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Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)

Module HIST50430: Germany in the Making I (1060-1198)

Department: History

HIST50430: Germany in the Making I (1060-1198)

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

Pre-requisites

  • None

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

  • None

Aims

  • Advanced study of the developement of German society during a period of fundamental importance to its long-term history.

Content

  • The module will examine the development of society, government and politics, economic and cultural life in German-speaking Europe during a period which was marked both by grave crises and by notable achievements. Matters for consideration include: the relations of German rulers with their neighbours, including the papacy; the developments of the imperial idea; the character, political activities, sources of power and cultural interest of the German nobility; and the beginnings of German eastward expansion.

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

  • Objectives are to be met through a programme of intensive directed reading, regular discussion of issues arising from the reading, and the production of an extensive piece of writing on an agreed subject.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotal HoursAttendance Monitored
Tutorials 5 Fortnightly 1.5 7.50
Preparation and Reading 290
Other: Unscheduled meetings as requested by the student Variable Variable Variable 0
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.