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HIST 226 The Later Middle Ages Units: 3.00
An introduction to late medieval Europe from the year 1000CE to 1500CE. During this time, major political, religious, social, and environmental changes transformed Europe, and relationships - between church and state, the "three estates" of the clergy, nobility, and peasantry, and Europe and the wider world - were evaluated and re-defined.
Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 2 or above.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Acquire an in-depth study of the forces and traditions that shaped and re-shaped Western Europe from the eleventh through the fifteenth century.
- Acquaint themselves with local developments in French, British, German, and Italian societies of the High Middle Ages through to the Renaissance, while also recognizing a Mediterranean framework that reflects the political, economic, and cultural interdependence of medieval European societies, Byzantium, and Islamic societies.
- Hone analysis skills through a variety of primary sources: including narrative and non-narrative written sources, art, and material culture.
- Engage in historiographical debates concerning this period.
- Fine tune their critical thinking skills, through document analysis and sound argumentation, in written form.