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School:
School of Arts and Humanities
Credit Rating:
30
Level (including FHEQ):
F (FHEQ Level 4)
Graded or Non Graded:
Graded
Version Valid From:
2022-04-01
Module Leader:
Katherine Lewis
Version Number
2024.01
Learning Methods
Guided Independent Study
Lecture
Seminar
Supervised Time in Studio/Workshop
Synopsis
This module takes a global approach to the period c. 1350-1800. It will consider events and themes relating to political, religious, cultural, social, and economic history. European interactions with the wider world and early colonialism will be examined, but non-European cultures will also be discussed in their own right. Students… For more content click the Read More button below.
Learning Strategy
Teaching will be delivered through a variety of lectures, seminars, and workshops. It will include relevant external visits OR an analysis of web content developed and curated by relevant organisations. Students will be encouraged to utilise C&IT to enhance their learning experience, in particular by the use of bibliographical resources… For more content click the Read More button below.
Outline Syllabus
Topics to be covered typically include the Black Death, Religion and religious change (e.g. Islamic Europe, Reformations); Global trade (e.g. the Silk Road, the spice trade); Exploration and expansion (e.g. travellers and travel writing); the ‘discovery’ of America and early European colonialism; Enslavement and exploitation. Embedded within this content students… For more content click the Read More button below.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students will
1.
be able to understand the conceptual issues surrounding travel and exploration in the late medieval and early modern eras (1350 – 1800).
2.
be able to evaluate differing perspectives and historical interpretations of travel and transformation in the late-Medieval and Early Modern periods.
3.
be able to effectively communicate in writing, using referencing and demonstrating appropriate digital literacy.
4.
be able to engage with and analyse primary sources from the era 1350-1800.
5.
be able to develop a reasoned line of argument and communicate this in writing.
Formative Assessment
Assessment 1: Other
Summative Assessment
Assessment 1: Written Assignment
Assessment 2: Written Assignment
Assessment 3: Written Assignment
Assessment Criteria
Assessment is made, and feedback given, in accordance with the general grading criteria used by the History subject area communicated to students in the form of guidance and feedback documents for attainment at foundation level, detailed guidelines which are shaped by the History Benchmark Document. The following assessment criteria are… For more content click the Read More button below.