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Programme and Module Handbook

Postgraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)

Module HIST50730: English Military History from the Conquest to the Fourteenth Century II

Department: History

HIST50730: English Military History from the Conquest to the Fourteenth Century II

Type Open Level 4 Credits 30 Availability Available in 2007/08

Prerequisites

  • HIST50530

Corequisites

  • HIST50130

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None

Aims

  • Continued study of English military history from the Conquest to the fourteenth century. This module will concentrate on the study of specific campaigns or operations, and will enable students to apply the knowledge acquired from Module I in a more extended way, normally leading on to work for the dissertation.

Content

  • The module will extend the study of English military history from the Conquest to the fourteenth century by examining specific wars, campaigns and operations. Examples are: the civil war of Stephen's reign; the civil war of 1264-5; the Welsh or Scottish wars of Edward I; the 1346 Crecy-Calais campaign; the Black Prince's campaigns of 1355-6.

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

        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
        Preperation and Reading Time 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