1. GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................................... 4

1.1 Meet the PG Team ........................................................................................................................ 4

1.2 PGT Study Area Provision ...................................................................................................... 4

1.3 Building Access ...................................................................................................................... 4

1.4 Communication and Contact Details ...................................................................................... 5

1.5 Pigeonholes and Notice Boards .............................................................................................. 5

1.6 Car Parking and Cycle Store ................................................................................................... 5

1.7 The Digital Transformations Hub ........................................................................................... 5

1.8 The Graduate School ............................................................................................................... 6

1.9 The Social Sciences and Arts Graduate Centre ....................................................................... 6

1.10 Computing Facilities and Gaining Access .......................................................................... 6

1.11 Printing and Photocopying Facilities .................................................................................. 6

1.12 Library Facilities ................................................................................................................. 7

1.13 Ethics ................................................................................................................................... 7

2. YOUR PERSONAL TUTOR AND STUDENT SUPPORT ........................................................ 11

Your Personal Tutor .......................................................................................................................... 11

2.1.1 Allocation .......................................................................................................................... 11

2.1.2 Access to Tutors ................................................................................................................ 11

2.1.3 The Personal Tutor and the Student .................................................................................. 11

2.1.4 Confidentiality and referral ............................................................................................... 11

2.2 Services for Students with a Disability ................................................................................. 11

2.2.1 Disclosure and confidentiality .......................................................................................... 11

2.3 Student Support and Wellbeing Officers .............................................................................. 12

2.4 Other Sources of Support ...................................................................................................... 12

2.5 Student Representation ......................................................................................................... 12

2.5.1 Postgraduate Learning Community Forum (PGLCF) ....................................................... 12

2.5.2 Student Evaluation of Teaching/Modules (SET/SEM) ..................................................... 13

3. YOUR COURSE .......................................................................................................................... 14

3.1 Classification and progression .............................................................................................. 14

3.1.1 Progression ............................................................................................................................... 14

3.1.2 Non-borderline course marks ................................................................................................... 14

3.1.3 Borderline course marks .......................................................................................................... 14

3.1.4 Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate ................................................................ 14

3.2 Coursework ........................................................................................................................... 15

3.2.1 Submission. .............................................................................................................................. 15

3.2.2 Lateness Penalties .................................................................................................................... 15

3.2.3 Extenuating Circumstances ..................................................................................................... 15

3.2.4 Reassessment .................................................................................................................... 16

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3.2.5 Dissertations ...................................................................................................................... 16

3.2.6 Dissatisfaction .......................................................................................................................... 16

4. ATTENDANCE MONITORING ................................................................................................. 17

4.1 Recording Attendance ........................................................................................................... 17

4.2 Holiday Leave ....................................................................................................................... 17

4.3 Religious Observance ........................................................................................................... 17

4.4 Illness or Prolonged Absence ................................................................................................ 17

5. ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT ...................................................................................................... 18

6. WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS & ARCHAEOLOGY .......................... 19

6.1 Department Staff ................................................................................................................... 19

6.2 Staff Responsibilities for Postgraduate Students ........................................................................ 20

6.3 The Student Classical Society (CLASSOC) ............................................................................... 21

7. THE STRUCTURE OF TAUGHT COURSE MA ....................................................................... 21

7.1 The Master’s Dissertation ........................................................................................................... 22

7.2 MA in Classics ............................................................................................................................ 22

8. ASSESSMENT ......................................................................................................................... 24

8.1 Marking conventions and degree classifications................................................................... 24

8.2 Guide to marking standards .................................................................................................. 24

9. Resources .......................................................................................................................................... 28

9.1 Buying Books.............................................................................................................................. 28

9.2 The Hallward Library ................................................................................................................. 28

9.3 Using the Interlibrary Loan Service ............................................................................................ 30

9.4 Other libraries ............................................................................................................................. 31

9.5 Subject Bibliographies ................................................................................................................ 32

9.6 Electronic Resources ................................................................................................................... 32

9.7 The Internet ................................................................................................................................. 32

9.8 Computer Viruses ....................................................................................................................... 33

10. YOUR FUTURE ....................................................................................................................... 34

10.1 Beyond your MA: towards research? ........................................................................................ 34

10.1.1 Doctoral research at Nottingham ........................................................................................... 34

10.1.2 Training opportunities ............................................................................................................ 34

10.1.3 Funding opportunities ............................................................................................................ 35

10.2 Towards a career? ..................................................................................................................... 35

10.3 References ................................................................................................................................. 35

11. SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE UNIVERSITY ...................................................................... 37

12. SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY FOR STUDENTS......................................................................... 39

APPENDIX I: MyNottingham Terminology ........................................................................................ 40

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1. GETTING STARTED This section provides you with a checklist of basic information with which you need to become acquainted during your first week to get you started and help you settle in. It starts with more local, practical information and requirements and then provides details of other departments, sections and services that you should seek out at the earliest opportunity.

Terms

Autumn Term: Monday 23 September 2019 – Friday 13 December 2019 Spring Term: Monday 13 January 2020– Friday 03 April 2020 Summer Term: Monday 04 May 2020 – Friday 19 June 2020

Semesters

Autumn Semester: Monday 23 September 2019 – Saturday 25 January 2020 Spring Semester: Monday 27 January 2020 – Friday 19 June 2020

1.1 Meet the PG Team You will have the opportunity to meet your Departmental Director of Postgraduate Taught Studies and other convenors of modules during the welcome week sessions.

The Department of Classics and Archaeology Director of Postgraduate Studies is Dr. Chrysanthi Gallou.

Email: chrysanthi.gallou@nottingham.ac.uk. Dr. Gallou can be found in Room B11 Humanities.

The School Director of Postgraduate Teaching is Zach Hoskins: zachary.hoskins@nottingham.ac.uk, Room C09 Humanities. Your “home” Student Service Centre is the University Park West (UPW) Student Service Centre based in Room 23, Humanities Building. There are several SSCs open across the campuses, which offer a wide range of services to all students. For a full list of services visit the Student Services website: www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices The UPW team deals with a range of administration regarding maintenance of your student record, module enrolment, assessment and timetabling issues and general enquiries. The School Management and Research Office teams are based in Room A19, Humanities Building. The School Operations Team (school-operations@nottingham.ac.uk) organises the MA work stations in the Humanities Building and any Health and Safety enquiries.

1.2 PGT Study Area Provision Hot desks are available for PGT students in Lenton Grove A25. There are 13 PCs in total ready for use. These devices are for use by Humanities PGT students only and are not allocated. In addition, please don’t forget about the quiet study zone for all Arts and Social Sciences PG students in Highfield House (Room B02). 1.3 Building Access

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From Monday to Friday between the hours of 8.30am and 6.00pm, access to the Humanities Building and the adjacent building, Lenton Grove, is via the automatic doors. Outside these hours, at weekends and during University days of closure, you will need your University Card for swipe access. The University website gives details of Semester and Term dates and University Holidays and Closure of Building dates. 1.4 Communication and Contact Details All students will be issued with a University email address upon registration. The School will contact students via that address only. It is essential that you check your email regularly. Personal email addresses will not be added to circulation lists. It is very important that the Student Services Team holds the correct details for you in case they are required in an emergency. Please ensure that you keep your contact records up-to-date with Student Services. If you change your mobile number, move address, or do anything else that could impact on administrative matters in relation to your study, please remember to update your details.

1.5 Pigeonholes and Notice Boards Pigeonholes are located opposite the lifts on A Floor, and outside A18/A19 in Lenton Grove for History students. The Postgraduate noticeboard is along the corridor opposite the pigeonholes. 1.6 Car Parking and Cycle Store Students are not normally given car parking permits to park on the campus. There are exceptions mainly for students with disabilities or mature students with dependent children. All enquiries regarding parking must be directed to the Security Office (internal ext. 13557, or 0115 951 3557). For those who cycle, there is a run of cycle stands to the rear of the Humanities Building. Alternatively there is a covered Cycle Store located on the left hand side of the Cavendish Hall Car Park entrance. Access is by University Card. Please note that the University does not accept responsibility for any damage to or loss of cycles parked in either the cycle stands or the store. 1.7 The Digital Transformations Hub The Digital Transformations Hub (DTH), formerly known as the Digital Humanities Centre, is located in Room A24 of the Humanities Building and is open weekdays between 10.00am and 5.00pm to all Faculty of Arts staff and students who wish to use digital media in their teaching and research. The DTH is open to all Faculty of Arts staff and students 10-5 weekdays during term time and includes PCs all of which have Adobe’s Creative Cloud suite including Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom, Acrobat and PremierPro. We have scanners (A0, A3, A4, transparency, slide and book scanners), graphics tablets, a copy-stand with lighting units with digital camera with macro lenses; a networked plasma screen for presentations and workshops, and VR headsets (Oculus and Vive). Equipment is also available to borrow by arrangement including cameras (includes 3D and 360 degree), audio recording devices and tablets (iPad and android).

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Staff and student helpers are available weekdays to facilitate and advise on the use of DTH equipment and software, You may even want to join the Student Volunteer Team and learn digital and transferable skills for yourself! For further details visit the DTH website where you can also sign up and keep up to date with our social networking pages and blog, pop in and see us or email the team at artsdigitalhub@nottingham.ac.uk.

1.8 The Graduate School The Graduate School is located in Highfield House (no. 10 on the campus map). It is the University’s main centre for providing services and guidance specifically for postgraduate students. It runs a wide range of training courses for postgraduate students in research skills, communication skills, and other skills that may help you in your research and career development. For further information about the Graduate School and the training initiatives offered see its website. 1.9 The Social Sciences and Arts Graduate Centre The Social Sciences and Arts Graduate Centre is located on the first floor of Highfield House, University Park. It is a dedicated space for postgraduate students and research staff, and offers a wide range of support, including Arts-specific training and career sessions. Accessible 24/7, this space provides comprehensive facilities; further details can be found on the website. 1.10 Computing Facilities and Gaining Access When you registered online for your course via the Portal, the last part of registration should have created your username and password for you. You should use these details to access computer facilities. If you have not yet registered, you can go to an IS computer room/area where there should be a registration option when you log in. The credentials required will be your login details for registration that will have been sent to you by email before the start of term. Information Services (IS) can provide details to you if you have not received them (see the IT Service Desk details below). IS computer rooms/areas are located in the Humanities Building (Room A17), Lenton Grove (A17), Trent Building (Rooms A93, A94, LG25 and LG27), Hallward Library, Cripps Computing Centre, and elsewhere in the University. IS computer rooms/areas are not administered by the School but by Information Services. Advice and help is available from IS Service Points, in libraries, resource centres and in many IS computer rooms. The IT Service Desk can help with any difficulties or problems you are experiencing. Phone 0115 95 16677 (internal 16677), log a support call online or visit one of the Smart Bars. 1.11 Printing and Photocopying Facilities There are seven Xerox devices in the Humanities Building, two devices in Music(Lakeside Arts Centre) and four devices in Lenton Grove. Access to the devices is via your University Card. When you send a document to be printed, it is sent to a ‘print queue’, not a specific device. This means that you can print your documents out on any Xerox device anywhere in the University. Scanning, copying and faxing is also available to you on these machines.

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Once you are fully registered and have your username and password details and your University Card you should be ready to use the printers/ copiers. When you try to print you should see the four print queues:

Mono – Default black and white and duplex Colour – Default colour and duplex Draft – Default black and white, duplex and two pages per side Booklet – this enables all the hole punching, stapling and folding options in

the driver At the earliest opportunity, try to log into one of the Xerox machines using your University Card. Hold your card over the top of the machine, on the left hand side. The red light will turn green and the machine will log you in; you can also log in manually using the same username and password which you use on the computers. If you are not able to print for any reason, or you cannot see the print queues listed above, or your card doesn’t allow you to log into the device, please contact the IT Service Desk (see 1.10 above for contact details). Please use ‘Mono’ as your default printing option wherever possible, to avoid unnecessary costs associated with colour printing when this is not essential. The devices should only be used to print documents relating to your course of study. Please be aware that both staff and student print usage is closely monitored on a monthly basis, and this includes colour copying and printing. There are Print Champions around your building who work on a rota system. Details of the champions are displayed above each device. If you have any problems, please call the person who is on duty at the time in the first instance. 1.12 Library Facilities (For more information about library facilities, see sec. 9 below.) There are several libraries located across the campuses, the main one being the Hallward Library on University Park Campus (building 9 on the Campus Plan). Information Services delivers an introduction to their services (including the Hallward Library) and runs a number of useful teaching sessions on literature searches, etc. Details will be circulated by the Hallward Library when available. Full details of the services offered can be found on the Student Services Website. You can visit the libraries of many other UK universities by joining the SCONUL Access scheme. You may also be eligible to borrow items. Take a look at the SCONUL Access website for more information and guidance on how to join. 1.13 Ethics The University of Nottingham requires all of its staff and students who are engaged in research to maintain the highest standards of integrity in the conduct of that research. Where research involves the participation of human subjects, their data and/or their tissue, then the research must undergo ethical review and receive approval before work can begin. This also applies to the use of digital data including (but not limited to) social media data, online comments, email correspondence and instant messaging transcripts. This applies to all research involving human subjects, regardless of which country it is conducted in. Methodologies that require ethical approval include (but are not limited to):

Interviews (in person and via email, Skype or other virtual means) Focus groups (in person and via email, Skype or other virtual means) Questionnaires (online and hard copy)

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Ethnography/participant observation Digital data Psychophysiological measure (e.g. response times, eye tracking, ERP, EMG,

GSR etc) Intervention studies (e.g. pre-test pre-test, language learning stimuli, post-test) Personal documents (e.g. letters, memos, diaries, oral history recordings) of

living human subjects that have not been placed in an archive or repository. Use of data produced by students (e.g. their essays)

Not obtaining ethical approval for research is considered an academic offence according to the university’s quality manual. The Faculty of Arts has a dedicated ethics policy. All researchers in the Faculty should familiarise themselves with this policy. Full details of the process, and necessary forms for completion, can be accessed via the Humanities PGT Community Hub Moodle page Within the School of Humanities, the School Ethics Officer is Jeremy Taylor (jeremy.taylor@nottingham.ac.uk, Tel: 0115 951 5845). 1.14 Health and Safety Tracy Sisson (tracy.sisson@nottingham.ac.uk, Room B48, Ext 66636) is the Health and Safety Co-ordinator for the School of Humanities. She is assisted by Matthew Roe (matthew.roe1@nottingham.ac.uk, Room A19, Ext 66015) as Health and Safety Assistant. A copy of the School Safety Policy is available on the Humanities PGT Community Hub Moodle page. All users of the building have a responsibility to ensure their own safety and that of others, so please ensure that you familiarise yourself with the policy document as soon as possible. The Health and Safety Co-ordinator/Health and Safety Assistant are happy to answer any questions or queries you may have. The School of Humanities operates a fire token system across all its buildings. Fire tokens make it everyone’s responsibility to ensure the quick and efficient evacuation of the building in an emergency situation. Full details of how the fire token system works can be found in the Safety Policy, together with precise locations of the tokens. There will be a system of drills in place for testing measures. This system is only as effective as the users of the building make it, so please ensure that you understand how the system works and be ready to help assist in operationalising it in the event of an evacuation. Some other, and particularly important, aspects of health and safety are: Accidents, First Aid and Emergencies It is a requirement that ALL accidents in respect of any injuries sustained by any person, in any part of the University, are reported online via the Incident Reporting System. You log into the system using your usual University username and password and incidents can be reported either by the person who has sustained an injury, or someone on their behalf. The incident will then be routed to the appropriate Health and Safety Co-ordinator for investigation. There are a number of trained First Aiders in the School and signs are located around the buildings indicating who these are. In case of emergency, contact one of the named members of staff or, alternatively, telephone 18888 on an internal telephone, or 0115 95 18888 on a mobile, for Security, who will coordinate a response. Please do not telephone 999 in an emergency as this could cause delays if the emergency services don’t have sufficient

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information on the exact location of where the emergency is. If the call goes through Security, they will call the emergency services, meet them on arrival and escort them to the correct location. Out of Hours Working It is important that if you are working outside the ‘core hours’ in the Humanities and Music Buildings that you ensure you sign the ‘out of hours’ book. In the event of an emergency this enables the emergency services to know who is in the building and where. Humanities Building The main entrance automatic doors are open to public access between 8.30 am and 6 pm on weekdays, and these are the core hours. Outside these times, at weekends and on days of University closure, access is by University Card only. The Humanities Building’s ‘out of hours’ book is situated to the right of the main entrance. Music Building Access to the building is by University Card at all times. The Department has an ‘out of hours’ book which you must sign if you are working outside of the above core hours. This is situated outside the Administration Office (A4). Electrical Testing All items of an electrical nature must be tested on an annual basis and this is co-ordinated by the School Management and Research Office (SMRO). Please ensure that you notify the SMRO of any electrical items that you bring into the School so that they can be included on the next round of testing. No untested items should be used on University premises. Hazards It is the duty of all staff and students to be vigilant in the School. Regular inspections are carried out by the safety team, and we are audited regularly, but should you observe any potential hazards or come across anything of concern, please draw this to the attention of the Health and Safety Co-ordinator or Health and Safety Assistant, who will deal with the issue accordingly. Use of Display Screen Equipment (DSE) It is important that you ensure your workstation is set up correctly. The University Policy on the Safe Use of DSE is available on the Safety Office website, which covers the key areas to consider. All staff and students are encouraged to undertake the online training module which offers useful tips and information about what constitutes a good workstation set up and how often to take breaks, and also provides advice on useful exercises you can do to minimise the health effects of using DSE equipment. To complete the module, which only takes 10–20 minutes (you work through at your own pace), click on the link above and sign in using your usual University username and password. You may get directed to a pre-screen first — if you do, you need to click on ‘Participate in this module’ and you will then be directed to the start page. If you have any problems accessing the module, please contact the Health and Safety Co-ordinator (Tracy Sisson, tracy.sisson@nottingham.ac.uk Ext 66636). Securing Your Valuables It only requires a few seconds for a thief to walk into an office, study area or laboratory and steal a wallet, laptop, phone or other valuables. Please ensure that you always keep bags

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and valuables locked away in your storage areas and do not leave them unattended for any length of time. Please also ensure that you close windows if you are the last to leave or lock doors where necessary. If you see anyone acting suspiciously, please report this to any member of staff in the SMRO (A19, Humanities Building) or, out of hours, contact Security on Extension 13013 (0115 95 13013 from a mobile). If you need to report an emergency that requires ambulance, fire brigade or police presence please call Ext 18888 (0115 95 18888 from a mobile). If the emergency services are required, please do not call 999 — always call Ext 18888.

1.15 Travel Off Campus and Risk Assessments If you are undertaking research or fieldwork away from the University of Nottingham

campus (no matter how near or far), or attending UK or overseas conferences/events,

then you must ensure that the travel is appropriately booked in accordance with the

University of Nottingham Travel and Expenses processes. You must also complete a risk

assessment for all trips. This applies whether the trip is fully funded, self-funded or a

combination of both. The risk assessment forms part of the University’s duty of care in

relation to our students and also ensures that you are appropriately covered by travel

insurance, where appropriate, for your trip.

The Research and Funding Team in the School Management and Research Office (A19,

email: research-funding@nottingham.ac.uk) are responsible for supporting the

booking of student travel. You must ensure that you contact the team before

you make any bookings for rail, flights or accommodation – they can then advise you

on the correct process to follow depending on where you are going and how your trip is

funded.

The following documents are available on the Humanities PGT Community Hub Moodle page:

School Process-Off Campus Trips

Risk Assessment Forms

Guidance on Preparing a Risk Assessment

Health and Next of Kin Form

Conduct Form

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2. YOUR PERSONAL TUTOR AND STUDENT SUPPORT

Your Personal Tutor

2.1.1 Allocation: You will be allocated a personal tutor upon starting your course – this should be communicated during Week One. 2.1.2 Access to Tutors: All tutors have office hours posted on the Office Hours notice board (situated opposite the student pigeonholes) giving times when they are available. You can make other appointments by arrangement. 2.1.3 The Personal Tutor and the Student: The role of the personal tutor is to support your academic and personal development. There are times when factors such as psychological or physical illness, family problems, bereavement or difficulties in personal relationships may affect your academic progress. You may encounter difficulties with the University itself. Your personal tutor is there to monitor your progress and to help you with these and other difficulties. So don’t ignore a problem until it becomes a crisis; be prepared to talk to your personal tutor as soon as you feel anxious about your progress or general well-being. If you find that, for one reason or another, you cannot talk to your personal tutor or that you do not get along with him or her, please consult the Head of Department who will see to it that you are allocated to another member of staff. 2.1.4 Confidentiality and referral: Personal tutors appreciate the need for confidentiality. However, if they feel that they are not qualified to help you with more serious problems they may refer you to one of the many professional University Support Services. This is normally done informally by talking to you about a particular service and encouraging you to make contact with them. General practitioners and counsellors who are bound by their professional codes of practice and ethics must maintain confidentiality. 2.2 Services for Students with a Disability The University is strongly committed to equality of opportunity in its provision for all students. It is committed to providing ongoing support with the focus on providing accessible services and supporting students in completing their courses to their potential. Full information on the range of support and services available for students is available on the Student Services Website under Accessibility. 2.2.1 Disclosure and confidentiality It is your responsibility to ensure that the University is aware of your situation. You can alert the University to your requirements by: Direct contact with appropriate services such as Welfare Support; Indicating disability on the annual registration forms; Direct contact with appropriate staff e.g. the Student Support and Wellbeing Officer for

your School or your personal tutor. Early disclosure to the University is essential to ensure the timely provision of appropriate support services. The information you give will be processed and held in the University administration systems and used for the administration of your academic-related support and any other legitimate University purpose. In doing so, the University will observe at all times the data protection principles embodied in the General Data Protection Regulation 2018.

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2.3 Student Support and Wellbeing Officers Student Support and Wellbeing Officers are available at any of the Student Service Centres on campus, although in the School we also have a dedicated Student Support and Wellbeing Officer — Laura Miller — whose role it is to offer pastoral support to any students in difficulty, and to be a central point of contact to help ensure students make contact with the right support services. The key things the Student Support and Wellbeing Officer can advise on include:

Any welfare concerns you may be having;

Any matters which may affect your studies;

How to access support at the University. You can arrange to see Laura by emailing her at ss-welfare-upw@nottingham.ac.uk or through any of the Student Service Centre.

2.4 Other Sources of Support

The University has a Counselling Service of trained professionals with experience in counselling students with difficulties. There is also expert medical help on campus at The University of Nottingham Health Service. The Chaplaincy and Faith Support chaplains support students and staff of any faith or none. All of these services are offered with complete confidentiality and no cases are reported back to the department without prior permission from the student. In addition, your personal tutor and/or the Departmental Director of Postgraduate Studies will be on hand to help and offer confidential advice if that is seen to be more appropriate.

2.5 Student Representation We value your opinion on our teaching, and are always willing to change our courses and modules in order to improve them. We can do this only if we hear your reactions to what we teach and how we teach it. We pride ourselves in being accessible to students, and encourage you to speak to us about anything you want to discuss. Remember that all teaching staff have times when they are available, that we have an open door policy, and that the Director of Postgraduate Taught Studies and the lecturers of your modules are there to help. However, we also have some more formal procedures to ensure that your opinions make a difference to the education we provide. Our system of student representation comprises the Postgraduate Forum at School level and the Postgraduate Learning Community Forum (PGLCF) at departmental level. In effect, postgraduate feedback through this system is administered by the postgraduate student representatives; the Taught MA representative is elected at the beginning of the year. 2.5.1 Postgraduate Learning Community Forum (PGLCF): Within the School the Postgraduate Learning Community Forum (LCF) is the official forum through which the collective views of postgraduate students can be made known to staff, including the

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advancement and discussion of proposals to promote the academic and general well-being of postgraduate students in the School and your particular department. The Departmental LCF meets once a term. Meetings are attended by elected postgraduate representatives within the departments and by key staff, which includes the Departmental Directors of Postgraduate Studies, but are also open to all History postgraduates. Details of the student representatives, academic staff members and dates of forthcoming meetings will be posted on your department’s Moodle Community page. 2.5.2 Student Evaluation of Teaching/Modules (SET/SEM): We also have systems which invite you to assess the modules you have taken and the teaching in those modules. Towards the end of a module a survey may be conducted that will involve you in completing a questionnaire in class time. Each department uses the information gained from this form to monitor and improve its teaching.

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3. YOUR COURSE The programme is studied over 12 months full-time and no fewer than 24 and not more than 36 months part-time. The 60-credit dissertation is assessed at the end of the summer period This is a 180-credit course consisting of compulsory and optional elements. Full-time students will normally take 60 credits per semester and then complete the 60 credit dissertation during the summer months. However, students may take a maximum of 80 and a minimum of 40 credits in each semester prior to completing their dissertation. Whereas a full-time course of study takes one year to complete, a part-time MA will normally take two. Each department will try to be as flexible as possible in accommodating part-time students but the general expectation is that they will take 60 credits in the first year and 120 credits in the second year. Part-time students can start discussing their dissertation at the end of their first year but the 60-credit dissertation module will be assigned to the second year. Students must take at least 140 credits at Level 4, including the compulsory modules. 3.1 Classification and progression Final degree classifications are calculated on the basis of a credit-weighted average: students with an average of 70% or above will be awarded an MA with distinction; an average of 60-69% will be awarded an MA with merit and an average of 50-59% will be awarded an MA.

3.1.1 Progression: Students will normally proceed directly from the taught stage of their

course to the dissertation/project stage. Where a student is undertaking assessment in August/September, they may request a deferral of the dissertation/project stage enabling them to undertake this in the next academic year. A student who fails one or more modules for the taught stage of the course will still complete that stage and so be awarded the total credit for that stage provided that:

they have passed modules worth at least two-thirds of credits, and they have a weighted average for the taught stage of at least 50% with no module

marks of less than 40% Notwithstanding the above, module marks below 40% for up to 20 credits will be compensated if the student has passed modules worth at least 80 credits and has a weighted average of at least 50%. 3.1.2 Non-borderline course marks: Once a student has been permitted to proceed to the dissertation, they are entitled to the award of an MA degree if they obtain a pass mark (50% or above) on the dissertation. 3.1.3 Borderline course marks: A student who obtains a mark for the course of 68 or 69, 58 or 59, has achieved a borderline mark. Students who achieve a borderline mark are promoted to the higher class if and only if they satisfy the following condition: they have at least 90 credits, including the dissertation, in the higher class. If they do not satisfy this condition, the degree is awarded in the lower class. There is no borderline for pass/fail. 3.1.4 Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate: A student who does not successfully complete the dissertation stage will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma provided, after the permitted reassessment, they have (i) an average

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of 50% or more in taught modules, (ii) at least 80 credits of pass, (iii) a pass in all non-compensatable modules, and (iv) no module marks of less than 40%. Students who do not qualify for the Postgraduate Diploma will be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate if they have gained a pass mark of 50% or more in taught modules worth 60 credits. 3.2 Coursework (Please see also section 7 for additional, department-specific details about your course.) Each module is a self-contained programme of study, normally covering one semester, which will be assessed and examined by the end of that semester. Within a module, a single credit is notionally intended to represent 10 hours of student input, whether in the form of teaching contact or private study. Thus, a 10 credit module represents 100 hours of student input. The forms and weighting of assessment applicable to modules taken in MA programmes are indicated in the Catalogue of Modules. All tutors award numerical marks for assessed work. Borderlines, distinctions and fail marks are referred to the External Examiner for confirmation. Marks above 70% are at distinction level, marks above 60% are at merit level and marks below 50% constitute a fail in the MA. Deadlines will be confirmed once you begin your modules. 3.2.1 Submission: All coursework must be submitted electronically unless otherwise specified by the module convenor. Deadlines are strictly 3pm on the day of submission. Please note that the School operates an anonymous marking system so you should take care not to write your name on any of the pages of your essay – please use your student number. You will receive your mark and feedback within 15 working days of submission (excluding weekends, national holidays and university closure days). All assessed coursework essay marks are provisional until ratified by the exam board. The mark can be raised or lowered during the moderation process. 3.2.2 Lateness Penalties: In accordance with University regulations, late coursework will be penalised by deducting 5 marks for each working day beyond the deadline until zero is reached. All days (in both term and vacation periods) count as working days except for Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, and days on which the University is officially closed. 3.2.3 Extenuating Circumstances: Sometimes there is a problem that particularly affects one or more pieces of assessment. For example, a student may become ill or have family problems around the deadline for an essay or at exam time. The University’s extenuating circumstances procedure is designed to deal with such problems. This procedure is described in the Quality Manual. The Extenuating Circumstances form can be found on the Student Services website. Extenuating circumstances claims can be submitted online via the above link. The main points to note are that you will need to make a claim in good time — within 7 days of the affected assessment — and you will need to provide supporting evidence. Guidance on the evidence required is available at the link above (or from your personal tutor).

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Possible outcomes of a valid claim include being permitted to sit an exam later as if for the first time, or being allowed to submit an essay later, or simply that the extenuating circumstances are taken into account by the examination board when making decisions about progression or degree classification. So if you are experiencing difficulties in completing an assessment—or you missed an exam for good reason—make sure you discuss making an extenuating circumstances claim with us. 3.2.4 Reassessment: Candidates will be reassessed in all failed taught modules that are either non-compensatable or are marked at under 40%. In addition, candidates who fail to achieve an overall average mark of 50% or higher for the taught element of the course will be reassessed in those modules in which they have failed to achieve a mark of 50% or higher. Coursework essays will be resubmitted by a date to be determined by the Examiners. Candidates whose dissertation is awarded a mark of less than 50% may resubmit it within 12 calendar months of first submission. Marks awarded on reassessment do not contribute to the final mark calculation for the purpose of awarding Merits and Distinctions; instead the mark gained on the first attempt at the module will be used. Marks awarded in reassessment will, however, count towards attaining a Pass in the course overall. 3.2.5 Dissertations: Submission of the dissertation must be not later than 3pm on Tuesday 1st September 2020 in the case of full-time students. If submission of the Dissertation exceeds the deadline, normal University regulations for late submission apply. Extensions to this deadline must be approved by your department’s relevant EC officer. 3.2.6 Dissatisfaction: If you are concerned about some aspect of the teaching or assessment in a module, you must first approach the module convenor; he or she is the person who is in a position to put things right. If, having discussed your problem with the module convenor, you feel that the problem has not been resolved, you may approach the Head of Department. You may approach the Head of Department informally at first, but should you wish to take the complaint further, you should write, stating the specific nature of your complaint and what you want done about it. The Head of Department will respond to you, normally within two weeks, though it may take longer during vacation or at especially busy times such as the exams period. If you have a complaint that is not specifically about some aspect of teaching, you should approach the Director of Postgraduate Studies for advice. You will be advised on how to proceed. If the complaint concerns the Director of Postgraduate Studies, you should contact the Head of Department, preferably in writing. If you remain unsure how to proceed and would like to talk to the Head of Department first, you may do so either informally, or by making an appointment through the departmental office. If you want to bypass the department altogether, the Students’ Union has an excellent network of advisers and welfare services. Occasionally students are unhappy about the marks they receive. It is important to explain that you can appeal against a mark only on the grounds that something went wrong in the process by which it was marked. For example, if you had been granted an extension but marks were still deducted for lateness, that would be grounds for appeal against the mark. In that case you should approach the module convenor (see directly above). But marks are not reconsidered simply because you disagree with them, or because they are lower than marks you are used to getting. You are, on the other hand, entitled to discuss your marks with markers, and are given specific opportunities to do that in the coursework feedback sessions available to you after the return of work.

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4. ATTENDANCE MONITORING 4.1 Recording Attendance The University monitors the attendance of all students, and staff are required to confirm to Student Services, on set dates throughout the year, that a minimum number of interactions between student and supervisor have occurred. Unauthorised absences are reported to Student Services and recorded as appropriate. Where there is continued absence without authorisation, Student Services will write to the student in order to resolve the situation, which could result in the student being deemed to have withdrawn from their course. Where appropriate, the University will also report non-attendance to appropriate authorities, such as the UK Border Agency. 4.2 Holiday Leave Leave during term-time, as well as extended periods of absence (e.g. 3 weeks or more), will not normally be allowed unless approved in advance. 4.3 Religious Observance The University of Nottingham and the School of Humanities respect the rights and religious views of students, and recognise that students may wish to avoid attendance or some activities on certain days or at certain times of the year for religious reasons. A student who is unable, on religious grounds, to attend or partake in specific activities should discuss the matter with their personal tutor at the earliest opportunity, who will make a note of the request, and liaise with administrative staff, where appropriate, to make alternative arrangements. 4.4 Illness or Prolonged Absence If you expect to be away from your studies for any significant length of time, meaning more than a few days in a normal working week, then it is important to keep your personal tutor informed regardless of the reason. Illness should be reported as soon as possible to your tutor or the Student Service Centre. Should unexpected circumstances, such as prolonged illness, occur during your period of study, it is important that a voluntary interruption of study be applied for, for an agreed period. Your tutor or Student Services will be able to advise you in such a case. International students should be aware that interrupting your registration may affect your visa status; you should seek advice from the Visa and Immigration Team.

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5. ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT The University states that ‘any improper activity or behaviour by a student which may give that student, or another student, an unpermitted academic advantage in a summative assessment is considered to be an act of academic misconduct and unacceptable in a scholarly community.’ For most PGT students, the summative assessments will be coursework and the dissertation. Examples of academic misconduct include plagiarism, false authorship, collusion, fabrication or misrepresentation (including providing false evidence of extenuating circumstances), failure to disclose previous experience or qualification, and failure to obtain ethical approval. It is essential that all students are aware of and have an understanding of the University’s policy and procedures in respect of academic misconduct. The Quality Manual contains details of on the University of Nottingham’s Academic Misconduct Policy. One of the most common examples of academic misconduct is plagiarism. The University describes plagiarism as representing another person’s work or ideas as one’s own, for example by failing to follow convention in acknowledging sources, use of quotation marks etc. This includes the unauthorised use of one student’s work by another student and the commissioning, purchase and submission of a piece of work, in part or whole, as the one’s own.’ It is incompatible with your personal academic development and constitutes a violation of the intellectual property of others and is subject to disciplinary procedure and may lead to a penalty being imposed. Consequently, you must take all measures to avoid plagiarism. Passages paraphrased from books, articles or other sources, including web sources (whether published or unpublished) MUST be acknowledged by a footnote (at the foot of the page), endnote (at the end of the chapter or essay), or by a reference incorporated in a sentence. If you transcribe word for word into an essay or dissertation a passage from a book, article or other source, electronic or printed, it is ESSENTIAL that you indicate this by the use of quotation marks around the extract, and that you cite the source. Be especially careful when taking notes that you later use again in your written work. Plagiarism often occurs when students are experiencing difficulties in their work. It is not a solution to those difficulties, however, and will always make them worse. Instead, discuss your problems with your supervisor or department’s Director of Postgraduate studies. The penalties for academic misconduct are severe: If academic misconduct is suspected, the student will be called to a meeting with the Head of Department or authorised deputy. If they are satisfied that an academic offence has been committed, he or she may refer the matter to the University’s Academic Offences Committee, which may impose more severe penalties. A list of the potential outcomes of an Academic Misconduct Case can be found in section 7 of the Academic Misconduct Policy in the Quality Manual. Students should note that because full guidance on what plagiarism is and how to avoid it is provided to them, students who state that they have not understood that their act constituted plagiarism can still be deemed by the School to have committed plagiarism intentionally. Students will be required to read an ‘Academic Misconduct Statement’ on the Humanities PGT Community Hub Moodle page during their first week and confirm that they have read and understood the statement.

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6. WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS & ARCHAEOLOGY

6.1 Department Staff Contact details for the classics staff of the Department are listed below, along with their research specialisms (see the staff webpages for more detail). Head of Department Simon Malloch, +44 (0)115 95 14804, Associate Professor in Classics Professors Doug Lee, +44 (0)115 95 14801, Professor of Ancient History Helen Lovatt, +44 (0)115 84 66438, Professor of Classics Associate Professors Mark Bradley, +44 (0)115 95 14814, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and the Student Experience); Associate Professor of Ancient History Alex Mullen, +44 (0)115 74 84993, Associate Professor in Classical Studies Betine Van Zyl Smit, +44 (0)115 84 67249, Associate Professor of Classics Assistant Professors Phil Davies, Assistant Professor in Ancient Greek History Tiziana D’Angelo, +44 (0)115 74 87255, Assistant Professor in Classical Art Theodora Jim, +44 (0)115 74 87269, Assistant Professor in Ancient Greek History Emily Kneebone, +44 (0)115 95 13186, Assistant Professor in Ancient Greek Literature Andreas Kropp, +44 (0)115 95 14293, Assistant Professor in Classical Art Edmund Stewart, +44 (0)115 95 14810, Assistant Professor in Ancient Greek History Oliver Thomas, +44 (0)115 84 67355, Assistant Professor in Classics George Woudhuysen, Assistant Professor in Roman History Lecturers Carl Buckland, +44 (0)115 84 68077, Lecturer in Classics Lynn Fotheringham, +44 (0)115 95 14809, Lecturer in Classics Nicholas Wilshere, Lecturer in Classics Teaching Associates Naomi Scott, Teaching Associate in Classics Matt, Myers, Teaching Associate in Roman History Other Academic Clare Pickersgill, Keeper, University of Nottingham Museum

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6.2 Staff Responsibilities for Postgraduate Students You should feel free to take a problem to the member of staff who you think will be best able to help you with it. Often this will be someone whom you see regularly anyway during your course, but all members of staff (except those on research leave) have regular hours during the week, posted on their office doors, when they are available for consultation by students. For urgent matters arising at other times, an appointment can be made by emailing the relevant member of staff. However, certain members of staff have special responsibilities for particular matters that concern postgraduate students. The Head of Department The Head of Department (Dr Simon Malloch) has overall responsibility for all the Department’s work, and he is the final authority within the Department to whom you can appeal if you have problems with any aspect of your experience as a student in the Department. The Director of Postgraduate Studies The Director of Postgraduate Studies (Dr Chrysanthi Gallou) is responsible for the general administration and co-ordination of postgraduate courses, and in particular for the process of selection of MA modules. The Director also keeps records of postgraduate students and the modules they are taking. You should inform Student Services immediately of any change in your term time address, phone number or email address. MA Course Directors Your Course Director is your main staff contact and adviser during your MA course, for all matters not specifically concerned with particular modules; (s)he will be in effect your personal tutor, responsible for looking after your welfare and supervising your progress. In 2019/20 the Course Director for the MA course will be: Dr Chrysanthi Gallou. Your Course Director will normally be someone who teaches you regularly; if, as may occasionally happen, you are not taking any of your Course Director’s modules, (s)he will in any case make contact with you as soon as possible. In the framework of the Department’s Personal & Academic Record system, you will have a meeting with your Course Director early in the session. You will have other scheduled meetings at the end of each semester, to let you know the assessment marks for completed modules and to review your progress during the semester and the arrangements for the next stage of your course (in February, choice of spring semester modules; in June, progress with your dissertation). Your Course Director will always be willing to see you to discuss any problems that you may have, academic or personal. If you get into difficulties, consult your Course Director immediately. Serious problems cannot be solved by ignoring them, and we will normally be able to help you, if not with solutions, at any rate by giving constructive advice and showing you ways in which you can move towards a solution – but we cannot undertake to help you with problems that you haven’t told us about! It is particularly important that you should consult your Course Director (i) if you have difficulty meeting your coursework deadlines or otherwise coping with your work and (ii) if you think that special circumstances have adversely affected your performance in some unit(s) of assessment.

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Module conveners Each module has a designated ‘convener’ who is the main teacher of the module and has overall responsibility for it, though some classes may be taken by other members of staff or by visiting scholars. If you have a problem relating to an individual module, you should first take it up with the module convener. Your MA dissertation supervisor Once you and your Course Director have agreed on the general subject area of your dissertation, the dissertation module convener will assign you to a supervisor, normally the member of staff with the greatest expertise in that area, and thereafter it will be your supervisor who advises you as you work on the dissertation. All problems with your dissertation should be taken in the first instance to your supervisor.

6.3 The Student Classical Society (CLASSOC) There is an active Student Classical Society (CLASSOC), which organises parties, excursions and other social activities. CLASSOC committee members will be contacting you by e-mail at the beginning of term. There is also a full programme of social activities organised by postgraduates for postgraduates, centred on the weekly postgraduate café, which serve, among other things, as a forum for organising and publicising these activities.MA Taught Course in the Department of Classics and Archaeology

7. THE STRUCTURE OF TAUGHT COURSE MA For the taught MA courses full-time students will take 120 credits’ worth of taught modules during the Autumn and Spring Semesters. These will normally comprise six 20-credit modules. The modules taken will usually be postgraduate (Level 4) modules in the Department of Classics and Archaeology, but students may, with the agreement of their Course Director, take one or more outside modules appropriate to the theme of the course and/or to their individual academic development. Under University Regulations, MA students are entitled to take modules worth up to 40 credits at lower levels; in practice the Department’s policy is to give them permission to do so only when there is a clear educational case for encouraging a student to study in a particular field and no module at postgraduate level in that field is available to the student. Part-time MA students take the same 120 credits’ worth of taught modules, but may spread them over a period of up to three years (though two years, with 20-40 credits taken each semester, is the most common pattern). Our Classics taught MA course share a 20-credit compulsory ‘core’ module, Researching the Ancient World. This module is designed to introduce you to a range of research methodologies and to issues and concepts of crucial importance in researching ancient Greece and Rome. It incorporates some research training sessions provided by the Graduate School, and the module provides you with the essential research preparation needed if you intend to go on to doctoral research. In addition to the compulsory core module, all students take one of the two 20-credit Faculty of Arts modules: Arts in Society or Mastering the Arts: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Research For students who need to acquire or develop knowledge of the Greek or Latin language, usually in preparation for further research, language modules are available to students

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taking all MA courses. If you intend to go on to research – or even if you think that you may wish to do so – it is essential that, so far as possible, you have the necessary knowledge of Greek and/or Latin. Language modules, at different levels, are available to students taking all MA courses and you are strongly advised to take those appropriate to you if you want to keep open the option of going on to research and have not studied the language(s) through to degree level. There are also a range of Professional Development modules available from the School of Humanities, ranging from modules based around Museum Studies and Digital Humanities, to preparations for Teaching degrees and Modern Languages. You will be given more information about the availability of these modules in due course. Each module is assessed during the semester or semesters over which it is taught; when a module is taught over two semesters, there will usually be some assessment in each semester. Students who have passed the taught element of their course go on to write a dissertation, rated at 60 credits. Full-time students complete their dissertation during the Summer Period, and must submit it by 3pm on Tuesday 1st September 2020. The award of the MA degree, or of the MA degree with merit or distinction, is based on the assessment of the taught modules and of the dissertation. In choosing your modules, you should have regard to your plans after your MA, and in particular, if you aim to go on to research you should ensure that your programme of study makes a good preparation for your intended research. You should also consider in what other ways you may use this year to prepare for research, e.g. by taking an un-assessed course in an ancient or modern language. 7.1 The Master’s Dissertation

The dissertation module (Q84091: 60 credits) is taken by all taught MA students in Classics. It involves the submission of a substantial text, 10,000-15,000 words in length, representing the results of a research project agreed in consultation with the Course Director of the MA in Classics programme, and with a supervisor designated by the module convener. The module gives you the opportunity to pursue a particular in terest in the field of Ancient World studies, while demonstrating what you have learned in your own taught courses. A first step in postgraduate research, the MA dissertation is essential preparation for an MPhil or PhD. The dissertation is completed during the Summer Period, but preparation for it should begin from the start of your MA course and even earlier. 7.2 MA in Classics This course is suitable for students with a first degree in Classics, Ancient History or related subjects. It introduces students to a range of different approaches to the study of the the Graeco-Roman world, combined with opportunities for specialisation in particular areas, namely in the fields of Ancient History, Visual Culture of Classical Antiquity and Classical Literature. It aims to: Broaden and deepen participants’ knowledge and understanding of the ancient world

with focus on ancient history, visual culture of classical antiquity and classical literature to standards significantly superior to those expected of a final-year BA student;

Give participants the opportunity to acquire and practice specific study-skills (e.g. historiography, methodology and training in ancient and modern languages, literary theory, close reading, contextual analysis, historiography and visual culture of antiquity), and provide training opportunities in the Faculty of Arts Digital Transformations Hub;

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Prepare students who wish to undertake original independent research in an aspect of ancient history.

Students taking this course would normally do the department’s key MA module, Researching the Ancient World, together with two thematic modules (see 3.1 above) and/or one of the language modules - Greek or Latin (at Advanced, Intermediate or Beginners’ level, depending on level of previous language study) – this is strongly recommended for those contemplating a research degree. You may also take any of the Professional Development modules offered by the School. Students who have passed the taught element of the course go on to complete their 60-credit dissertation in the Summer Period.

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8. ASSESSMENT

8.1 Marking conventions and degree classifications All tutors award numerical marks for assessed work. Borderlines, distinctions and fail marks are referred to the External Examiner for confirmation. Marks above 70% are at distinction level, marks above 60% are at merit level and marks below 50% constitute a fail in the MA. Final degree classifications are calculated on the basis of a credit weighted average: students with an average of 70% or above will be awarded an MA with distinction; an average of 60-69% will be awarded an MA with merit and an average of 50-59% will be awarded an MA. 8.2 Guide to marking standards The criteria below indicate the threshold which should be crossed if an essay is to be placed in that degree class, though a single piece of work may of course contain elements of mixed quality. The descriptors (poor, excellent, etc) are applied as appropriate to postgraduate level.

Structure and Argument

Knowledge and Understanding

Writing and Presentation

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100

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Superb structure, maintained throughout, that helps to highlight salient points

Precise, focused argument

Innovative and original thought

Exemplary answer to the question

Outstanding knowledge and understanding of the relevant material

Well-formed in response to existing debates, with outstanding criticism of others’ arguments

Exemplary integration of wide reading, as appropriate

Sure handling of analytical terms and critical concepts

Exemplary analysis of evidence/ examples

Lucid style and accurate English at an outstanding professional standard

Outstanding professional presentation, including referencing and bibliography as appropriate

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Structure and Argument

Knowledge and Understanding

Writing and Presentation

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85

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80

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Excellent structure Clear, coherent

argument Independence of

thought and/or evidence of originality, especially at the upper range

Comprehensive and effective answer to the question

Excellent, wide-ranging knowledge and understanding

Well-digested and extensive reading (as appropriate for the task)

Sure handling of analytical terms and critical concepts

Accurate analysis and effective criticism of others’ arguments

Excellent discussion of evidence/ examples

Clear writing and accurate English style

Professional presentation, including referencing and bibliography as appropriate

Structure and Argument

Knowledge and Understanding

Writing and Presentation

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65

62

60

Good to very good structure

Sound argument, generally well-directed to the question

Some independence in thought and approach

Thorough answer to the question, covering most or all aspects

Good to very good knowledge and understanding

Wide reading (as appropriate), generally well-digested

Appropriate handling of analytical terms and critical concepts

Critical awareness and satisfactory analysis of different points of view

Good to very good discussion of evidence/ examples

Generally clear writing and acceptable English style

Good to very good presentation, including referencing and bibliography as appropriate

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Structure and Argument

Knowledge and Understanding

Writing and Presentation

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55

52

50

Generally coherent structure

Adequate and generally relevant argument

Some signs of independence in thought and approach, but often derivative of existing scholarship

Adequate to good answer to the question, covering the main aspects

Adequate to good knowledge and understanding

Fair amount of reading

Some awareness of different points of view, maybe with some deficiencies in analysis and characterization

Serious attempt to make appropriate use of analytical terms and critical concepts, maybe with some deficiencies

Some discussion of evidence/ examples

Generally coherent structure

Some deficiencies in clarity and English style, but generally adequate to good

Moderate presentation, including referencing and bibliography as appropriate

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Structure and

Argument Knowledge and Understanding

Writing and Presentation

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45

42

40

Adequate to weak structure; there may be some irrelevance

Some ability to interpret questions and to convey information adequately, but weak argument

Little evidence of independence in thought and approach

Some aspects of the question addressed adequately, but failure to address important aspects of it

Limited knowledge, with serious errors and/or omissions

Limited to adequate reading

Limited discussion of evidence/ examples

Moderate level of fluency and technical competence, with errors in grammar and/or vocabulary

Poor presentation, with poor or perhaps incomplete referencing and bibliography

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Structure and Argument

Knowledge and Understanding

Writing and Presentation

Soft Fail quality

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35

32

30

Little or no discernible structure

Little or no discernible argument

Could scarcely be considered a serious attempt at the task

Failure to address the question adequately

Typically brief and/or incomplete

Failure to address the question adequately

Little evidence of knowledge and/or understanding

Little or no evidence of relevant reading

Some demonstrable ability to communicate information about relevant material

Widespread incoherence and/or irrelevance

Minimal acceptable level of fluency and technical competence; comprehensible overall even if characterized by errors in grammar and/or vocabulary

Poor or very poor presentation, with poor, incomplete or no referencing and bibliography

Structure and

Argument Knowledge and Understanding

Writing and Presentation

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25

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20

18

15

12

10

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2

0

Extensive incoherence and/or irrelevance

Could not be considered a serious attempt at the task whatsoever

Typically very brief and/or incomplete

Failure to show understanding of the question

Failure to show evidence of any knowledge and/or understanding

Failure to show evidence of relevant reading

Little ability to communicate information about relevant material

An unacceptable level of fluency and technical competence, characterized by serious errors in grammar and/or vocabulary

Very poor presentation, with poor, incomplete or no appropriate referencing and bibliography

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9. Resources 9.1 Buying Books

If you are an MA student you will probably have already built up a personal Classics library during your undergraduate studies, but you may need to buy some further books before and during your MA course, both for the purposes of the course i tself (including the dissertation) and in preparation for future doctoral research if you are thinking of continuing in that direction. Similarly, if you are a research student, you will certainly find that there are some books you will need to have constantly available. Some specific books are obviously essential for particular MA modules, e.g. Athenaze or Introduction to Latin for the beginner’s language courses, or editions of literary texts or ancient historical sources which you are studying in detail either for your dissertation or for a taught module. It is also desirable that you should continue to build up a collection of those ancient texts (in the original and/or in translation) to which, in your speciality, you will need to make frequent reference, and of key modern works that you will need for more than one module. Module conveners or your dissertation/thesis supervisor, as the case may be, will recommend any books that they regard as purchasing priorities for (particular parts of) your course. Alternatively these texts should also be available from the Hallward library (Section 8.2). 9.2 The Hallward Library The Hallward Library is the central branch of the University Library, housing the Arts, Social Science and Law collections. It is located in the centre of the campus, up the hill from the Trent and Portland Buildings. This library is your main source for books (though a few books on the ancient world, some of them quite important, will be found in some of the University’s other libraries, such as the Education Library on the Jubilee Campus or the Music Library in the Arts Centre; the UNLOC catalogue will tell you when this is the case). You must become familiar with the Library and its workings as soon as possible and learn how to use it most effectively. A great deal of information about the Library and the resources to which it provides access, can be found on the Library, Research and Learning Resources website: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/library/index.aspx. There is a particularly useful page on subject resources in Classics, including direct links to other websites. This can be accessed from the Library home page by clicking on the link to ‘eLibrary Gateway’, logging in with your University username and password, choosing the subject category ‘Arts and Humanities’ and the subcategory ‘Classics’, and clicking on ‘Go’. How the Library works If you are a full-time student, your University Card serves as your Library Card and must be used to gain access to the Library and presented when you borrow books. Part-time students also need a University Card to access the library. Students may borrow up to 60 books, (including, in either case, a maximum of 2 Short Loan books). Borrowed books not on Short Loan (see below) are normally due for return by a fixed date near the end of the semester in which they were borrowed, but you should make a point of returning them as soon as possible once you have finished using them. The Library online catalogues (UNLOC and NuSearch) may be accessed from the computer terminals on each floor, from any terminal on the University network, or via the student portal. The catalogue may be used both to find the shelf location of books which

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have been recommended to you and to search for books on a subject you are interested in (e.g. using the ‘Subject’ box). It may also be used to reserve books, to order Interlibrary Loans, and to access your personal library records (e.g. what you have out, when it is due back, what fines you owe). Most books on Classics and the Ancient World are on Level 4, along with other Arts subjects. (Some reference works will be found in the High Use collection on Level 2; and occasionally you may need to consult the Social Science collections on Level 3). On Level 4 the collection is arranged as follows:

Books – Main shelving to left of entrance:

Periodicals – Mobile shelving to rear of stairs block:

Encyclopaedias (Enc) – On shelving just in front of entrance:

Dictionaries & bibliographies (Z) – On shelving just in front of entrance:

Oversize books – Main shelving to right of entrance (turn right and right again): The Library catalogue uses the Library of Congress system. Copies of books which are in high demand are housed in the Short Loan Collection on Level 2. Books in this collection are on loan for short periods and can be reserved in advance. This is a valuable resource, but you will need to plan ahead to make the best use of it, since at times of peak demand a queue of reservations can form: make a reservation several days ahead for a time which you know will suit you. The High Use Collection contains copies of many key texts and reference works. These are for use within the library only. If you want a book which is out on ordinary loan to another reader, you may recall it by placing a reservation via UNLOC. A book which you have reserved may be borrowed, when it becomes available, for a period of one week only. Sometimes you may find that the book you want is not on the shelves but is not recorded as being on loan in the UNLOC catalogue. If this happens, please ask for and complete a search request form at the issue counter. The book may be mis-shelved, and, if it is found as a result of your search request, you will have performed a service not only for yourself but also for other readers. You can use the Library’s facilities more efficiently if you ask them to send you notices (e.g. of overdue books, or of reserved books or interlibrary loans awaiting collection) by e-mail; but do not ask for this facility unless you are prepared to check your incoming e-mail regularly at least three times a week. There is a general information desk on the ground floor, and subject librarians are available on Level 4. If you have difficulty in locating a book or any other problem, do ask for help. Making the best use of the Library Always look for the books you need from the Library in good time. Many of the books in the Library are in heavy demand – especially when large numbers of undergraduates are trying to complete the same piece of coursework! If you look for the books you need early, you will probably be able to find them all, and will have plenty of time to recall those which are out on loan. If seeking a specific book, look first in the catalogue, not on the shelves: this is the only way to make sure you have all available information about the Library’s copy/ copies of the book you want. Don’t hesitate to put in a reservation or to make a search request (see above) if the book you want seems to be missing.

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Even more at postgraduate than at undergraduate level, don’t confine yourself to the books on your reading list. Learn your way around the Ancient History and Classics shelves and look out for books relevant to the topics you are working on: you will often find that ‘the book you want is the one next to the book you know about’ (E.H. Gombrich). Use the ‘Subject’ box of the UNLOC catalogue to track down material. Follow up references to related works in books or articles you are consulting. Ask the Library staff for help if you have a problem. Being fair to other readers Many other readers depend on the Library just as much as you. Please behave

responsibly and be fair to others in your use of the Library: Don’t talk in the reading areas Don’t put a book back in the wrong place. When you have finished with a book, either

replace it carefully in the correct place or leave it on one of the trolleys reserved for books for re-shelving

Never deface or hide library books When you borrow a book, use and return it as promptly as possible Liaison between the Library and the Classics Department Module conveners always send book lists to the Library, with recommendations for the books to be placed in the Short Loan or High Use Collection. If you are having serious difficulty finding the books you need for a module, please consult the module convener. (S)he may be able to help, e.g. by asking for additional books to be included in the Short Loan Collection. Research students who are likely to need a particular book over an extended period, and who cannot reasonably be expected to buy it, should consult their Supervisor and/or request its purchase through the ‘More books’ scheme: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/library/more-books/more-books.aspx 9.3 Using the Interlibrary Loan Service You can use the Interlibrary Loan Service to obtain books and articles which the University library system does not have in its stocks. You should not normally need to use the Service when working on taught modules, since the University requires Departments to ensure that all books they consider essential for such modules are available in the University, but MA students may well need to use it when working on their dissertation, and most research students will probably find themselves using it too at various stages. Interlibrary loans take time. You should allow at least three weeks for a loan item to reach the Library - another reason to plan your work carefully in advance. Interlibrary loans cost money. The full price of a loan is £8 plus VAT, but taught postgraduate taught students are entitled to a quota of 20 free loan vouchers a year, and research students to 40 a year. (For this purpose, the year begins on 1 August and ends on 31 July.) Note that some items ‘cost’ more than one voucher; for example you need two vouchers for a UK doctoral thesis, four for a North American one, five for a photocopy from overseas and eight for any book or microfilm that has to be ordered from abroad. Any interlibrary loans beyond your quota will have to be paid for by you, at the full rate. It follows that you should decide early on which are the items that you will really need to get on Interlibrary Loan, but also keep some of your quota in reserve in case you discover important items unexpectedly later on.

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If you find that books or articles important to your dissertation/thesis work are not available in the University library system, your first step should be to consult your supervisor. They may well be able to suggest an alternative strategy for dealing with the problem, and will in any case be able to advise you on how essential the items actually are. If after consultation you decide that you will need to get the items on Interlibrary Loan, you will next make an Interlibrary Loan Request on UNLOC (choose ‘ILL’ at the main menu). Give the fullest possible details of the book or article you want; if the initial source of your reference gave inadequate information (if, for instance, it did not give the title of an article, or the first and last pages), try to track it down in a subject bibliography (see 6.5 below). When the item arrives, the Library will inform you by e-mail and you should then ask in the UPW Student Service Centre for the necessary voucher(s). Go with the voucher(s) to the Library’s loans desk (in the Short Loan Collection area), and collect the item. If the item is a photocopied article and you have been sent a copyright declaration form for it, you may if you wish send the form back to the Library with your voucher and you will then be sent the photocopy. You must obey any conditions attached to use of an Interlibrary Loan item, e.g. date by which it must be returned; prohibition of taking out of library (usually for microforms, sometimes for other items); restriction to use for personal study and research only (for photocopies of articles - which may normally be retained indefinitely). If you violate any of the conditions, you may not be allowed to use the service in future. 9.4 Other libraries The Department has its own small collection of books in the Digital Humanities Centre on the ground floor of the Humanities Building. The collection also includes many copies of individual journal articles and chapters from edited volumes. The collection is the responsibility of the Departmental Librarian. If your home is near a university whose library has a sizeable Classics section, you should consider applying for permission to use it during the vacations; similarly if you are planning to go to a seminar, conference or other event at another university during a vacation. Members of staff will be happy to support such applications. If you are a graduate of another university, you may likewise find it useful to exercise the reading and/or borrowing rights you probably still have at its library. Most UK university library catalogues are accessible through the Library’s networking facilities and/or on the internet (go to http://copac.ac.uk ). Thus you will probably be able to find out without leaving Nottingham which if any of the books and periodicals you need are available at a particular library elsewhere. If you join the Hellenic or Roman Society as a Student Associate, you will become entitled to use, and borrow from, their Joint Library at the Institute of Classical Studies in London, which is one of the largest classical libraries in the country and is housed in the South Block of the University of London Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. You are strongly recommended to join one of the Societies, particularly if you are contemplating doctoral research in the future; a planned visit to the Joint Library may be of great value when preparing your dissertation. If you borrow books, you can (at your own risk, however) return them by post. There is now a single consolidated electronic catalogue for all the University of London’s research libraries, including that of the Institute of Classical Studies; it can be found at http://catalogue.ulrls.lon.ac.uk (choose ‘Institute of Classical Studies’ from the ‘Search by Location or Collection’ menu) In the catalogue, books in the Institute library are marked ICLASS.

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9.5 Subject Bibliographies You should always regard any bibliography or reading list that your teachers give you as only a beginning, and should seek to widen and deepen it yourself. Much of this you will do by following up the references and bibliographies in books and articles that you read and in general or specialised reference works, but it is important that you should also become familiar with the main sources of comprehensive bibliographical information relating to all branches of Classical Studies. For many years the key bibliographical tool for Classics has been L’Année Philologique (often abbreviated as APh), published annually since 1924 (except for a few years during and after World War II when it appeared at longer intervals). This contains brief particulars of (ideally) everything published in the field during the year to which a particular volume relates. In the case of articles, a brief summary of the article’s content is given (in French, English or German according to the country [n.b. not the language] in which the article was published). In the case of books, rather than attempting to provide a synopsis of the book, APh’s practice is to give references to reviews of it. APh is best consulted in the searchable online version (covering at present the years 1924-2010, with records for 2011 being progressively added) which is one of the Library’s networked resources: it may be found from the Library’s Classics Resources page (click on the Année Philologique link). More up-to-date information (but without article abstracts) is available from the online database associated with the journal Gnomon www.gnomon.ku-eichstaett.de/Gnomon/en/Gnomon.html Click on ‘Title Search’, then on ‘Suche’, then enter suitable keywords (e.g. author’s name, words from title) in the ‘Suchwort(e)’ box. 9.6 Electronic Resources There are an increasing number of electronic resources of value to students of classical antiquity, and many of them are available through the University network. Details and links are available on the Information Services’ eLibrary Gateway. These include web-based resources, among them L’Année Philologique (see 6.5 above), and CD-ROMs. Some CD-ROMs are networked; others are free-standing and must be used in the Library. An important online resource for anyone working on Greek texts is the Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (click on the TLG link on the Library’s Classics Resources page), which allows word-searches to be carried out on (almost) the entire corpus of ancient Greek literature or any part of it, and also allows passages of text to be copied to disk. 9.7 The Internet Much essential information is now issued by the University only on its website, and a huge amount of information about the ancient world is available on the Internet. The University website - From the University’s home page click on the Student Services Website. This will lead you to the homepage. Log on with your username and password to access some prime links like Information Services and your Outlook e-mail account, ePARs, the Catalogue of Modules and Moodle. Here, you will also find the addresses of Schools, Divisions and Departments and the Student/Staff telephone/email directory. Also from the browse area you can reach the Students’ Union website and a wide range of information about transport, travel and local leisure opportunities.

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The Classics and Archaeology Department has its own home page: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/humanities/departments/classics-and-archaeology/ The home page gives information about staff; information about courses for prospective applicants; details of the Department’s research centres and other research activities. It also has some links to other classical websites. Moodle is the online portal that is used for teaching. This can be found at https://moodle.nottingham.ac.uk/login/index.php. This handbook and others, as well as information on your taught modules will all be available here. It is password protected and you will need your university login details to access it. Classics on the Web. It can be a major source of information for the study of the ancient Greek and Roman world. It is easy to gain access to such information by using a Web metasite (a site listing links to other websites). Not all of these are updated regularly enough to be reliable. A good starting point is the Pomoerium site (http://pomoerium.eu/ ), which lists links to pages offering bibliographic information, news, images of classical objects and sites, classical texts, modern publications, library catalogues, and other useful data. The following are a few examples of major Web sites specializing in particular aspects of the ancient world and well worth a visit:

PERSEUS Project: An Evolving Digital Library of Ancient Greece. Huge site offering comprehensive resource on Greece, including a wide range of texts in Greek and English, and a library of art objects, sites and buildings with 13,000 pictures. An expansion of the site to include Ancient Rome is in preparation. Address: www. perseus.tufts.edu (or use the Perseus Project link from the Classics Department home page or the Library Services list of Classics resources).

DIOTIMA: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World. Address: http://www.stoa.org/diotima/

Remember that to use your critical judgement in evaluating material on the Web, as with printed material. A site is only as good as its author! And ‘even when reading the most reputable authors you must persist in asking how they can have known what they tell us’ (P.J. Rhodes, Historia 19 [1970] 400 – he had Thucydides in mind, but it applies to everyone, ancient or modern!) 9.8 Computer Viruses All University terminals are fitted with virus-checking software, which is updated regularly, but even so may be contaminated occasionally. As viruses can spread themselves through worms and e-mail attachments, it is essential to install virus-checking software on your own computer (if you have one) and update it frequently, preferably using a software package that updates itself automatically: such software is available free on the campus network, and Information Services can advise on its use. See http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/it-services/security/cyber/computer.aspx

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10. YOUR FUTURE 10.1 Beyond your MA: towards research? 10.1.1 Doctoral research at Nottingham One important function that MA courses are designed to serve is to prepare students for full-scale research towards the PhD degree. You may have envisaged this from the start, or you may find during your MA course that you are becoming interested in pursuing research more deeply. Either way, you should consult your Course Director and the Postgraduate Recruitment Officer (Hannah O’Regan) as soon as possible, so that you can consider together the various available options for you to become a research student (full or part-time, at Nottingham or elsewhere), the possible subjects of your research, and opportunities for securing funding and for training (see below). One of the things you will want to consider is why you want to work towards a PhD. For many people, research and discovery are extremely rewarding activities in themselves, and those who find them so (as all your teachers do) will need no further motive or justification. Others may be aiming at an academic career, for which a PhD is now a necessary prerequisite – though by no means a sufficient one, given the state of the academic job market – or be wishing to gain an extra qualification to improve their personal profile with a view to enhancing their career prospects in another field; but students with these motives must also have a strong commitment to research for its own sake, or they will be unlikely to stay the course. The life of a research student is demanding and is unlikely to be affluent; if you are going to embark on it, be sure you are prepared to see the voyage through. The requirement for a PhD is to present, and be examined on, a thesis, to the satisfaction of two examiners (one of them an external specialist). The thesis must be an original piece of research, on a subject previously approved by the Department. You are normally expected to complete your research for the thesis within three years of full-time study (six years if part-time), and to submit the thesis within a year after that time (during this year, officially known as the ‘thesis pending period’, you remain entitled, on payment of a nominal tuition fee, to use University library and computing facilities). Your thesis will be read by the two examiners, who will then conduct a viva voce examination on the thesis and the field of study into which it falls, and make a recommendation to the University as to whether you should be awarded the PhD degree, or the less demanding MPhil, or should be given the opportunity to resubmit the thesis and be examined again (normally within twelve months and subject to a re-examination fee). The Department welcomes intending PhD students in any of the fields of specialization of its staff members; but if you are interested in research in an area that does not quite seem to come within any of these fields, consult your Course Director anyway. There may be a suitable supervisor for you at Nottingham after all, or alternatively you will be advised on other universities where appropriate supervision would be available. 10.1.2 Training opportunities The Graduate School runs an extensive programme of training courses for PhD students (especially those in their first year of research). They cover such areas as library and IT skills; communication and presentation skills; research management (i.e. managing your own research); research methodologies. These courses are also open to students taking MA courses by research (such as the Department’s MA in Greek and Roman Studies by Research) and to full-time taught MA

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students intending to follow their MA with doctoral research. As they may prove time-consuming for students who are also taking several taught modules, you should consult your Course Director at the earliest possible stage as to which, if any, of these courses it would be appropriate for you to take. In addition, you may wish to improve your Greek and/or Latin language skills by attending one of the summer schools run by various universities and organisations in different parts of the country; details of these are always available on the website of the Joint Association of Classical Teachers http://www.jact.org/ 10.1.3 Funding opportunities Further information about funding opportunities for postgraduate research is available on the Department’s website (www.nottingham.ac.uk/classics/prospective/postgraduate/fees-funding/intro.aspx). For UK students the main source of funding for postgraduate research in the humanities is the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Midlands 3 Cities competition (M3C). These studentships cover both fees and subsistence, and more details can be found here: http://www.midlands3cities.ac.uk/ Note that if you are interested in applying for a 2019 start, you will need to be preparing your proposal in late 2018. Please ask your course director and Chrysanthi Gallou (Director of PG Studies) for advice. There are also a number of funding opportunities for EU and International students, which can be found on the international office funding pages: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/studywithus/international-applicants/scholarships-fees-and-finance/index.aspx 10.2 Towards a career? Of our MA graduates who choose to enter employment rather than going on to advanced research, some go into careers related to their degree course (e.g. teaching, museum work), but, as in other Arts disciplines, the majority take jobs in unrelated fields, and our graduates have ended up in a very wide range of careers (e.g. advertising, banking, computing, law, librarianship, marketing, publishing, retail management, etc., etc.). The Careers and Employability Service (tel. 0115 (95)13680; email: careers-team@nottingham.ac.uk ; webpage: www.nottingham.ac.uk/careers/index.aspx) offers a full range of careers services. A Careers and Employability Guide is available free of charge to students, and ample further information is available in the Services office. The Careers Advisers will both help you decide on the kind of job which you would like to do and give you the information you need when making job applications. If you mean to go into employment after the completion of your studies, you should take steps to arrange an appointment with a careers adviser to help you get a clearer idea of the job you want and how to go about getting it. Careers sessions will be arranged specifically for students in the Department which you will be very welcome to attend. 10.3 References When you apply for jobs, both during your course and after you have left, you will probably need a reference from a member of the Classics staff, and we are happy to do this for you. Normally your Course Director will be the appropriate person to write the reference, but sometimes you may prefer to approach another member of staff whom you have got to know well during your course.

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You must always ask permission before giving a member of staff’s name as a referee: failure to do so is discourteous, and might be disastrous for you if, for example, a potential employer sent a request for a reference at short notice to a member of staff who is away from Nottingham on research leave, had not been warned to expect the request, and was therefore not in a position to alert you to the situation and inform you ow they could be quickly contacted. To assist the person writing a reference, please supply the following information: details of the job(s) you are applying for, and an up-to-date CV or other form of personal statement giving a rounded picture of yourself, including your non-academic activities and any experience you have that is relevant to the job for which you are applying.

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11. SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE UNIVERSITY Student Service Centres For help and support visit www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices or visit one of our Student Service Centres in person - locations are listed on the website

Students can also contact Student Services on: studentservices@nottingham.ac.uk 0115 74 86500 (external) or ext 86500 (internal) Cripps Health Centre Telephone (0115) 846 8888/ Int. 68888 http://www.unhs.co.uk/ Open Monday to Friday 8.00 am to 6.30 pm Telephone or call to make an appointment. Outside these hours, a nurse is always on duty in term times and will offer advice or refer to a duty GP. During vacations the caller will be connected to a GP deputising service. Halls of Residence Hall wardens have responsibility for the welfare of students while they are in hall. Each student will be allocated to a hall tutor who is available to offer support and advice and who is accountable to the warden. Dignity Advisers A number of staff members in various departments offer confidential advice in dealing with racial, sexual and other forms of harassment. There is a list of advisers accessible via the Dignity at Nottingham Policy web page. International Office Jubilee Campus Telephone (0115) 951 5247/ Int. 15247 www.nottingham.ac.uk/international Open Monday to Friday 10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 4 pm. Telephone or call to make an appointment. For immigration and visa support you can access our Immigration Advisers online or in person through the Student Service Centres. Nightline (Students Union) Telephone (0115) 951 4985 / Int. 14985, email: nightlineanon@nottingham.ac.uk Hours: 7 pm to 8 am seven nights a week (term time) Nottingham Nightline is a confidential telephone line, run by students for support and information. It also gives information on clubs, takeaways, cinema, health services, or anything that you might like to know or need to discuss. Religious Support Telephone (0115) 951 3931 or internal 13931 www.nottingham.ac.uk/chaplains

Student Advice Centre (Students Union) B Floor, Portland Building Telephone (0115) 846 8730/ Int. 68730 https://www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/advice/ Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am-4pm and Wednesday 10 am to 5 pm. Out of term: Monday – Friday, 9am-4pm. Telephone or call in. No appointment necessary. Professional advisers offering help with financial/funding difficulties, tenancy problems, and legal issues.

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Postgraduate Student Network Email: supgofficer@nottingham.ac.uk The Postgraduate Student Network is the representative body for all postgraduate students at the University of Nottingham. Sign up with the free membership to receive news and info on events to your University email. Academic Support Telephone (0115) 84 66115/ Int. 66115, email: dyslexia-support@nottingham.ac.uk Academic Support provides a personal and practical approach to academic study and opportunities for both undergraduate and postgraduate students with Specific Learning Differences to develop their learning strategies. It also provides specialist study support for students with dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD and other specific learning differences. Financial Support Finance and funding advice is available online and in person through the Student Service Centres. Advice on student loans, access fund, various other hardship funds and council tax exemption. University Counselling Service The Orchards, University Park Telephone Reception (0115) 951 3695/ Int. 13695 www.nottingham.ac.uk/counselling

Open Monday to Friday 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 4.30 pm Telephone or call to make an appointment Offers a confidential service from professional qualified counsellors for a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, family concerns, and relationship issues. Childcare Services Child Care Services offer a broad range of quality child care services for both students and staff members of the University. It has two sites: the Nursery (located near to the sports centre), and the Playcentre on Science Road, both at University Park. Childcare Services Manager: Sue Mellors Tel: 0115 951 5222 childcareservices@nottingham.ac.uk

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/child-care/home.aspx

University of Nottingham Students Union (UNU) Portland Building Telephone Reception (0115) 846 8800/ Int.68800 President: (0115) 846 8771/ Int 68771, Welfare Officer / Education Officer: (0115) 846 8772/ Int. 68772 https://www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/ Offers support with a number of issues including academic appeals. There are also student support representatives in Halls of Residence.

Student Services is your one stop shop for help and support. Browse our services online at

www.nottingham.ac.uk/studentservices or visit us in person at any Student Service Centre.

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12. SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY FOR STUDENTS

The Social Media Policy for Students

(https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/governance/documents/social-media-policy-for-students-

nov15.pdf) aims to offer guidance and direction on student use of social media while studying at

the University of Nottingham. While social media can offer many social, academic and

professional benefits, there is an inherent risk attached to its use, and this policy can make

individual students aware of the impact that misuse of social media can have on themselves, their

fellow students, members of staff and the University’s reputation. It advocates the use of social

media, but encourages a cautious and considered approach, while outlining the standards of

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APPENDIX I: MyNottingham Terminology

The University of Nottingham is introducing a new student records system across its campuses in the UK, Malaysia and China. Students will access the new system through a web portal called MyNottingham. When MyNottingham is launched in the UK it will introduce some new terminology that you will need to understand and become familiar with. The guide below has been developed to help prepare you for this change. You will receive more information about MyNottingham and what this means for you before we launch the system to UK students.

MyNottingham Language

Current Language

Definition Examples

Academic Plan Course or Programme of Study

An approved plan of study that provides a coherent learning experience and leads to a qualification.

BSc Nursing – Adult; Chemical Engineering MEng; Music and Philosophy BA; Brewing Science MSc; Law with French and French Law BA.

Accommodation Reasonable adjustment

Learning adjustments for a student’s particular circumstances (not a reference to living accommodation).

Alternative examination arrangements.

Advisee Tutee/ Student

A student receiving advice from a tutor, supervisor or advisor.

N/A.

Career No direct equivalent

Qualification level. Undergraduate, Postgraduate.

Class No direct equivalent

An umbrella term for specific units of teaching.

Lectures, seminars or labs.

Course Module A self-contained, formally-structured unit of study, with a coherent and explicit set of learning outcomes and assessment criteria.

Applied Ethics, Advanced Financial Economics, Biochemistry of Disease, Public Health and Epidemiology.

eDocs No direct equivalent

Electronic document repository for documents that are uploaded and attached to a student record

Evidence in support of an extenuating circumstances claim etc.

Financial Aid No direct equivalent

An umbrella term for any scholarships, stipends or other funding awards given to students.

Core bursaries, Aspire scholarships, industry scholarships etc.

Session No direct equivalent

A specific teaching period, usually one semester but other defined teaching periods may exist.

Autumn Semester, Spring Term etc.

Term Academic Year

A defined period of time, refers to the academic year, which runs from September to

September 2017 to August 2018.

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August.