Academic Year of Degree:
2026/27
418 - Degree in History
28113 - History of the High Middle Ages: 5th to 12th Century A.D.
Teaching Plan Information
Academic year:
2026/27
Subject:
28113 - History of the High Middle Ages: 5th to 12th Century A.D.
Faculty / School:
103 - Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
Tipo de enseñanza:
In person
Ambit:
History, archeology, geography, philosophy and humanities
Degree:
418 - Degree in History
ECTS:
6.0
Year:
2
Semester:
First semester
Subject type:
Compulsory
Module:
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1. General information
The High Middle Ages is a decisive period in the formation of European societies and the subject will train students in the social, political, economic and cultural aspects of this phase of history.
These approaches and objectives are aligned with the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations (2030 Agenda (https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/).
Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Goal 17: Alliances to Achieve Objectives.
2. Learning results
In order to pass this subject, students must demonstrate the following learning results:
Identify the main historical facts, processes and factors, and relate the political, cultural, social and economic levels of a society.
Evaluate the various historiographical sources, develop techniques and methods of study, and approach the value of historical research.
Organize complex historical information in a coherent way and interpret it in a reasoned manner.
Demonstrate knowledge of the interconnections that articulate past societies.
Manifest historical knowledge and analysis through oral and/or written argumentation.
3. Syllabus
1. The centuries of transition: from Late Antiquity to the High Middle Ages (5th-7th centuries).
2. The formation of medieval Islam (7th-11th centuries)
3. The consolidation of Europe: the Carolingian period (8th-10th centuries).
4. The development of feudal societies (11th-12th centuries).
4. Academic activities
The system of sessions of the course is based on the complementarity between theoretical explanations and the development of practical activities. The distribution of the course between both aspects will follow the following scheme:
Theory: lectures with exposition of the contents and fundamental concepts, comments on support materials and problem solving.
Practice: commentary of texts and historical sources, reading and commentary of historiographic texts, work on audiovisual material, etc. related to the contents of the course. Practical activities outside the classroom may be carried out and will be reported both in the classroom and through Moodle.
5. Assessment system
I. First call
1. Continuous assessment
If the number of students enrolled in the course is less than 25, the professor may apply the following assessment system:
a) Theoretical written test (50% of the final grade):
* Develop one or more questions related to the syllabus, including the interpretation or analysis of a historical source (text, map, figure, etc.)
* Assessment criteria: argued, coherent, rigorous and adjusted response to the questions posed.
b) Practical exercises (30% of the final grade):
* Completion of activities, the delivery and evaluation of which will be carried out throughout the term. They will be oriented to direct work with historical sources and specialized bibliography.
* Assessment criteria: appropriate use of materials, quality of written work.
c) Participation and individual work (20% of the final grade):
* Short works arising from the particular initiative of the students and previously agreed with the teaching staff.
* Assessment criteria: ability to ask questions, hypothesize and draw conclusions on particular aspects of the early Middle Ages.
2. Global assessment test
a) Written test with which the student will demonstrate an adequate level in terms of the learning results of the subject. This test offers the option to reach 100% of the final grade, so the questions to be solved may include problems raised throughout the term.
II. Second call
Global assessment test.
* Written test with which the student will demonstrate an adequate level in terms of the learning results of the subject. This test offers the option to reach 100% of the final grade, so the questions to be solved may include problems raised throughout the term.
5.1. Academic fraud prevention
The use of unauthorised electronic materials or devices during the assessment may result in immediate exclusion from the examination and a fail mark (a numerical mark of ‘0’ for the assessment).
Furthermore, the lecturer in charge may complete the grade report and submit it to the General Inspectorate of Services, so that it may, where appropriate, consider initiating disciplinary proceedings against the student for academic fraud.
In the case of a continuous assessment exam [continuous assessment cannot continue, unless otherwise specified in the academic guide.]
In the case of a regular or extraordinary exam session, the initiation of disciplinary proceedings will result in the grade ‘pending resolution’ until the proceedings are concluded.
6. Sustainable Development Goals
4 - Quality Education
5 - Gender Equality
10 - Reduced Inequalities
7. Bibliography
BB Bartlett, Robert. La formación de Europa : conquista, civilización y cambio cultural : 950-1350 / Robert Bartlett ; traducción de Ana Rodríguez López València : Universitat de València, 2003
BB Brown, Peter Robert Lamont. The world of late antiquity|lEspañol : El mundo de la Antigüedad tardía : de Marco Aurelio a Mahoma / Peter Brown ; prólogo de José Enrique Ruiz- Domènec ; traducción de Antonio Piñero . 1ª ed. en esta colección Madrid : Gredos, D.L. 2012
BB Duby, Georges. Guerreros y campesinos : desarrollo inicial de la economía europea 500-1200 / Georges Duby; traducción de José Luis Martín . 12a ed Madrid : Siglo Veintiuno, 1999
BB García de Cortázar, José Ángel. Manual de historia medieval / José Ángel García de Cortázar, José Ángel Sesma Muñoz Madrid : Alianza, 2012
BB García de Cortázar, José Ángel. Historia de la Edad Media : una síntesis interpretativa / José Ángel García de Cortázar, José Ángel Sesma Muñoz . - 1ª ed., 4ª reimp. Madrid : Alianza, 2006
BB Feller, Laurent. : Campesinos y señores en la Edad Media, siglos VIII-XV / Laurent Feller ; traducción de Lluís To Figueras . [València] : Publicacions de la Universitat de València, D.L. 2015
BB Historia de las mujeres en Occidente / bajo la dirección de Georges Duby y Michelle Perrot ; traducción de Marco Aurelio Galmarini y Cristina García Ohlrich. Vol. 2, La Edad Media / bajo la dirección de Christiane Klapisch- Zuber; capítulos españoles bajo la dirección de Reyna Pastor . 1a. ed., 1a. reimp. Madrid : Taurus [etc.], D.L.1994
BB Wickham, Chris. El legado de Roma : una historia de Europa de 400 a 1000 / Chris Wickham. Presentación de Eduardo Manzano. Traducción de Cecilia Belza y Gonzalo García Barcelona : Ediciones de Pasado y Presente, 2013
BB Wickham, Chris. Una historia nueva de la Alta Edad Media. Europa y el mundo mediterráneaneo. 400-800. Traducción de Tomás Fernández Aúz y Beatriz Eguibar Barcelona : Crítica, 2008
BB Wickham, Chris. Europa en la Edad Media. Una nueva interpretación. Traducción de Tomás Fernández Aúz y Beatriz Eguibar Barcelona : Crítica, 2017