6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 4011752FER for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Possible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
History, Archaeology, Arts, Philosophy and Ethics
Educational team
Georges Declercq (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
130 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

The course will discuss a number of articles on early medieval cities and trading places. A list of these articles will be available on Canvas.
Students who wish to take this course should have the necessary understanding of the general history of the Middle Ages.
No separate classes will be arranged for working students for this elective unit.
 

Additional info

The articles which will be discussed will be announced at the start of classes.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

Students will acquire an insight into the typical character of urban settlements in the first half of the Middle Ages.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
LEC Paper determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the LEC Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • paper with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

a short text with a personal appreciation of the articles that were read

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of History: default (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Arts and Humanities: History (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Arts and Humanities: Art History and Heritage Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Arts and Humanities: Philosophy (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Arts and Humanities: Ethics and Humanism (only offered in Dutch)