Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- evaluate the particular uses and problems of different sorts of evidence
- analyse diverse types of data
- debate key issues relating to the period of study.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- evaluate published arguments relevant to a specific question
- manage your time effectively
- communicate through oral and written modes
- complete structured writing of assignments of different lengths
- write critically and coherently within a time constraint.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate critical understanding of a complex period
- discuss the implications of the information and insights that you have gained.
- show awareness of the principal artefacts, sites and other types of evidence relating to the period
- appreciate interrelationships of written and physical evidence
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 5 |
| Completion of assessment task | 40 |
| Follow-up work | 20 |
| Wider reading or practice | 50 |
| Lecture | 20 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 15 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Hamerow, H. et al (2011). The Oxford Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Hill, D (1981). An Atlas of Anglo-Saxon England. Oxford: Blackwell.
Hinton, D.A (2005). Gold and Gilt, Pots and Pins: Possessions and People in Medieval Britain. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Crawford, S (2009). Daily Life in Anglo-Saxon England. Oxford/Westport CT: Greenwood World Publishing.
Fleming, R (2010). Britain after Rome. London: Penguin Books.
Reynolds, A (1999). Later Anglo-Saxon England. Stroud: Tempus.
Hooke, D (1998). The Landscape of Anglo-Saxon England. London: Leicester University Press.
Keynes, S., and Lapidge, M (1983). Alfred the Great. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
Lavelle, R (2010). Alfred’s Wars. Sources and Interpretations of Anglo-Saxon Warfare in the Viking Age. Woodbridge: Boydell Press.
Richards, J (1991). Viking Age England. London: Batsford.
Higham, N., and Ryan, M. J. (2013). The Anglo-Saxon World. London/New Haven: Yale University Press.
Webster, L (2012). Anglo-Saxon Art. London: British Museum Press.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Essay | 50% |
| Source commentaries | 25% |
| Source commentaries | 25% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External