Duration
15h Th, 30h Pr, 5d FT Tr. Pr.
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This seminar represents the final stage of a history student's education prior to the composition of their end-of-studies dissertation. It thus stands as a venue for the initial application of the entirety of skills acquired through the standard bachelor's curriculum and/or optionally within the Master's program, encompassing diverse areas such as paleography, bibliographic research, diplomatics, medieval Latin, Old and Middle French, and also iconography, archaeology, and art history.
It is mandatory for first-year Master's students in History (of all specializations) who wish to complete their end-of-studies dissertation in medieval history.
This year's theme is "Strongholds and fortifications in the Principality of Liège"
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The student will be able to put into practice the techniques and methods of research in medieval history to which he or she was previously acquired with a view to carrying out an original personal work.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Having successfully completed an exercise course on questions of medieval history (HIST0018 or HIST0274 or HIST1019) is an asset
Having taken the courses 'Medieval and Modern Paleography' (HIST0005-1) and/or 'Medieval Diplomatics' (HIST0003-1) is considered a 'valuable asset'.
Students must possess excellent oral and written proficiency in the French language.
Having a good passive understanding of Latin and common foreign languages (in particular German) is a valuable asset
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Historical and methodological introduction to the subject
Drawing up a solid body of research
Establishment of a common corpus of sources (systematic collective research).
Collective translation and critical analysis of documents.
Definition of a personnal project .
Regular oral presentation of the state of progress of the personal research thus discussed, with a view to the preparation of an original critical individual work of around thirty pages on a personal subject related to the seminar theme.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
The active participation of students in the courses is required.
In accordance with article 61 §. 2 of the General Regulations for Studies and Examinations, any student who has not participated in the activities declared inseparable from this course or has not submitted, within the set deadlines or in the prescribed form, the work required in the course will be declared inadmissible for the examination.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
All recommended course materials will be uploaded to the eCampus virtual course platform as the year progresses.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Additional explanations for written and oral assessment:
The evaluation will focus on participation in the class and its facilitation, the written assignment, and its oral discussion with the examiners.
Any academic paper must be a personal and original work. At the end of your written work work, you will state that it is not the product of an artificial intelligence software and declare any use of such a tool for language improvment purposes (that is, exclusively, spelling and grammatical correction; translation). The oral discussion intends to establish your mastery of your own written production. Any erroneous or incomplete declaration will be assimilated to fraud and sanctioned as such.
During this assessment, the following criteria will be taken into account:
- The quality and thoroughness of the literature research.
- The quality of critical examination and interpretation of sources.
- The quality of the posed questions and the depth of the issues addressed.
- The quality of language usage.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Meeting with interested students and course presentation on Tuesday 23 September at 10 a.m.
Some sessions may be adjourned by mutual agreement with the students to allow each student to progress in his or her research.
Visits to archives or libraries outside ULiège will be required.
On-site visits could be organised.
Contacts
Christophe MASSON, Chercheur qualifié F.R.S.-FNRS
Quai Roosevelt 1b
B-4000 Liège
Tel. 04.366.56.03
Association of one or more MOOCs
There is no MOOC associated with this course.