR course is taught via site and museum visits and lectures, with students carrying out independent research in the BSR library.
Teaching methods used for language modules vary depending on the level, but run across all three terms.
Class sizes
The classes of the taught modules comprise 2-10 students and up to 15-20 for Language classes. This size allows teaching to be tailored according to the students’ interests.
Typical contact hours
For this course, the contact hours are six hours per week.
This includes face-to-face guidance to direct the students to identify their research topics and do their research. Additional hours are provided during the time in Rome.
Assessment
Most modules (apart from language modules) are assessed by a 5,000-word essay on a topic of your choice, decided upon by negotiation with a member of academic staff. The dissertation will be a piece of work 15,000-20,000 words and built on the research carried out whilst on the programme.
Your timetable
Your personalised timetable will be complete when you are registered for all modules, compulsory and optional, and you have been allocated to your lectures, seminars and other small group classes. Your compulsory modules will be registered for you and you will be able to choose your optional modules when you join us.
