| Unit name | Themes and Problems in Medieval and Early Modern History |
|---|---|
| Unit code | HISTM0001 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Dr. Galloway |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of History (Historical Studies) |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit comprises a series of 12 seminars led by members of staff from various Departments within the Faculty of Arts. Its aim is to highlight the relative weaknesses and strengths of conventional periodization by means of specific themes (examples include religious change, intellectual change and the growth of the state) considered from a medieval and an early modern perspective. Following an introductory seminar the unit will be taught by means of five pairs of seminars, each pair devoted to one theme. A concluding seminar seeks to form an overview of the significance of periodization through an investigation of connecting issues and themes involving the use of the various source types considered in the Research Skills unit at approximately the same point in the Teaching Block. Primary sources will be studied in English translations. The unit's principle purpose is to enable students to develop and practise the skills of source analysis and argument construction that are central to their work later in the degree programme.
