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Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)

Module HIST51130: Kings and Princes in the British Isles II

Department: History

HIST51130: Kings and Princes in the British Isles 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 political relationships in the British Isles into the period 1216-1328 at an advanced level, extending work undertaken in Kings and Princes in the British Isles I, and normally leading to a dissertation in this field.

Content

  • The module will extend the study of political relationships in Britain and Ireland into a period when the increasingly powerful English and Scottish kingships suppressed most of the lesser royal and princely regimes within the islands, and also clashed with each other. Central themes will include jurisdictional changes, the development of the state, and questions of national identitiy, all of which demand understanding of the wider European as well as the insular context.

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

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotal HoursAttendance Monitored
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

ComponentComponent WeightingElementLength/DurationElement WeightingResit 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.