HIST H8008 - The History of the European City since 1000AD.

Module Details

Module Code: HIST H8008
Full Title: The History of the European City since 1000AD.
Valid From:: Semester 1 - 2019/20 ( June 2019 )
Language of Instruction:English
Duration: 1 Semester
Credits:: 5
Module Owner:: Annaleigh Margey
Departments: Unknown
Module Description: This module offers an introduction to the history of urbanisation in Europe from 1000 A.D. to the present. The course provides students with an introduction to urbanisation as a long-term process, integrating social, economic, political and cultural elements of change. The course will take both a chronological and thematic approach to the emergence of the city from the medieval period through to the modern day. This will includes aspects such as the economic contexts of the city including trade; the social contexts of the city, including their inhabitants; the city as centres of dynastic and mercantile power; the impact of war and the Industrial Revolution on the city and also, the modern development of towns in terms of expansion and suburbanisation.
 
Module Learning Outcome
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Module Learning Outcome Description
MLO1 Debate the forces of urban expansion and contraction.
MLO2 Interpret cities as centres of cultural, economic, social and political power.
MLO3 Employ debates on historical explanations for the global success of the European urban model.
MLO4 Analyse urban structures of power.
MLO5 Assess the human and natural forces driving urbanisation.
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named DkIT module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
No recommendations listed
 
Module Indicative Content
The rise of the city
• The urban inheritance from the classical world
The Medieval City
• Medieval towns • Trade and the origins of cities • Forces of growth and destruction in medieval urbanisation • Politics and Society in the medieval city
The early modern city
• The people of the city c.1400 • Cities as centres of dynastic political power • Cities as centres of mercantile power • Politics and Society in the early modern city • War and the early modern city
The City and Industrialisation
• The city and industrialisation • Hierarchies of power in the industrial city • The culture of the industrial city • Forces of growth and destruction in the industrial city
The Modern City
• War and the city in the 20th century • Urbanism and suburbanism • Sustainability and the modern metropolis.
Module Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Course Work100.00%
Module Special Regulation
 

Assessments

Full-time

Course Work
Assessment Type Reflective Journal % of Total Mark 40
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 3,4,5
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Students will attend tutorials throughout the module. A reading will be assigned for this tutorial. This will be discussed at length during the tutorial class. Students will then be assigned a question to respond to in their learning journal. Students will have to answer four questions in their journals during the course. They must be in attendance at the class to answer the question for that particular week; approx 2000 words
Assessment Type Other % of Total Mark 60
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 1,2
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Students will be asked to complete a project for the main assessment for this course. They will select a European city of their choice and trace the social, economic, political, morphological development of the city from its foundation to the modern day. This final project will be about 2500 words.
No Project
No Practical
No Final Examination

Part-time

Course Work
Assessment Type Reflective Journal % of Total Mark 40
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 3,4,5
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Students will attend tutorials throughout the module. A reading will be assigned for this tutorial. This will be discussed at length during the tutorial class. Students will then be assigned a question to respond to in their learning journal. Students will have to answer four questions in their journals during the course. They must be in attendance at the class to answer the question for that particular week; approx 2000 words
Assessment Type Other % of Total Mark 60
Marks Out Of 0 Pass Mark 0
Timing n/a Learning Outcome 1,2
Duration in minutes 0
Assessment Description
Students will be asked to complete a project for the main assessment for this course. They will select a European city of their choice and trace the social, economic, political, morphological development of the city from its foundation to the modern day. This final project will be about 2,500 words.
No Project
No Practical
No Final Examination
Reassessment Requirement
No repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will be offered solely on the basis of coursework and a repeat examination will not be offered.

DKIT reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full-time
Workload Type Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Tutorial Contact No Description Every Week 1.00 1
Directed Reading Non Contact No Description Every Week 2.00 2
Independent Study Non Contact No Description Every Week 4.00 4
Total Weekly Learner Workload 9.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
This module has no Part-time workload.
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Peter Clark. (2016), The Oxford Handbook of Cities in World History, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  • David Nicholas. (2003), Urban Europe, 1100-1700, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke.
  • Leonardo Benevolo. (1995), The European City, Wiley, Chichester.
  • Paul M. Hohenberg & Lynn Hollen Lees. (1995), The Making of Urban Europe 1000-1994, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.
  • Peter Clark. (2009), European Cities and Towns: 400-2000, Oxford University Press.
  • Royal Irish Academy. Irish Historic Towns Atlases - various, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin.
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources