University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 9

Semester: 1

Planned timetable: To be confirmed

The traditional dates of the Hundred Years War are 1337-1453. It was from the 1290s however, that tensions began to build between England and France in the regions (such as Gascony, Scotland and the Low Countries) which were to play the crucial role in the outbreak of war in 1337, and it was during the first two decades of the fourteenth century - at Courtrai in 1302, for example - that the new military tactics which were to prove so effective after 1337 were developed. The aim of this module is to study the military and political history of England and France during the fourteenth century, part of what is now known as the Hundred Years War. It also looks in detail at areas such as military organization, the chivalric ethos, the conduct of war, and the economic and social impact of war. A substantial part of the course will be devoted to in-depth study of contemporary chronicles of the war, particularly the chronicles of Jean Froissart.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: A 2-hour weekly seminar (x 11 weeks), 1 optional office hour (x 11 weeks)

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: Dr R W S C Cox
Module teaching staff: Dr Rory Cox