ATS3921 · Medieval Italy: Sites of encounter

Overview

In this unit you will explore medieval Italy from the eleventh to the fourteenth centuries as a site of encounter between a range of religious and cultural traditions. You will be invited to understand the complex web of cultural interactions in medieval Italy through close analysis of the built environments of medieval Italy and of the cultural artefacts surviving from the period.

Areas of study: History

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. discuss different religious and cultural traditions in medieval Italy between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries;
2. apply critical and reflective thinking in the analysis of historical sources of the period;
3. collaborate in groups in object-based historical research;
4. identify and explain connections between the built environment and written historical sources of Medieval Italy;
5. communicate research findings convincingly in written form.
6. formulate an original project suitable for investigation within an undergraduate research essay.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.