ME3019 Early English Society c.600-850

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 9

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Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Dr A D Woolf

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Module Staff

Dr Alex Woolf

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Module description

This module will introduce students to the social and economic history of English communities between the conversion to Christianity and the Coming of the Vikings.

Assessment pattern

2 hour Written Examination = 40%, Coursework = 60%

Re-assessment

4,000-word essay = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 2 hour seminar, 1 office hour

Scheduled learning hours

20

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

Guided independent study hours

280

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

Intended learning outcomes

  • Understand aspects of non-state society
  • Engage with issues in pre-Modern history
  • Use a wide variety of sources, archaeological, legal, and documentary
  • Participate effectively in group discussions, debates, and informal presentations
  • Refine oral and written communication skills through independent learning and in-class work