Encountering the Middle Ages
UndergraduateMAQ-MHIX22012026
Course information for 2026 intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 19 July 2026
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 27 July 2026
- Price from
- $2,245
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Encountering the Middle Ages
About this subject
On successful completion, a student will be able to:
- Identify the key political, religious, and cultural developments of the medieval period across Byzantium, the Islamic world, and Latin Christendom.
- Analyse and interpret a diverse range of medieval primary sources, including written and visual materials, within their historical contexts.
- Evaluate and synthesise differing scholarly interpretations of medieval history to identify historiographical trends and debates.
- Reflect critically on the relationship between the medieval past and the modern world, assessing the relevance and implications of historical figures, ideas, and events.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
This unit will explore the culture, politics and religion of the medieval period. It considers Byzantium, the establishment of Islam and the Islamic world, and the emergence of Latin Christendom in western Europe. Each of these ‘new’ societies established novel forms of political organisation and social structure, embedded in their religious culture. This unit will explore these changes by consideration of a diversity of visual and written sources. Students will also be exposed to scholarly debates relevant to these fields. Some historians argue that the medieval period provides the foundation for modernity, while others suggest that we should encounter the Middle Ages as other to the present. Students will engage with these debates to develop advanced skills in historiography, as well as to build capacity in their knowledge of the pre-modern past.
- Oral Presentation - Secondary Source (25%)
- Historiographical Response (25%)
- Professional Writing Response (50%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
Others
Pre-requisite-40cp at 1000 level or above
Enrolment rules
Not to Count for Credit With
Show versions
NCCW (2020 and onwards)
MHIS2201 Encountering the Middle Ages OR
MHIS2007
From Charlemagne to Game of Thrones: The Middle Ages Then and Now OR
MHIX2007
From Charlemagne to Game of Thrones: The Middle Ages Then and Now
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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What to study next?
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
UndergraduateMAQ-HIS-DEG
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