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

Department: History

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

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• HIST50130

Excluded Combination of Modules

• 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

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

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Discussion of work in progress.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University