× You are viewing an archive version of this unit.

Hobart

Note:

Introduction

Pick up the story in 1000 when the Vikings have given a kick-start to Europe's economy and the warrior mentality of the early Middle Ages is giving way to the rising aristocrats. From this starting-point, the unit will examine the fundamental changes which took place in Europe between the eleventh and mid-fifteenth centuries, e.g. political developments towards state formation, increasing lay literacy, the rise of the nobility and the chivalric ethos, new institutional and grass-roots Christian movements, urban expansion, universities and the 'twelfth-century renaissance', agricultural and technological innovations, the Black Death, peasant revolt, and the Hundred Years War.

Summary 2021

Unit name Medieval Europe AD 1000-1450
Unit code HTA334
Credit points 12.5
Faculty/School College of Arts, Law and Education
School of Humanities
Discipline History and Classics
Coordinator

Dr. Elizabeth Freeman
Teaching staff

Dr. E Freeman
Level Advanced
Available as student elective? Yes
Breadth Unit? No

Availability

Note

Please check that your computer meets the minimum System Requirements if you are attending via Distance/Off-Campus.

Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.

Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units.

TNE Program units special approval requirements.

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).

About Census Dates

Learning Outcomes

  1. Contextualise and analyse primary source documents relevant to medieval European history of the period between approximately 1000AD and approximately 1450AD.
  2. Critically assess a range of secondary source material concerning medieval European history of the period between approximately 1000AD and approximately 1450AD, including journal article material.
  3. Identify, locate and use relevant academic resources concerning medieval European history of the period between approximately 1000AD and approximately 1450AD, showing independent research.
  4. Formulate, present and defend logical written arguments, abiding by the conventions of academic History writing.
  5. Demonstrate a critical understanding of major themes and topics in the history of medieval Europe between approximately 1000AD and approximately 1450AD, including a critical awareness of relevant historiography.

Fees

Requisites

Prerequisites

25 points at introductory level in any discipline in any faculty

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

HTA212 AND HTA234 AND HTA312

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

On Campus:   
Weekly lectures (2 x 1 hour)
Tutorials (7 x 1 hour)

Off Campus:    
Weekly online lectures (2 x 1 hour)
Choice of study schools OR online tutorials

Assessment

Task 1: Take Home Exam (40%)

Task 2: Research Essay, 3000 words (50%)

Task 3: Minor Assignment, 500 words (10%)

TimetableView the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November.

Recommended

The University reserves the right to amend or remove courses and unit availabilities, as appropriate.