| Course title | 19th Century History Workshop D |
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| Course code | KHI/YD19D |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 3 |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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The course belongs among the seminars in 19th century history designed for undergraduate students of history and archive studies. Each class is based on working with a primary historical source or secondary literature, which the student is required to study before coming to the class. Thematically, the seminar primarily focuses on the 19th-century cultural and social history. Topics: - The Age of Reason - Romanticism - The birth of modern nations - Bulgaria's way to independence as an example of the national movement in the Balkans - The bourgeoisie and the culture of liberalism - Social aspects of the Industrial revolution - A new face of cities - urbanization in the 19th century - The lifestyle of Prague bourgeois society in the second half of the 19th century - Faith and religion in a "disenchanted world" - The clash of cultures as one of the aspects of colonialism - Fin de siecle - une belle époque?
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Group work
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| Learning outcomes |
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The goal of the course is - to acquaint students with the basic phenomena and processes that are key to understanding the cultural and social history of the 19th century; - to develop their skills in interpreting primary historical sources; - to develop their skills of independant work with scholarly literature and elaborating a chosen topic on the basis of this literature; - to develop students' presentation skills.
- Students will understand the phenomena and processes behind the birth of modern European society, and acquire factual knowledge of the 19th-century cultural and social history. - Students will practise skills related to both the interpretation of primary historical sources and to working with secondary literature related to this historical period and selected topics. - Within the preparation of a presentation, students will practice the skills to elaborate a given topic based on the study of literature and then to present it to their colleagues in class. |
| Prerequisites |
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Students are supposed to have basic factual knowledge of the history of the 19th century.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student, Written exam
- active participation in the seminars (max. 2 absences) - preparation for the seminars, i.e. studying the assigned texts for each class - written analysis of a historical source - oral presentation given in class - credit test |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Histrory (2019) | Category: History courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB23) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Archive Studies (2019) | Category: History courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): History (2019) | Category: History courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB24) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): History (2019) | Category: History courses | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB22) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |