ATS3612 The Renaissance in Florence

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   A knowledge of the city of Florence itself - including its churches, palaces, museums, piazzas, monuments and streets - as an artefact of its complex history

2. 2

   The development of the requisite skills to interpret the Renaissance aspects of that artefact within an historical framework

3. 3

   Enhanced skills in the critical and analytical reading of a variety of texts, including contemporary documents, religious and polemical literature, historical scholarship, physical monuments and visual representations

4. 4

   An acquaintance with the considerable body of knowledge that has been built up about late medieval and Renaissance Florence (in the context of Italian history in general)

5. 5

   A critical understanding of this fascinating society and its historiography

6. 6

   The ability to use this knowledge (1, 3, 4, 5) and these skills (2) as a capital source for contributing to an understanding of the Renaissance city, its society and culture. Students successfully completing ATS3612 will, in addition:

7. 7

   Be capable of independently devising and executing an advanced research project in the above areas of study, based predominantly on primary sources.