ME3905
The Medieval Foundations of Western Legal Traditions
2019-2020
30
15
SCQF level 9
1
Academic year(s): 2019-2020
SCOTCAT credits : 30
ECTS credits : 15
Level : SCQF level 9
Semester: 1
Availability restrictions: Only available to those enrolling on the MA Combined Studies or already enrolled on the MA/BSc General degree taken in the evening.
Planned timetable:
This module will introduce students to law and legal change during the Central Middle Ages (c.1050 - c.1250). This was a formative era for the Western legal tradition which saw the development of highly sophisticated conceptions of law that have had a lasting influence on the shape of modern jurisprudence. By focusing on five discrete bodies of law which emerged alongside and in conversation with each other, this module will provide a forum to explore the medieval ideas of law, its practice, and the roles it played in society.
Weekly contact: 1 hour lectures (12 weeks), 1.5 hour seminars (12 weeks)
Scheduled learning hours: 30
Guided independent study hours: 264
As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 100%
Re-assessment: 4000 word Essay = 100%
Module coordinator: Dr S B White
Module teaching staff: Dr Sarah White
Module coordinator email sbw@st-andrews.ac.uk