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HIST307 An Age of Uncertainty: Later - Plantagenet England

Updated: 07 December 2012

Unit Information
Additional Information

Credit Points	6
Offering	Not offered in 2013
Intensive School(s)	None
Supervised Exam	There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites	12cp ANCH or ASST or ECON (units with a 4 or 5 as second digit [denoting ECON HIST] only) or HIST except HIST181 and HIST182 or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites	None
Restrictions	HIST207
Notes	None
Combined Units	None
Coordinator(s)	To be advised
Unit Description	The conventional wisdom about the late middle ages is that this was 'a period of disaster' when 'a general feeling of impending calamity hangs over all' and 'perpetual danger prevails everywhere.' In England, historians emphasise economic depression, growth in social tensions, decline of kingship and increasing lawlessness. In this unit we examine the reasons for these negative images: the Black Death, economic decline, peasant uprisings, religious dissent, the long, disastrous war in France and civil war at home. We also closely examine the fortunes of one family, the Pastons, to discover how it was possible to thrive and prosper in an age of uncertainty.
Materials	Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer	Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

confront the relationship between past and present;
analyse textual material;
review a significant period of European history;
frame historical questions;
recognise critical thinking; and
recognise logical argument and lucid writing.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Knowledge of the history discipline will be taught through lecture notes and essential readings. It will be assessed in all assessments.
2	Communication Skills Students will be taught communication skills through written feedback on the essays and participation component of the unit. Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. Students will practise their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks.
3	Global Perspectives By focussing attention on the medieval past, this unit will contribute towards the formation of a 'global perspective', but no unit of itself can create such a perspective.
4	Information Literacy Students will be directed to relevant literature and taught how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed on their ability to identify and critically analyse the relevant literature.
5	Life-Long Learning Through completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary life-long skills to be able to research, write and discuss social issues. These skills can be transferred to any discipline, and will be useful in any research positions. These attributes will be assessed in all of the assessments.
6	Problem Solving Students are taught how historians research, analyse and interpret the past. Problem solving lies at the heart of tutorial sessions and essay writing. The skills is both practised and assessed in essays.
7	Social Responsibility In history, students encounter the behaviour of humanity in a range of social, political and economic settings. Judgements are made about these behaviours and about their impact upon society.
8	Team Work Students will practise their teamwork skills through participating in tutorials, or online discussion postings. They will be required to discuss the weekly topics with their fellow students in a thoughtful and respectful manner.