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Students are able to (1) at the end of Level 1: (a) display familiarity with select modes of life, thought and culture in pre-modern Europe from 800–1700 CE; (b) display familiarity with the subject material of the medieval and early modern world from at least two different disciplinary perspectives; (c) display familiarity with various source types for study of the medieval and early modern period; (d) recognise varied disciplinary traditions on which MEMS scholars draw their analysis and interpretations; (e) contextualise their interpretations within distinct disciplinary traditions relevant to MEMS scholarship; and (f) present their learning using the appropriate discourse conventions of written and oral forms; (2) at the end of Level 2: (a) display increased familiarity with the fundamental intellectual structures of the medieval and early modern period (such as cosmological, scientific, and religious understandings); (b) show an understanding of how medieval society and culture related to, and re-imagined, the classical past; (c) locate appropriate sources independently; (d) read and interpret original source materials in support of an argument, contextualising their interpretation within existing scholarship, theories and methodologies; (e) display familiarity with the major disciplines that underpin study of medieval and early modern sources and their interpretation; (e) critically analyse the varied theoretical positions underpinning scholarship in the field; (f) develop nuanced interpretations from independent research and analysis, using the appropriate discourse conventions of written and oral form; and (3) at the end of Level 3: (a) understand key traditions and structures of European thought, science, society and culture in the medieval and early modern period, and analyse specific instances of their operations within particular historical contexts; (b) locate and interpret a range of original documents, texts and items of visual culture from the medieval and early modern period, in manuscript, print and other forms; (c) employ the appropriate necessary research techniques, such as palaeography, iconography, and an understanding of medieval literary theory, to interpretation of original source materials; (d) understand and locate their work within the breadth of appropriate disciplinary scholarship; (e) understand and locate their work within appropriate scholarly theories; (f) understand and develop their work using interdisciplinary methods and techniques in the context of long-running medieval and early modern cultural and historical traditions; (g) understand the significance of the pre-modern European period for the modern world, including Australia; and (h) present sophisticated interpretations from independent research and analysis, using the appropriate discourse conventions of written and oral forms; and (3) at the end of Level 3: (a) understand key traditions and structures of European thought, science, society and culture in the medieval and early modern period, and analyse specific instances of their operations within particular historical contexts; (b) locate and interpret a range of original documents, texts and items of visual culture from the medieval and early modern period, in manuscript, print and other forms; (c) employ the appropriate necessary research techniques, such as palaeography, iconography, and an understanding of medieval literary theory, to interpretation of original source materials; (d) understand and locate their work within the breadth of appropriate disciplinary scholarship; (e) understand and locate their work within appropriate scholarly theories; (f) understand and develop their work using interdisciplinary methods and techniques in the context of long-running medieval and early modern cultural and historical traditions; (g) understand the significance of the pre-modern European period for the modern world, including Australia; and (h) present sophisticated interpretations from independent research and analysis, using the appropriate discourse conventions of written and oral forms.

All students studying towards a Bachelor's Degree at UWA are required to Broaden their studies by completing a minimum of four units (24 points) of study outside their degree specific major. Broadening is your opportunity to explore other areas of interest, investigate new disciplines and knowledge paradigms and to shape your degree to suit your own aspirations and interests. Many of you will be able to undertake more than this minimum amount of broadening study and we encourage you to do so if this suits your aspirations. Over the next few months you will find here some broadening suggestions related to your degree-specific major. While we know that many students value guidance of this sort, these are only suggestions and students should not lose sight of the opportunity to explore that is afforded by your Broadening Choices. Advice can also be sought from your Allocated Student Advising Office.