Postgraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)

Module HIST51030: Kings and Princes in the British Isles I

Department: History

HIST51030: Kings and Princes in the British Isles 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 political relationships within the British Isles, 1066-1216.

Content

The module will explore the changing concepts and styles of kingship and government, together with the interactions between the various royal and princely regimes across the British Isles, during a period when the expansion of the Anglo-Norman aristocracy and church profoundly affected the development of Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

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 through a programme of intensive directed reading, regular discussion of issues arising from the reading , and the production of and 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	7.5
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