Programme Specifications
Medieval and Early Modern History
Information provided by Department of History and Welsh History:
Information provided by Department of History and Welsh History:
Information provided by Department of History and Welsh History:
May 2013
Information provided by Department of History and Welsh History:
The Programme aims to develop learners’ interest in Medieval and Early Modern History, and to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the subject. It offers learners a wide range of choice with regard to historical periods and themes from late Antiquity to the modern era, which include opportunities to study aspects of political, social, cultural or economic history. Core modules focus on the acquisition of fundamental historical research skills and an understanding of historiographical issues. In this way, the Programme aims to produce graduates who possess high level research and interpretative skills, and who have acquired a lifelong appreciation of History’s value to society.
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the programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities and other attributes in the following areas:
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A1 Knowledge and understanding of human societies in the past through the study of a range of historical periods and themes in more than one country, and in different cultural contexts
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A2 The ability to frame historical questions, and to search for and locate appropriate secondary and primary evidence in diverse forms, including the electronic.
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A3 The ability to read and use, critically and empathetically, a range of secondary texts and primary sources
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A4 The appreciation of the complexity and diversity of situations, events and ways of thinking in the past.
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A5 The understanding of the difficulties inherent in historical interpretation, and the means whereby historians deal with ambiguity, incomplete evidence and differences of viewpoints
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A6 The appreciation of the basic critical skills of the historian in establishing and using rules of evidence and testing the validity of statements by developing a practical understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to produce and interpret historical knowledge
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A7 Intellectual independence in the setting and solving of problems, the acquisition of bibliographical skills, the ability to gather, sift, select, organise and synthesise historical evidence, and the ability to formulate appropriate questions and to provide answers to them using valid and relevant evidence and argument.
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A8 Reflexive and critical awareness of the forces of historical change and the ways in which they are explained in historiographical debates
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A9 The marshalling of lucid and coherent arguments in written and oral forms.
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A10 The ability to listen and to respond to the arguments of others.
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A11 The understanding of the social value of History, and the fostering of a life-long enjoyment of History as a subject.
Learning/teaching methods and strategies:
Acquisition of 1 is through lectures, seminars (which include formal presentations, directed and student-led discussions), assessed coursework and individual essay tutorials. Additional support is provided by the resources of the University Library and the National Library of Wales. Acquisition of 2-11 is through a combination of Option and Survey modules with a range of skills and historiographical modules in Year 2 and Special Subject, Dissertation and general Historical Problems modules in Year 3. Throughout, learners are required to consolidate and broaden their knowledge by means of independent reading.
Assessment:
Assessment is by coursework (1, 3, 4-9), for which learners are offered regular feed-back, and by a combination of closed unseen examinations (1, 4-10), take-away examination (8) and where appropriate, projects (6) and dissertation (1-9). Trials are currently being conducted for oral assessment by means of formal presentations (9).
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10.2.1 Intellectual (thinking) skills – able to:
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B1 engage with the complexity and diversity of the subject
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B2 reason critically
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B3 apply historical methods and concepts
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B4 demonstrate independence of mind
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B5 communicate knowledge and ideas to others, in written and spoken form
Learning/teaching methods and strategies
Intellectual skills are developed throughout the Programme in a variety of ways. These include the development of listening skills in lectures and comprehension skills in reading and note-taking (1), seminars, tutorials, dissertations and coursework (1-5)
Assessment
All forms of assessment measure learners’ abilities in each of the 5 intellectual skills by means of written responses in a variety of formats. Oral presentation is not yet formally assessed, but is developed in seminar and tutorial work.
10.2.2 Practical skills – able to
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C1 search out, sift, assimilate and deploy bodies of historical evidence from a variety of sources
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C2 demonstrate self-discipline in time-management and an ability to work both independently and collaboratively
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C3 read secondary sources critically
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C4 analyse primary sources in complex ways, including an ability to establish their provenance, analyse their content and language, and cross-reference them with other primary and secondary sources
Learning/teaching methods and strategies
All learners are introduced to these practical skills in the Year 1 core modules, and each is further developed in Years 2 and 3 in all modules. Module handbooks and Year Guides provide further guidance, especially in relation to essay writing and preparation. Skills modules in Year 2 introduce students to a set of particular historical skills, such as oral testimony, IT, statistical analysis, and the use of a wide range of evidence from field monuments to journalism. A separate Dissertation Handbook is distributed to all Year 3 students, while the Dissertation Module provides detailed advice on how to select a topic, search for sources, and structure and present the completed dissertation.
Assessment
Skills 1-3 are assessed primarily by means of coursework and examinations, whereas 4, though an important element in the assessment of all modules, is assessed principally by means of essays, projects and seen and unseen examinations in the Skills, Special Subject and Dissertation modules.
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Transferable skills – able to:
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D1 demonstrate initiative, self-direction and self-motivation
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D2 demonstrate flexibility and independence of mind
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D3 demonstrate effective presentation and communication skills, orally and in writing
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D4 manage time and work to deadlines
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D5 search for and locate information in a wide variety of sources
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D6 contextualise, evaluate and cross-reference diverse forms of (often incomplete) information
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D7 work constructively in groups, and to assess the value and relevance of the ideas and arguments of others.
BA Medieval and Early Modern History [V190]
Academic Year: 2024/2025Single Honours scheme - available from 2002/2003
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The Tudors: A European Dynasty?
Magic in the Middle Ages: From Antiquity to the Eve of the Witch Craze
Media and Society in Twentieth Century Britain
Science, Religion and Magic
African-American History, 1808 to the Present
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Trosedd, Terfysg a Moesoldeb yng Nghymru 1750-1850
The Making of Europe: Christendom and beyond, c. 1000-1300
Germany since 1945
The Atlantic World, 1492-1825
Southeast Asia at the crossroads (c. 1400 to the present)
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