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Postgraduate Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)

Module HIST59030: Maps in Medieval Europe

Department: History

HIST59030: Maps in Medieval Europe

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 with the requisite linguistic competence (a reading knowledge of French, German and Italian) to gain detailed knowledge of the various genres of medieval maps, the concepts that underlie them and the changes that occurred in the course of the Middle Ages; to allow them to evaluate past and present assessments of these maps and to grasp current debates on their origins, purpose and significance.

Content

  • World maps before 1400
  • Portolan charts before 1400
  • Fifteenth-century cartography
  • Maps of regions
  • Local maps
  • Medieval understandings and use of maps

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

  • Individual tutorials

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotal HoursAttendance Monitored
Tutorials 9 Weekly 1 9
Preperation and Reading 291
Total 300

Summative Assessment

ComponentComponent WeightingElementLength/DurationElement WeightingResit 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.