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Programme and Module Handbook

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