Postgraduate Course: Women in Medieval Europe, c.1000-c.1500 (PGHC11212)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course assesses the status of women in medieval Europe, c.1000-c.1500. In particular it will evaluate chronological change and regional differences, consider the problems of different types of source material, and discuss different scholarly approaches. Themes it will cover include religion, power, law, work, lifecycle and marriage.
Indicative course content:
1. Key approaches and debates in the study of medieval women
2. Gender Ideologies
3. The Marriage Debate
4. Women and the Law
5. Women and Power
6. Women and Religion
7. Women's Writings
8. Women and Work: Continuity or Change?
9. Gender and Morality
10. Studying Scottish Medieval Women
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One essay of 3000 words. |
| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
The aims and objectives of the course are:
- To develop or enhance an understanding of the concerns and approaches of women's history and, in particular, of gender as an analytical category
- To relate gender in the Middle Ages to its social and cultural contexts
- To explore medieval social and cultural life more widely via this analysis
- To develop further students' study skills and analytical capabilities through an engagement with both secondary discussion and primary source material
- To enable students individually to develop a more profound understanding of particular aspects of the topics covered.
After successful completion of this course, the student will:
- have an understanding of the concerns and approaches of women's history
- have detailed knowledge regarding the position of women in medieval Europe c.1000-c.1500
- have developed his/her ability to engage critically in debate, to synthesize and review a range of arguments, and to analyse contemporary source material.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Cordelia Beattie
Tel: (0131 6)50 3778
Email: Cordelia.Beattie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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