Course: General Modern History A

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Course title General Modern History A
Course code KHI/BKH24
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Stellner František, prof. PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Okurka Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The teaching of the course in combined form summarizes these topics by individual teaching blocks: 1. Renaissance and Baroque 2. European Reformation, Counter-Reformation, Ideological Currents 3. International conflicts 4. Absolutism, revolutions 5. Everyday life Within the framework of self-study, learners deal with the topics included in the compulsory literature and especially in the course outline, tasks assigned in the full-time part of the course or in the Moodle learning system, as well as on the basis of consultations with the teacher implemented also through the communication forum in Moodle or other electronic form.

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The aim is to introduce students to the key moments in European and world history from the onset of the Reformation to the outbreak of the Great French Revolution, the development of culture and thought and the economy. It will also include a survey of the basic interpretive practices of contemporary historiography.
Upon completion of the course, the learner will: -be able to orient themselves in the key events of European and world history in the period from the Reformation to the Great French Revolution -understand the broader context of political, religious, social and cultural developments in the early modern period -distinguish and compare different historical interpretations of significant phenomena -apply comparative and chronological analysis to selected historical phenomena within a European and global context -recognise the basic features of modern thought and culture and understand their development and impact on contemporary society -formulate their own opinion on selected issues of modern history on the basis of sources and literature
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
The award of credit will be conditional on active participation in lectures and seminars (discussion of texts) and the presentation of a paper with a presentation (powerpoint, Prezi).
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