HIST 191A
Capstone Seminar: History--Ancient History
Description: Seminar, three hours. Designed for seniors. Limited to 15 students meeting with faculty member. Organized on topics basis with reading, discussion, and development of culminating project. May be repeated once for credit. P/NP or letter grading.
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Summer 2020 - The workload of this class isn't "light" per se, but it is very light for a 191 class. The final grade is based on a presentation + outline, a 10 page paper, and a final exam. The final is based on the outlines of everyone in the class, and is nearly impossible to finish in its entirety (as is true for most of Langdon's finals.) But as long as you're answering the majority of the exam correctly, you're fine. Regarding textbooks, I bought the course reader but never used it. Other readings are provided by Professor Langdon in a Google Drive, but you're recommended to find some more depending on your topic for the presentation.
Summer 2020 - The workload of this class isn't "light" per se, but it is very light for a 191 class. The final grade is based on a presentation + outline, a 10 page paper, and a final exam. The final is based on the outlines of everyone in the class, and is nearly impossible to finish in its entirety (as is true for most of Langdon's finals.) But as long as you're answering the majority of the exam correctly, you're fine. Regarding textbooks, I bought the course reader but never used it. Other readings are provided by Professor Langdon in a Google Drive, but you're recommended to find some more depending on your topic for the presentation.
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Professor Mellor is a very engaging and approachable professor, and even more so in his small seminar courses. The grade in the class was comprised of 2 short papers (one on Ronald Syme's Roman Revolution and one on Karl Galinsky's Cambridge Companion to the Age of Augustus), a 30-minute presentation, and a 12-15 page research paper. Mellor is one of those professors who can make a 3 hour class seem like only a 1 hour class, thanks to his enthusiasm about the material and his amusing anecdotal tendencies. He gives you plenty of flexibility in the choice of the research paper topic, and is more than willing to help you out if you can't make up your mind. He also arranged an optional trip for the class to the Getty Villa, and gave us a tour. My only advice is that you may want to take his 114B class BEFORE taking this class, as this seminar somewhat presupposes familiarity with the time period and the life of Augustus. Overall, a very enjoyable class, and a great professor!
Professor Mellor is a very engaging and approachable professor, and even more so in his small seminar courses. The grade in the class was comprised of 2 short papers (one on Ronald Syme's Roman Revolution and one on Karl Galinsky's Cambridge Companion to the Age of Augustus), a 30-minute presentation, and a 12-15 page research paper. Mellor is one of those professors who can make a 3 hour class seem like only a 1 hour class, thanks to his enthusiasm about the material and his amusing anecdotal tendencies. He gives you plenty of flexibility in the choice of the research paper topic, and is more than willing to help you out if you can't make up your mind. He also arranged an optional trip for the class to the Getty Villa, and gave us a tour. My only advice is that you may want to take his 114B class BEFORE taking this class, as this seminar somewhat presupposes familiarity with the time period and the life of Augustus. Overall, a very enjoyable class, and a great professor!
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