Course: Historical demography

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Course title Historical demography
Course code KHI/K221
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and 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)
  • Zábranský Vilém, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Koumar Jiří, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Methods of work and sources of historical demography; 2. Demographic processes, natural population change; 3. Population migration - migration factors; social and geographical migration; 4. Historical demography of the Czech lands and the wider area of Central Europe; 5. Selected chapters from historical demography of Europe and the world.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basic aspects of population development against the background of historical development. Emphasis is placed not only on typology of sources, but also on methods of historical demography. The main aim of the course is to provide students with demographic context within the knowledge acquired in other courses.
Students will understand the basic methodological procedures of historical demography. He is well versed in terminology. Can identify important sources for the study of population. He knows the basic trends in the development of the population of the Czech state.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Successful completion of the course will develop a portfolio of tasks involving the processing of demographic development of the selected site.
Recommended literature
  • Alena ŠUBRTOVÁ. Dějiny populačního myšlení v českých zemích. Praha, 2006.
  • Eduard MAUR. Základy historické demografie. Praha, 1983.
  • Ludmila FIALOVÁ a kol. Dějiny obyvatelstva českých zemí. Praha, 1996.
  • Lumír DOKOUPIL - Ludmila FIALOVÁ - Eduard MAUR - Ludmila NESLÁDKOVÁ. Přirozená měna obyvatelstva českých zemí v 17. a 18. století. Praha, 1999.
  • Pavla HORSKÁ - Milan KUČERA - Eduard MAUR - Milan STLOUKAL. Dětství, rodina a stáří v dějinách Evropy. Praha, 1990.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archival Science and Record Management (A13) Category: History courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter