- Department: Centre for Lifelong Learning
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. Cristina Figueredo
- Credit value: 10 credits
- Credit level: C
- Academic year of delivery: 2021-22
- See module specification for other years: 2023-24
Medieval history has frequently focused on kings and queens. However, the surviving art, such as stained glass, manuscript illumination and architectural carving, can give us an extraordinary insight into the medieval world. This module will explore the daily life and beliefs of the medieval people, using surviving visual sources to illustrate it. It will also study patterns of belief, understanding of the natural world and geography. The emphasis will be on Medieval England, but will include examples from other European countries.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Spring Term 2021-22 |
The module aims to provide a broad exploration of the daily life and beliefs of the medieval world using surviving art and architecture to illustrate the course., It will study patterns of belief in both organised and folk religion, levels of understanding of the natural world and geography, and how these changed over time. The emphasis will be on Medieval England, but will include examples from other western European countries.
The areas of study may include:
Works for each period will be studied and site visits made where appropriate to see original works. Students will be introduced to the key features of each period and art-form and encouraged to develop critical skills in assessing the historical information which can be drawn from them.
Upon successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Critical essay 2000 words |
N/A | 100 |
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Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Critical essay 2000 words |
N/A | 100 |
The tutor will give regular individual verbal and written feedback throughout the module on work submitted.
The assessment feedback is as per the university’s guidelines with regard to timings.