ME2003 Medieval Europe (11th - 15th c.)

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

Curricular information may be subject to change

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

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SCQF level

SCQF level 8

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Planned timetable

3.00 pm Mon, Tue and Thu

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr F G Hill

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Module description

This module surveys the history of Europe and the Mediterranean world from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries. The module takes thematic cross-sections which will enable students to understand not just the crucial events that shaped the period (such as the Crusades, the fall of Constantinople, the Black Death, the threat of Mongol invasions and popular rebellions), but also the mentalities of the people who experienced them. The thematic structure of tutorials will allow comparison within each theme, covering not just Europe but also the Byzantine and Islamic worlds. Possible themes may include political structures, popular devotion, religious dissent, transmission of intellectual thought, violence and warfare, marriage, childhood, the persecution of minorities, assimilation and co-existence and travel and exploration.

Assessment pattern

60% Coursework 40% Examination

Re-assessment

3-hour Written Examination = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

3 hours x 10 weeks lectures; 1 x 10 weeks tutorials

Scheduled learning hours

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

160

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.