13CLS

Classical Studies Level 3

Course Description

Teacher in Charge:

CLASSICAL STUDIES – YEAR 13
COURSE LEVEL 3
CODE: 13CLS

Level Three Classical Studies aims, through a study of the people, places and events of the classical world, to give students an understanding of their place in a bicultural society. In order to do so, they need to understand the societies that have laid the foundations for the world in which we live. It is an interdisciplinary subject engaging literature, languages, art, history, science, religion and philosophy. Students will explore community, cultural identity, values and perspectives.

The Learning Objectives:

  1. To encourage students to think critically about human behaviour and relationships, so they can appreciate the civilisations of ancient Greece and Rome and through this understand the past and present and imagine possible futures.
  2. To understand and explain the relationships between social, political and artistic aspects of the classical world, using primary and secondary sources, and explain different perspectives and how these aspects influenced the lives of Greeks and Romans living in those times.
  3. To understand how and why ideas and values of the classical world have influenced other cultures, including New Zealand, such as the influence of classical architecture.

Classics will also help you to achieve University Entrance (as an approved subject), and will support your growth as a reader and writer across the curriculum. This is an academic course where you will be required to read and appreciate literature and language.

This course is entirely made up of Achievement Standards, with 22 ‘core’ credits that students must complete. 



Entry Requirements

14 credits in Level 2 Classical Studies, History or English, or 14 credits from an appropriate subject at the discretion of the TIC Classical Studies and/or Head of Social Sciences. 

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 22 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 12 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91394 v2
NZQA Info
Classical Studies 3.1 - Analyse ideas and values of the classical world
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91396 v2
NZQA Info
Classical Studies 3.3 - Analyse the impact of a significant historical figure on the classical world
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 6r,6w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91397 v2
NZQA Info
Classical Studies 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of significant ideology(ies) in the classical world
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 6r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91398 v2
NZQA Info
Classical Studies 3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of the lasting influences of the classical world on other cultures across time
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 6r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 22
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 22
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 22

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.

Disclaimer

Course Selection is confirmed at the start of 2024.  You can change the courses you have selected up until the start of next year provided there are still spaces in the course you wish to change to.

Some courses may become unavailable due to the number of students taking the courses or changes in staffing.

New courses may also be introduced, in which case you will be notified and given the opportunity to select the new course.