Postgraduate Programme and Module 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	Open	Level	4	Credits	30	Availability	Available in 2007/08	Module Cap

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

HIST50130

Excluded Combination of Modules

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

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total/Hours
Tutorials	5	Fortnightly	1.5 hours	7.5
Other: Unscheduled meetings as requested by the student	Variable	Variable	Variable	2.5
Preparation and Reading				290
Total				300

Summative Assessment

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

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