Course: Olomouc - a City Fortress

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Course title Olomouc - a City Fortress
Course code KHI/YOPM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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)
  • Viktořík Michael, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Peřinová Markéta
Course content
Olomouc is a city with a rich past and events that have taken place here have played important historical roles on numerous occasions.The city fortifiactions were an integral part of this history and underwent changes simultaneously with political events and developments in military technology and tacticts.The goal of the course is to acquaint students with history of Olomouc fortifications in the medieval, the early modern and the modern period. The course should elucidate the basic fortification concepts, with emphasis on bastion fortress and forts. Content: 1. historiography of Olomouc and of fortification in general 2. Olomouc in the Middle Ages and its fortifications 3. Swedish Occupation 4. Bastion fortress Olomouc 5. Prussian Siege of 1758 6. Olomouc chain of forts 7. Demolition of Olomouc fortress and urban growth of Olomouc PZ

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Olomouc is a city with a rich past and events that have taken place here have played important historical roles on numerous occasions.The city fortifications were an integral part of this history and underwent changes simultaneously with political events and developments in military technology and tacticts.The goal of the course is to acquaint students with history of Olomouc fortifications in the medieval, the early modern and the modern period. The course should elucidate the basic fortification concepts, with emphasis on bastion fortress and forts. PZ
Students acquire on the one hand the knowledge of fortifications history of the city Olomouc, on the other hand the knowledge of its social, economical, political and cultural development. Students know fundamental methods of working with historical literature and sources, which deal with fortification. Students apply teoretical experience by preparing their essay. PZ
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic factual history and elementary knowledge in regional history are expected. PZ

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

active class participation presentation and essay oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Christopher Duffy. (1998). Kámen a oheň. Brno.
  • Kupka, V.-Kuch-Breburda, M.:. (2003). Pevnost Olomouc. Dvůr Králové nad Labem.
  • Viktořík, M.:. (2011). Táborová pevnost Olomouc. Modernizace olomoucké pevnosti v 19. století.. České Budějovice.
  • Vladimír Kupka. (2002). Pevnosti a opevnění v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku. Praha.
  • Vladimír Kupka. (2005). Stavitelé, obránci a dobyvatelé pevností.. Praha.


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 (NA24) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
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: Winter
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: Winter
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: Winter
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: Winter
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: Winter
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: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
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: Winter
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: Winter
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: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (2019) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
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: Winter
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: Winter