Course: Modern History of Australia and Oceania

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Course title Modern History of Australia and Oceania
Course code KHI/MDA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kreisinger Pavel, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Peřinová Markéta
Course content
The course focuses on modern Australian history (1788-2000) in the context of the history of the British Empire. It also covers general topics related to the activities of the Czech and Slovak expats in Australia. Framework curriculum: 1. Prehistory, native inhabitants and European explorers, geography 2. The British Empire at the end of the 18th century and the settlement on the Australian continent 3. Australia in the first half of the 19th century 4. Australia in the second half of the 19th century 5. Key phenomena of the Australian history of the 19th century: gold rush, sport, modernisation, industrialisation, etc. 6. 19th century Australia through the eyes of Central European travellers and scientists 7. The federalism movement (1891-1911) 8. Australia's participation in the First World War (1914-1918) 9. Interwar Australia (1919-1939) 10. Australia's participation in World War II (1939-1945) 11. Australia in the 1950s and 1960s: new immigrants, the Cold War 12. Australia in the 70s and 80s 13. Australia at the turn of the 20th and 21st century Sources (in Czech): BLAINEY, Geoffrey: Dějiny Austrálie. Praha 1999. MACINTYRE, Stuart: Dějiny Austrálie. Praha 2013. FERGUSON, Niall: Britské impérium: cesta k modernímu světu. Praha 2007. Recommended sources: MACINTYRE, Stuart: The Oxford History of Australia. Volume 4. 19011942. The Succeeding Age. Melbourne 1986. BOLTON, Geoffrey Curgenven: The Oxford history of Australia. Vol. 5, The middle way, 1942-1988. Melbourne 1990. MILLER, Jaroslav - BUREŠOVÁ, Jana - TRAPL, Miloš: Český exil v Austrálii (1948-1989). Praha 2016. KREISINGER, Pavel: Češi a Slováci v Austrálii v první polovině 20. století a jejich účast ve světových válkách. Praha 2018.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 30 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 50 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the key events and processes of modern Australian historyin the "long" 19th century and "short" 20th century. Students will learn how to work with various types of sources of Czech and Australian origin (diaries, periodicals, archival sources).
Students will: - understand the key historical processes of the 19th and 20th century - be able to explain the key historical events and put them into a broader historical context - familiarise themselves with bibliography related to the selected topics, main authors and scholars.
Prerequisites
The seminar requires a general knowledge of modern world history.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Essay, Student performance, Written exam

Active participation in the classes and oral paper and essay on chosen topic, examination paper
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2012) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA20) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA21) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Teaching History for Secondary Schools and Higher Primary Schools (NA23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer