HIST 3037 - Early Modern Europe
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2017
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code HIST 3037 Course Early Modern Europe Coordinating Unit Historical and Classical Studies Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites At least 6 units of Level II undergraduate study Incompatible HIST 2063 Assessment Quiz 10%, Essay 50%, Class test 20%, Research challenge 10%, Tutorial participation 10% Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Claire Walker
This course is taught by:
Dr Claire Walker
e-mail: claire.i.walker@adelaide.edu.au
phone: 831 35159
office: Napier 312Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
Formal contact hours consist of:
1 x 100-minute lecture per week
1 x 50-minute tutorial per week -
Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to demonstrate:
1. a broad knowledge of the history of early modern Europe and the ways in which historians have interpreted and explained this history.
2. identify and use effectively a wide variety of secondary sources relevant to the study of early modern European history, and in particular to understand and critically to evaluate the arguments of historians.
3. contextualise and interpret a wide variety of primary sources, including early modern texts, images and physical artefacts.
4. construct evidence-based arguments in which students engage with the key debates about the nature of early modern European history.
5. communicate their own ideas about the history of early modern Europe - both orally and in writing - in a manner that is clear and persuasive.
6. access and use effectively the range of relevant primary and secondary sources on early modern European history that are available on-line.
7. develop and communicate their ideas about the history of early modern Europe within the scholarly conventions of the discipline of history.University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1, 2, 3 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
4, 7 Teamwork and communication skills
- developed from, with, and via the SGDE
- honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
- encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
3, 5, 6 Career and leadership readiness
- technology savvy
- professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
- forward thinking and well informed
- tested and validated by work based experiences
5, 6, 7 Intercultural and ethical competency
- adept at operating in other cultures
- comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts
- able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes
- demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
A Course Reader, containing the texts that need to be read prior to each tutorial discussion, will be available at the start of the course.Recommended Resources
Kümin, Beat, ed. The European World 1500-1800: An Introduction to Early Modern History. 2nd edn. London & New York: Routledge, 2013.
Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E. Early Modern Europe, 1450-1789. 2nd edn. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013.
It’s not essential to purchase these book but it’s HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. The texts offer a useful guide for orientation & background reading, and weekly tutorial further reading includes excerpts.Online Learning
The course has a website, accessible through Canvas. Please consult it regularly for updates, lecture notes, additional resources.
The University has access to a number of academic journals that have full text articles available online. Use Academic OneFile , Academic Search Premier , Project Muse and JSTOR databases (on the Library’s catalogue) to locate articles in these journals.
Librarians at the Barr-Smith library have also compiled a very useful guide to sources for medieval and early modern history, particularly relating to heresy and witchcraft held by the University. This can be accessed online at:
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
The course will be delivered through the medium of interactive lectures and small-group tutorials.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
WORKLOAD
TOTAL HOURS
1 x 2-hour lecture per week
24 hours per semester
1 x 1-hour tutorial per week
12 hours per semester
6 hours reading per week
72 hours per semester
2 hours research per week
24 hours per semester
2 hours assignment preparation per week
24 hours per semester
TOTAL = 156 hours per semesterLearning Activities Summary
WEEK & LECTURE/TUTORIAL TOPICS**
1.Introduction
2. Late Medieval Background
3. Information Literacy: Researching Early Modern Europe
4. Renaissance
5. Age of Discovery
6. Reformation
7. Scientific Revolution
8. Absolutism and Louis XIV
9. Early Modern Communities
10. Witch hunts
11. Conclusion: Enlightenment, Reason & Modernity
12. End of Semester Class Test
**This is an example only and may change, according to timetable scheduling.Specific Course Requirements
N/ASmall Group Discovery Experience
The weekly tutorials will involve numerous small-group activities in which students will be given problems to address relating to primary and secondary source materials. The work completed by small groups of students in the tutorials will be fed back into the course in subsequent lectures or via Canvas.
The students will also be placed in groups of 4-5 to conduct the Research Challenge, where they locate a primary source relevant for a set topic, research it, and present their findings to the class. -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Task Type Due Learning Outcome
Quiz Summative First half of semester 1, 2
Research Essay Formative & summative Second half of semester 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
Class Test Summative Week 12 1, 2, 5
Research Challenge Formative & summative Week topic is covered in tutorial 3, 5, 6
Tutorial Participation Formative & summative Weekly 1, 2, 5
The precise deadlines for submission will be published in the course handbook, which is available on the Canvas site for this course.Assessment Related Requirements
N/AAssessment Detail
On-line quiz assessing understanding of material presented in lectures & tutorials (10%)
3,000 word research essay on question from relevant tutorial topic (50%)
1,000 word class test requiring short answer responses to material covered in tutorials (20%)
500 word research challenge conducted in small groups on a designated topic (10%)
Tutorial participation where students engage in class activities and discussions (10%)Submission
Students will submit all their assessments on-line via Canvas. Instructions on how to do this will be given to students at the outset of the course.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through .
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