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Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)

Module HIST50830: The English in Medieval Ireland I

Department: History

HIST50830: The English in Medieval Ireland I

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

Pre-requisites

None

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

None

Aims

Advanced study of the foundations of English authority in Ireland in the late twefth and thirteenth centuries.

Content

The module will explore the establishment by English barons, knights and their dependants of a colonial society, reflected in lordships which by the late thirteenth century covered some two-thirds of Ireland. In addition to military conquest, the module will deal with the movement of population from Britain to Ireland, and the associated development of boroughs and manorial settlements, and also with the transplantation of English government and law into the core settlement areas.

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

Objectives are to be met through a programme of intensive directed reading, regular discussion of issues arising from the reading, and the production of an extensive piece of writing on an agreed subject.

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
Preparation and Reading				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.