ME4750
Conflict and Cohabitation: Northern Britain c. 550 - 750
2018-2019
60
30
SCQF level 10
Full Year
Academic year(s): 2018-2019
SCOTCAT credits : 60
ECTS credits : 30
Level : SCQF level 10
Semester: Full Year
Availability restrictions: Not automatically available to General Degree students
Planned timetable:
In the decades around CE700 a number of northern writers, notably Adomnán of Iona (†704) and Bede of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow (†735), looked back on the history of their region. Their historical horizons, for different reasons, lay in the middle of the sixth century. This module looks at the way their world was created both in terms of the rise of the Christian Church as a force to be reckoned with and in the establishment of powerful political hegemonies. Central to the module will be an attempt to grasp the interaction between the different peoples, Britons, Picts, Angles and Gaels.
Weekly contact: One 3-hour Seminar per week
Scheduled learning hours: 66
Guided independent study hours: 528
As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 40%, Two 3-hour Written Examinations = 60%
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 60%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 40%
Re-assessment: Current Coursework = 40%, Two 3-hour Written Examinations = 60%