Course: 20th Century History Workshop A

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Course title 20th Century History Workshop A
Course code KHI/YD20A
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Burešová Jana, prof. PhDr. CSc.
  • Peřinová Markéta
Course content
Some important events of the 20th century history will be discussed in this course (based on reading of literature and text edition). The attention will be paid to basic features of the development of some regions in context of world-wide events. The course will concentrate mainly on topics: everydaylife during WWI and WWII, the origin of communism (ideology, politics) on example of Russia and other countries of Central and South Eastern Europe, world decolonization, developing countries and their problems, the development of China in the 20th century, the development of Japan in the 20th century, near East and the Middle East in the 20th century, global problems of the world in the 2nd half of in the 20th century. HF

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The course concentrates on the analysis of the main historical problems, literature and sources. HF
After participating the course, the student will be able to use this specialisation in pedagogical and other practice of this field of study. HF
Prerequisites
The course concentrates on the analysis of the main historical problems, literature and sources. HF

Assessment methods and criteria
Dialog, Seminar Work

Active participation in the classes, to carry out the tasks, reading of assigned literature, a presentation of a given topic. HF
Recommended literature
  • Aron, R. (1999). Dějiny XX. století.. Praha.
  • Johnson, Paul. Dějiny 20. století.


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): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB23) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History with Emphasis of Education Aspects (BB22) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Archive Studies (2019) Category: History courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Histrory (2019) Category: History courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter