GCE AS Classical Civilisation

 

Lecturer: Lynn Bright MA

 

Introduction: General Information

 

 

 

The Syllabus (Specification)

 

This online course is designed to prepare students for OCR AS 3816 Classical Civilisation.

 

 

Course Outline

 

The AS course is divided into three modules.

 

(A full list of topics can be found at www.ocr.org.uk)

 

 

Online Modules:

 

AS Module 2736 - Greek Epic.

 

AS Module 2740 - Greek Tragedy 1 (Aeschylus and Sophocles)

 

AS Module 2747 - Greek Art and Architecture 1 (Vase Painting and Architecture)

 

Please note that further module choices will be available shortly. Please email for details.

 

 

The course fee includes lessons, which cover all three modules. These will prepare students for the GCE Advanced Subsidiary (AS) examinations (3 x 1 hr 30 mins).

 

 

Module 2736: Greek Epic

 

 

·         Introduction. What is Classical Civilisation?

 

·         Homer

 

·         The Trojan War

 

·         The Iliad

 

·         The Odyssey

 

·         People and Places

 

·         Morality

 

·         Religion

 

·         Women

 

·         Homeric Literature

 

 

Module 2:  Greek Tragedy 1

 

 

·         Introduction

 

·         Agamemnon by Aeschylus

 

·         Antigone by Sophocles

 

·         Oedipus the King by Sophocles

 

 

Module 2747: Greek Art and Architecture 1

 

·         Greek Vase Painting in the Archaic and early Classical period

 

·         Greek Sculpture in the Archaic and early Classical period

 

·         Greek Sculpture in the Archaic and early Classical period

 

·         Greek Temple Architecture

 

**** Other topics may be available Please ask.

 

 

The Lessons

 

The basic course is divided into three Modules: 1, 2 and 3 (2736, 2740 and 2747).

 

Once you have registered and paid your fee you will be issued with the lessons via the Internet. Although most students normally prefer to study one lesson a week, the system is flexible and you are free to work at your own pace. It is important to keep in frequent contact with your tutor. Each student has a unique password. This provides access to a Personal Study Page. Links to new lessons are added to this page in response to your feedback from the previous lesson.

 

 

Each lesson consists of:

 

 

 

Additional:      

 

 

 

  • Student Common Room (available shortly)

 

 

 

The Examination

 

Candidates are required to take THREE written examinations (corresponding to the individual modules). There is no coursework element to AS-Level Archaeology but a personal project is required to qualify for the full A-Level.  Individual modules may be taken in January or June. Re-sits are also available, should these be necessary but each module can only be re-sat once. If you are intending to spread the modules over a period of time you will need to check their Shelf-Life which is governed only by the life of the specification.

 

Please note that it is the student’s responsibility to find a suitable examination centre. The written examinations must be taken at a local centre.  We regret that due to OCR's examination regulations we are unable to offer you the facility of taking the examination with College-on-the-Net via the Internet.  We are however, developing a network of local centres that will be happy to allow you to register for the examination. If our list does not include one in a suitable location, we will endeavour to help you to find a more convenient local centre and you can arrange to take the examination there. There is a small additional fee, payable to your local centre, to cover the cost of taking the exam. Your local centre will advise you of their charge which will include the standard entrance to the examination + an administration fee. Overseas students are no longer permitted to sit the OCR exams via the British Council.

 

We are however, developing a network of local centres that will be happy to allow you to register for the examination. If our list does not include one in a suitable location, we will endeavour to help you to find a more convenient local centre and you can arrange to take the examination there.

 

   Suggested Reading

 

A list of suggested books is provided for each lesson. You do not need to buy any of these books, as they are usually available from a local library. If you do wish to purchase books you will probably need to ask a good local bookshop to order them for you, as most bookshops do not normally hold them in stock. Discounted books, which are usually dispatched within a few days, can also be purchased over the Internet from several suppliers such as Amazon Books. As College-on-the-Net is an Amazon Affiliate, their website can be accessed from your lesson pages or from the College Shop at the website www.college-on-the-net.co.uk. Simply click on the title of the book you require, whilst online and it will automatically call up a synopsis and reader rating.

 

 

The books you will probably find most useful for AS Classical Civilisation can be found in the Specification at www.ocr.org.uk (follow the links)

 

 

 

Self-Assessment Quizzes

 

Registering with Quia

Some of the lessons include quizzes or online assessments. In order to participate in these you will need to register with Quia as a College-on-the-Net student in the AS Classical Civilisation class. It’s free to register and one of the features is that your scores will be available to you immediately. They are also automatically saved for you to look at again later should you wish to do so. Registration details are provided with the first lesson.