Introduction to Medieval Europe 2 (VS2) (U03751)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : HCA-2-VS2-MRH

This course provides an introduction to the history of later medieval Europe (1200-1450). This is a period of extreme contrasts, boom and bust. The thirteenth century was an age of expanding population, shifting frontiers and an ascendant Christendom: continuing crusades, great cathedral building and a papacy at the height of its powers. In contrast the fourteenth century is well known for the great famine, the Black Death and recurring plague epidemics, the beginning of the Hundred Years War, popular unrest in towns and countryside and the papal schism. But it is also a period of renewal and development, which culminates in the Italian Renaissance. So is this the autumn of the Middle Ages, a period of decay and decline, or the beginnings of the modern world?

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U03749

Subject Areas

Home subject area

History, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 1 hour(s) per week for 1 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	10:00	11:00	Lecture Theatre C, David Hume Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	10:00	10:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	10:00	10:50	Central
Lecture	Friday	10:00	10:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : The Friday slot will consist of a varied programme of events rather than a regular lecture.
The tutorial hour will be timetabled at the start of the course according to student availability.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course it is intended that students will be able to:
demonstrate understanding of the key concepts of medieval history, specifically medieval European society and the changes that took place over the period 1200-1450, by way of essay and examination;
demonstrate skill in research and writing by producing a sound and competent essay;
demonstrate, by way of critical source analysis, an awareness of the nature and use of historical evidence;
present evaluations and conclusions clearly in both written and oral form;
evaluate the work of others, including peers;
manage independently ones personal timetable, workload and other priorities in order to meet established deadlines.