2023-2024 / HIST0274-1

Exercises in historical issues: the Middle Ages

Duration

15h Th, 30h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in history10 crédits 

Lecturer

Florence Close

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

he aim of these exercises is to enable students to initiate research on a medieval history question independently and with confidence. As a direct continuation of Heuristique spéciale - Moyen Âge (HIST0270-1), they aim to deepen the techniques and methods of research in medieval history necessary for the development of individual research.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this course, students will be able 

  • to mobilise data from bibliographical directories of narratives sources, regests and inventories of diplomatic sources to good effect;
  • to constitute a corpus of sources mainly written but, if necessary, also material;
  • to exploit a corpus of sources (translation, interpretation, commentary);
  • draw up an exhaustive critical bibliography on a chosen subject;
  • synthesise and communicate the results of their research in clear and precise oral and written scientific French.
The student will demonstrate that he/she has acquired the basic critical skills required of any historian by establishing a solid state of the question on a given subject, constituting and justifying, through a critical commentary, a corpus of sources allowing him/her to answer the research question posed, to interrogate the traces of the past as well as to communicate clearly and correctly the results of his/her research.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Prerequisite course : HIST0082-1 Introduction pratique à la recherche en histoire

Corequisite courses :

  • HIST0270-1 Heuristique spéciale et initiation bibliographique : histoire du Moyen Âge
  • LCLA0018-1 Introduction à la langue latine
  • HIST0040-1 Histoire du Moyen Âge
Have a perfect command of the oral and written French
Someknowledge of German is a plus

 

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

QI : 

  • Continuation of the methodological reflection on the typology of sources of the Western Middle Ages begun in the course HIST0270-1.
  • Collective critical translation of latin sources and individual interpretation.

QII : Time for the implementation of a supervised individual research

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

The student will take an active part in course

Recommended or required readings

The PDF bibliography syllabus and course materials will be uploaded to eCampus.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam AND oral exam

Written work / report

Continuous assessment


Additional information:

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam AND oral exam

Written work / report

Continuous assessment


Additional information:

Continuously evaluation during the year (10%)

Written exam in january (20%)

Students will be evaluated on account of a written report in June/August (70%).
The note will be based on:

  • the quality and accuracy of documentary research
  • the ability of translating and interpretating
  • the proficiency in written French

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

First course (Contact with interested students) : Tuesday 19 September at 10am.

This exercise course is intended for students who intend to make the study of the medieval period their second choice of option. It will be merged with HIST1019-1, of which it will be the "common part". Some course sessions may be shortened or suspended for the benefit of students taking their TFC in medieval history. (Calendar established throughout the year).

COVID 19: In the event of a change in health conditions, the course sessions will be maintained at the time given by videoconference (Teams - access via Ecampus)

Contacts

Pr. Dr. Florence Close
Histoire du Moyen Âge 
Département des Sciences historiques - Bat A4 
Quai Roosevelt, 1b 
B-4000 Liège 
fclose@uliege.be 

Jeune chercheur associé à ce cours : Matthias Rozein, doctorant, Aspirant FNRS: m.rozein@uliege.be 

Etudiant-moniteur : Antoine Leblanc (Etudiant - Master 2) Antoine.Leblanc@student.uliege.be 

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