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2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

HIST3030 The Norman Kingdom of Sicily

40 creditsClass Size: 16

Module manager: Professor Graham Loud
Email: g.loud@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

To develop research skills and use of primary material through the study of a historical subject in depth.

Skills outcomes
Further enhances Common Skills listed below:

- High-level skills in oral and written communication of complex ideas.
- Independence of mind and self-discipline and self-direction to work effectively under own initiative.
- Ability to locate, handle and synthesize large amounts of information.
- Capacity to employ analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to engage constructively with the ideas of their peers, tutors and published sources.
- Empathy and active engagement with alternative cultural contexts.

Plus:
- Skills in interpretation and analysis of complex documentary-based material.


Syllabus

Semester 1 will deal with the conquest of Southern Italy and Sicily by the Normans in the Eleventh Century, and the government of Southern Italy up to the creation of the Kingdom of Sicily in 1130.

Semester 2 will cover the politics, government and society of the Sicilian Kingdom up to its conquest by Henry VI of Germany in 1194.

Both semesters will include close discussion and study of the principal primary sources for the respective periods, as well as the art and architecture of the twelfth century.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Seminar222.0044.00
Private study hours356.00
Total Contact hours44.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)400.00

Private study

- Exam preparation;
- researching, preparing, and writing assignments;
- undertaking set reading; and
- self-directed reading around the topic.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Contributions to class discussions, two assessed exercises, an exercise or exercises worth 10% of module marks.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
AssignmentFormat to be determined by tutor10.00
Essay4,000-word written exercise to be submitted by Monday of the second week of the January examination period40.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)50.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated


Exams
Exam typeExam duration% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)3 hr 50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)50.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 27/04/2016

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