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Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)

Module HIST50230: Northumbria in the Early Middle Ages I

Department: History

HIST50230: Northumbria in the Early Middle Ages I

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Open	4	30	Available in 2007/2008		Durham

Pre-requisites

None

Corequisites

Historical Methods and Interpretation (HIST50130)

Excluded Combinations

None

Aims

Introduction to the advanced study of the origin, political, social and economic structure, and cultural background of the Kingdom of Northumbria down to the Viking invasions of the late 9th century.

Content

The module will explore: the origins of the kingdom, especially the relationship between Angles and Britons; textual and archaeological sources for the nature of its society; the role of the church and of conversion to Christianity; the stability or otherwise of its political and economic structures; the primary influences on its cultural development.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

Subject-specific Skills

Key Skills

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Tutorials	5	Foretnightly	1.5 hours	7.50
Preparation and Reading				292.50
Total				300

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Essay	100%	Essay	5000 words	100%

Formative Assessment

Discussion of work in progress

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.