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Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)
Module HIST58030: Early Western Saints' Lives
Department: History
HIST58030: Early Western Saints' Lives
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 4 | 30 | Available in 2007/2008 | Durham |
Pre-requisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combinations
- None
Aims
- To enable students to gain a detailed knowledge and understanding of this genre and a grasp of the ways in which historians can utilise saints' lives through intensive study of one or more specific examples. Through a programme of independent bibliographical research and reading focused on a particular theme of Life or group of Lives, to be selected according to the special interests of particular students and leading to a 5000 word essay to be defined on the basis of that reading.
Content
- Saints' Lives as texts: structure, contents, relationships with the hagiographical tradition
- Genre and varieties of saints' lives
- Saints' Lives in the context of contemporary religious beliefs, doctrines and practices
- The political function of saints' Lives in context of European Christianisation
- Saints' Lives as sources for social history: social status, gender relations etc.
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 | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tutorials | 9 | Weekly | 1 hour | 9 | |
| Preparation and Reading | 291 | ||||
| Total | 300 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 100% | Essay | 5000 words | 100% |
Formative Assessment
There is no seperate formative assessment, but at least one initial draft of the summative essay will be handed in for comment. The tutor will provide regular oral feedback on 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.