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Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)

Module HIST50330: Northumbria in the Early Middle Ages II

Department: History

HIST50330: Northumbria in the Early Middle Ages II

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

Pre-requisites

  • Northumbria in the Early Middle Ages I (HIST50230)

Corequisites

  • Historical Methods and Interpretations (HIST50130)

Excluded Combinations

  • None

Aims

  • Continued study of the former Kingdom of Northumbria as it developed under the Viking invaders from the 860s onwards to the Norman conquest, building on work undertaken in Northumbria in the Middle Ages I, and normally leading to a dissertation in this field.

Content

  • The module will study the development of the area in all its aspects during and after the creation of the Viking Kingdom of York and the emergence of the Anglian earldom of Bamburgh. Central themes will include: the evidence for Viking settlement; the nature of Viking Kingship; the urban development of York; the fate of the church; and the relations of the area with the kings of England and the kings of Scots.

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

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotal HoursAttendance Monitored
Tutorials 5 Fortnightly 1.5 hours 7.50
Preparation and Reading 292.50
Total 300

Summative Assessment

ComponentComponent WeightingElementLength/DurationElement WeightingResit 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.