Supervised Reading Unit: Church History (CH3418M)

CH3418M Supervised Reading Unit (SRU): Church History (at Semester 1 2024)

Semester 1 UG unit delivered Online (Asynchronous) (S1 Supervised Unit (online asynchronous sessions)) by Glen O'Brien; Supervised reading unit

TIMETABLE: Semester 1 2024 Online Unit

DESCRIPTION: Discipline CH Level 3 Undergraduate Unit

PREREQUISITE(S): CH Level 1

CENSUS DATE: 19 Mar 2024

LATE WD DATE: 02 Jun 2024

NOTE: Attendance at Semester 1 2024 supervision sessions is highly recommended and expected

RECOMMENDATION: Allocate 12 hours a week for all study activities

IMPORTANT: Please work closely with the Supervisor (Glen O'Brien) for ongoing unit details and requirements

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Identify the theological rationale given for the closure of monasteries in the sixteenth century;

Explore the perception of a vowed, monastic life as an ideal state for late medieval women;

Critically interpret primary and secondary sources and use them appropriately;

Construct a coherent historical argument, using the accepted conventions of the discipline of history;

Draw upon present‐day understandings of gender in the reading of primary source texts.

MEETINGS: Fortnightly one‐hour meetings

ASSESSMENT: 1 x 5,000 word essay

WORKLOAD: 150 hours