Course: History of Science and Scholarship

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Course title History of Science and Scholarship
Course code KHI/BKH51
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Tomíček David, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The teaching of the course in combined form summarizes these topics by individual teaching blocks: 1. The translation of ancient scholarship in the European environment. 2. 2. 3. The Renaissance as a theme in the history of European humanism. 4. The Scientific Revolution - 16th to 18th centuries. Within the framework of self-study, students deal with the topics included in the required 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 individual consultations with the teacher carried out in person, on-line (blue.ujep.cz) or by correspondence (e-mail).

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The course aims to introduce students to the history of science and education from antiquity to the 18th century. The subject matter is discussed in a broadly chronological order, with one selected topic in each period being analysed in more detail alongside the general characteristics. Emphasis is placed on general (or European) history, cultural paradigms, institutional developments, methods of knowledge, theoretical concepts, changes in the educational curriculum, discoveries and associated personalities.
The student can define basic concepts such as scholasticism, renaissance, humanism, enlightenment, etc. He/she is able to work with them as historiographical categories and is oriented in the recommended literature. It can name the importance of key figures in European development in the field of science and education and understand the related paradigms of thought. Is able to use the terms 'tradition' and 'continuity' to assess different aspects of European (spiritual) culture.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Written test.
Recommended literature


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