Seminar : the Middle Ages

Teacher(s)

Bertrand Paul; Lecuppre Gilles;

Language

French

Prerequisites

Knowledge of Latin is preferable (otherwise the student is oriented toward sources in Old French).

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Main themes

This seminar is designed as a preparation for the corresponding master's seminar. During the group working sessions, based on preliminary personal work, each participant presents his analysis of an aspect of the chosen theme, paying particular attention to the heuristic and critical aspects. The procedures and stages of the treatment, as well as the global synthesis and conclusions, are brought out together. The seminar will include, with this respect, an introduction to the type(s) of source(s) studied and a practical introduction to the reading of ancient writing.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	By the end of this seminar, the student should be capable of putting the historian's procedure into practice in the context of the documentary and critical study of a precise question in medieval history.

Faculty or entity

EHAC