M.A. in History Student Handbook 2011-2012

which enables data to be mapped spatially, enabling patterns and distributions to be displayed and
analysed.
We will also have a brief look at how computers structure texts.
Taught: Lent Term
Assessment: 1) Spreadsheet and Database Assignment (including commentary) (50%), 2) GIS
assignment. Students are encouraged to find datasets and materials relevant to their own interests
(50%).
Core Reading:
• Pat Hudson, History by Numbers (London: Edward Arnold, 2000).
HIST451: Researching Medieval and Early Modern History
Module Convenor: Professor Andrew Jotischky
6:3 Pathway only
Taught: Summer Term
This module is designed to give a thematic overview to the key problems and
debates in medieval and early modern history. It will focus on areas of historiographical controversy,
such as power and rulership, the ‘Feudal Revolution’ of the 11th century, law and governance, the
papacy and papal monarchy, religious beliefs and practices, dissent and heresy, social organization
and social reform; intellectual change, cultural interactions and cultural change, and aspects of the
transition from the medieval to the early modern world view. Specific content will be adapted to the
research interests and requirements of students taking the module. The emphasis throughout will be
on changes and continuities across the period.
Assessment: 5,000 word essay (100%) at the end of the module.
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