Clash of Empires & Religious Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean World from Justinian to Iconoclasm (c550-c800) (VS1) (U04205)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-ClashEmp

The decline and fall of the Roman Empire in the West in the fifth century is often regarded as the most momentous episode in history. In fact events in the East over the following centuries had even greater consequences, some of them still felt today. The period ca. 550 ca. 800 saw the development of the Eastern Roman empire into the new distinctively Greek and Orthodox polity of Byzantium, the heyday of Sassanid Iran followed by its sudden collapse, the remarkable rise and spread of a new religious force, Islam, and the political, economic and cultural separation of the Eastern World from the West, epitomised by the coronation of Charlemagne as Roman emperor in 800.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U03286

? Pre-requisites : A pass in any first level historical course and any second level historical course or equivalent. Visiting students should normally have 3 to 4 History courses at Grade B or above. Before enrolling students on this course, Directors of Studies are asked to contact the History Honours Admissions Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel. 50 3783).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

History, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
22/09/2008	09:00	10:50	Room 4.18, David Hume Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students enhance their problem-solving, oral and writing skills; they develop greater precision in thought and judgement; they develop a facility in studying comparative history; they develop team-working skills.

Assessment Information

One 3000 word essay and one two-hour 'take-home' examination. The essay will make up one-third of the final assessment, the exam will be worth two-thirds of the final assessment.