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ME3019 Early English Society, Southumbria c.600-850

Academic year(s): 2019-2020

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 9

Semester: 1

Planned timetable: Mon 1.00 - 3.00pm

This module will introduce students to the social and economic history of southern English communities betwen the conversion to Christianity and the Coming of the Vikings.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 1 x 2 hour seminar, 1 office hour

Scheduled learning hours: 20

Guided independent study hours: 280

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: 2 hour Written Examination = 40%, Coursework = 60%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 40%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 60%

Re-assessment: 4,000-word essay = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Professor A D Woolf
Module teaching staff: Dr Alex Woolf
Module coordinator email aw40@st-andrews.ac.uk