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Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)

Module HIST50930: The English in Medieval Ireland II

Department: History

HIST50930: The English in Medieval Ireland II

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

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

None

Aims

Extension of the work undertaken for the English in Medieval Ireland I into the changing context of the fourteenth century, normally leading to a dissertation in this field.

Content

Further study of the English settlements in medieval Ireland, concentrating on the fourteenth century, when the colony contracted in the face of an Irish military and cultural recovery. Themes to be studied include the reasons for this contraction, the measures taken to resist it by the authorities in Ireland and England, and the emergence of both a hybrid frontier society and of distinctive colonial solidarities among 'the English of Ireland'. All these topics will involve an understanding of economic and social trends and political structures and attitudes in the late medieval West.

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.