Expand+Before You Start:
1. Start your online pre-registration
2. Complete your pre-registration & select either audit or credit
3. You’ll be given a registration time to select your modules 4. Select your modules
5. Pay fees
6. Attend ALL Orient...

Hide-Before You Start:
1. Start your online pre-registration
2. Complete your pre-registration & select either audit or credit
3. You’ll be given a registration time to select your modules 4. Select your modules
5. Pay fees
6. Attend ALL Orientation
7. Classes begin from Monday 9 September 2019 for Semester 1. Semester 2 starts on Monday 20 January 2020.

Select your module(s) and check your level
It’s really important to make the right decision when it comes to selecting your module(s). If you are selecting a module for interest or because you wish to progress to a degree programme, you should consider the following:

• What subject areas am I interested in?
• Have I read the module description?
• Is this a Level 1 (first year module)?
• If considering taking the assessment, what’s involved?

Each module is assigned a level. We recommend that you begin Open Learning with Level 1 modules. The levels represent academic progression, with the higher levels assuming that you have already mastered the key concepts and skills required for academic writing and critical reflection.

Guidance
Before registering for a module, please take the time to read the module descriptor and if you’ve any further questions, please get in touch with us:

e. all@ucd.ie
t. +353 (0)1 716 7123

Select your module(s):
CREDIT OPTION (Assessment):
If you opt to take a module for credit, this means that you’ve committed to participating in the module and taking the assessment. Every module that is successfully completed is worth 5 credits towards your award. Upon successful completion of your module(s), you can access your Academic Transcript online via SISWeb, free of charge.

Information on Academic Transcripts is available online: www.ucd.ie/students/studentdesk/onlinedocuments.html

AUDIT OPTION (Interest):
Alternatively, you can choose to take a module for audit, which allows you to fully participate in the modules without taking any assessments. As an audit student you will not receive any credits or qualifications as you will not complete the assessment.

Confirming your registration
After you book Open Learning, you’ll be given a ‘start time’, this will tell you when you can go online and select your UCD modules from over 300 offered in UCD. If there are tutorials or labs associated with your selected module(s), you’ll also be able to book these.

If you need any assistance with module selection or navigating the UCD system, you can contact us at all@ucd.ie or call us on 01 7167 123. You can also view the registration video guides on the ucd website: www.ucd.ie/students/guides.html

Finalise your module choices for Autumn (Semester 1) 2019-20:

www.ucd.ie/students/registration

Registration will close on Friday 20 September 2019 (end of Week 2 of Semester 1), so make sure you have registered for all Semester 1 modules you wish to take. You must also register for any labs and tutorials by that date.

Spring (Semester 2) 2020:
You will have an opportunity to change your module choices in Semester 2 in early January or book additional modules. You can also start Open Learning in January 2020.

Expand+UCD modules are typically 12 weeks, however, there can be some exceptions to this. Please review the module descriptor for your chosen module to ensure that you know how many contact hours are involved.

Many modules will have a ‘reading week’...

Hide-UCD modules are typically 12 weeks, however, there can be some exceptions to this. Please review the module descriptor for your chosen module to ensure that you know how many contact hours are involved.

Many modules will have a ‘reading week’ in Week 7 or 8 and therefore classes do not take place during that week. This should be reflected in the module descriptor. If you are unsure about whether your module does have a reading week, you can confirm this with your lecturer or tutor.

Unfortunately classes may be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, it is at the discretion of the lecturer as to whether they offer a replacement class. Class cancellations are often announced on Brightspace, so it’s important to check this on a regular basis.

When is this module offered?
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.

Spring
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Spring: All Weeks Mon 09:00 - 09:50
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 25, 31, 33 Wed 09:00 - 09:50
Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 21, 23, 25, 29, 31 Mon 10:00 - 10:50
Tutorial Offering 3 Week(s) - 21, 23, 25, 29, 31 Mon 11:00 - 11:50
Tutorial Offering 5 Week(s) - 21, 23, 25, 29, 31 Tues 10:00 - 10:50
Tutorial Offering 9 Week(s) - 21, 23, 25, 29, 31 Wed 10:00 - 10:50
Tutorial Offering 10 Week(s) - 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 Wed 10:00 - 10:50
Tutorial Offering 11 Week(s) - 21, 23, 25, 29, 31 Thurs 15:00 - 15:50
Tutorial Offering 12 Week(s) - 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 Thurs 15:00 - 15:50
Tutorial Offering 13 Week(s) - 21, 23, 25, 29, 31 Fri 11:00 - 11:50

Expand+Applying for PATH Scholarship
As part of the Programme for Access to Higher Education (PATH initiative), there are a number of scholarships available to you to cover the cost of completing a Certificate in Open Learning in UCD. These scholarships a...

Hide-Applying for PATH Scholarship
As part of the Programme for Access to Higher Education (PATH initiative), there are a number of scholarships available to you to cover the cost of completing a Certificate in Open Learning in UCD. These scholarships are funded by the Department of Education and Science PATH fund and are offered in collaboration with NCAD, IADT, TCD and MIE. Students can apply to take individual modules (NCAD, IADT, MIE or UCD) or they can apply for a Certificate in Open Learning (6 modules) if applying to UCD.

For further information or details regarding Terms & Conditions please contact UCD Access and Lifelong Learning at all@ucd.ie or 01 716 7123

Expand+University College Dublin
UCD Open Learning is entering its eight year and is going from strength to strength. With approximately 200 students taking Open Learning modules in UCD every year, it means that you can you can fit university around your ...

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UCD Open Learning is entering its eight year and is going from strength to strength. With approximately 200 students taking Open Learning modules in UCD every year, it means that you can you can fit university around your life. Whether you’re looking to progress your career, or you’ve just finished school and wondering if university is for you, Open Learning fits around your schedule. It gives you all the benefits of being a full-time student, without the full-time commitment.

With hundreds of modules to choose from as an Open Learner, there is something to suit everyone’s interest. All of the modules are at undergraduate level, there are no entry requirements for Open Learners - Anyone is welcome to apply to a module. You can join Open Learning in September or in January, taking as few or as many modules as you want, whatever best suits your own schedule. However, we recommend three per semester at most.

As an Open Learner, you are a fully registered student, will have an official student card, and have access to all of the facilities and supports available to all other students.

College of Arts and Humanities:
School of Classics
The UCD School of Classics is the largest centre of Classical studies in Ireland. The School is also home to a Classical Museum which was established by Henry Browne, Professor of Greek from 1909 to 1922.

Classics is the study of the history, literature, and material culture of the Greek and Roman Mediterranean from the Bronze Age to Late Antiquity. It is an exciting, interdisciplinary subject which inspired the Renaissance and remains central to the understanding of modern European culture and society. Open Learning students can study the history, literature, art and archaeology of the ancient world by taking modules in the Greek and Roman Civilization programme.

No Greek or Latin is required as texts are studied in translation.

The School of Classics is offering 15 Open Learning modules in 2019-20.

UCD Open Learning
We’re delighted that you are considering UCD Open Learning this academic year. In order to make an informed decision, please take the time to read the information provided. If you need any help with your registration or queries about your modules, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the Access & Lifelong Learning team.

Open Day 2019
UCD will host an Open Learning Open Day on Wednesday 21 August at 2.00pm in the UCD Access and Lifelong Learning Centre.

Pathway to Degree Programmes
Open Learning can be used as a pathway to several degree programmes. There are a number or options available to students. Students who successfully complete 30 credits (6 modules) will be awarded an NFQ Level 7 Certificate in Open Learning. Students who successfully complete 60 credits (12 modules) will be awarded an NFQ Level 7 Diploma in Open Learning.

Pathway to Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Law

An Open Learning Certificate can be used to apply through the CAO for progression onto one of the following undergraduate degree programmes at UCD, provided that you achieve a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.6 or higher:

• BA Arts (DN520)
• BA Humanities (DN530)
• BSc Social Sciences (DN700)
• BCL Law (DN600)*

* For entry to Law you must also be at least 23 on 1 January prior to entry, and your Certificate must include at least 20 credits of modules from the School of Law.

Pathway to Science
Provided you achieve a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.08 and complete the module MATH00010, you can also use your Open Learning Certificate to apply for:

• BSc Science (DN200)**

** This is a pilot progression and places are limited.

MSAP Alternative
If you are a mature student (23+) and intend to apply to UCD on the basis of the Mature Years Entry Pathway, you can choose to take any Open Learning module for credit instead of taking the MSAP exam.

Expand+Spring 2020: Semester 2

GRC10200 Classical Greece
Academic Year 2019/2020

This module introduces students to the political, social, and economic history of ancient Greece. Most sessions will focus on the Classical period, c. 480-323 BC, which ...

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GRC10200 Classical Greece
Academic Year 2019/2020

This module introduces students to the political, social, and economic history of ancient Greece. Most sessions will focus on the Classical period, c. 480-323 BC, which spans from the invasion of the Persian king Xerxes to the death of Alexander the Great. Together we will explore sources and methods that modern historians use to study ancient Greek culture, including literary texts that will be read in translation and artefacts from the ancient world that students can explore in the UCD Classical Museum, (Newman Building K216).

What will I learn?
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the module students should:

Module-specific skills:
1. possess a detailed knowledge of the history of the Classical Greek world, c. 480-323BC.
2. be able to critically analyse ancient and modern sources pertaining to the study of this period.

Discipline-specific skills
3. acquire knowledge of historiographical methods and apply these to solve simple historical problems.
4. be able to critically analyse, evaluate, synthesise and compare literary and material evidence.

Personal and key skills
5. communicate ideas orally in seminars and in writing for coursework and exams, thereby demonstrating a capacity to review, assemble, and evaluate ancient and modern evidence.
6. be able to construct and defend arguments (both in written form and orally)
7. manage their time and work to deadlines.

How will I learn?
Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type:
Lectures: 20 Hours
Tutorial: 5 Hours
Specified Learning Activities: 48 Hours
Autonomous Student Learning: 27 Hours

Total: 100 Hours.

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module is taught through a combination of lectures and tutorials. Lectures provide an overview of, and context for, the ancient evidence and modern scholarship that students will read in their own time.

In tutorials students will gather together for discussions in smaller groups. In this setting you will apply the knowledge that you gain from your own reading of set ancient texts, attending lectures, and engaging with modern scholarship in order to reflect on particular case studies and different types of evidence. The aim of these sessions is to help you transition to university study and to begin to work to use different types of evidence and source material more independently.

This course encourages students to develop as writers, readers, and thinkers. You are encouraged to think critically and to come to your own conclusions about the problems and sources for the study of ancient Greek history, with particular emphasis on the classical period. You will also practice communicating your ideas to others and how you can back up your ideas with direct reference to the texts and the scholarship about these texts. To this end you will receive informal feedback in group discussions in tutorials/lectures and formal feedback on your written work.

Coordinator: Christopher Farrell.

Expand+Indicative Module Content:
In the 2019/2020 academic year the module will explore key sources and themes for the study of Ancient Greek history.

These include topics such as:
- The formation of ancient Greek identities, e.g. mythical origins,...

Hide-Indicative Module Content:
In the 2019/2020 academic year the module will explore key sources and themes for the study of Ancient Greek history.

These include topics such as:
- The formation of ancient Greek identities, e.g. mythical origins, travel and mobility, religion, language, gender and sexuality, daily life, and death.

- Ancient empires, conquests, and conflicts, e.g. the Persian Wars, the Peloponnesian Wars, the Sacred Wars, and the emergence of Athens, Carthage, Macedonia, Persia, Syracuse, Sparta, and Thebes as hegemonic powers in the Mediterranean World.

- Muted groups, e.g. women, children, slaves, freedmen, and other non-elite males.

- Performance culture, e.g. Athenian drama (tragedy and comedy), epic and lyric poetry, athletic contests, religious festivals, etc.

- Ancient political thought, e.g. discussions of monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy, democracy, and ideas about freedom, etc.

- Ancient philosophy, e.g. the sophists, Socrates and his pupils, e.g. Plato and Xenophon, Aristotle, etc.

- The invention of historical writing and ancient biographies, e.g. the works of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Diodorus Siculus, Plutarch, Arrian, etc.

- The role of material culture and archaeological excavation in the study of ancient Greece, e.g. buildings, clay tablets, coins, graves, inscriptions, jewellery, papyri, and pottery.