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

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

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	7.50
Other: Unscheduled meetings as requested by the student	Variable	Variable	Variable	2.50
Preperation and Reading Time				290
Total				300

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit 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.