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Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)

Module HIST50630: English Military History from the Conquest to the Fourteenth Century I

Department: History

HIST50630: English Military History from the Conquest to the Fourteenth Century I

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

Pre-requisites

  • None

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

  • None

Aims

  • Introduction to the advanced study of English military history from the Conquest to the fourteenth century.

Content

  • The module will explore the military history of medieval England in the wider context of the structure of medieval English society. Questions about the changing nature of military obligation will be examined, as will the logistics of war - the ways in which armies were recruited and supplied. It will also be possible to study the development of military architecture in the period.

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

  • Introduction to the advanced study of English military history from the Conquest to the fourteenth century.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotal HoursAttendance Monitored
Tutorials 5 Fortnightly 1.5 hours 7.50
Other: Unscheduled meetings as requested by the student Variable Variable Variable 2.50
Preparation and Reading 290
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.