Course: History of the Netherlands and Belgium 2

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Course title History of the Netherlands and Belgium 2
Course code NIZ/1DEJ2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and 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
Lecturer(s)
  • Engelbrecht Wilken, prof. Dr. cand. litt.
  • Engelbrechtová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
In the summer term a total of 10 lessons will be given: 1) The emergence of Dutch colonies from 1595 to 1795. 2) Stadholder William III and the Glorious Revolution in England. 3) The Whigs and Enlightenment. 4) The French period 1790/95 - 1813/5. 5) An attempt to restore the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 1815 to 1830. 6) Formation of Modern States: William II and Leopold I, William III and Leopold II, the Industrial Revolution. 7) Building of modern colonies. 8) Queen Wilhelmina, King Albert I, Independence of Luxemburg, The First World War. 9) The interwar period, the Second World War. 10) The period after the Second World War and decolonization. The remaining blocks are spare, if there is some need of more time for some period.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Projection (static, dynamic)
Learning outcomes
A basic survey of the history of both countries fro the beginning to present day.The course will take place in teh form of an E-course (tzv. courseware)
After the course the students will have a good survey of the history of the Low Countries from the Peace of Munster (1648) till present.
Prerequisites
Participation in the subject NIZ/1DEJ1.

Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar Work

Recommended literature
  • Horst, H. P., Schürová, P., & Pellarová, J. (2005). Dějiny Nizozemska. Praha: Lidové noviny.
  • Hulicius, E. (2006). Belgie. Praha: Nakladatelství Libri.
  • Hulicius, E. (2008). Lucembursko. Praha: Nakladateltsví Libri.
  • Renner, H., & Pellarová, J. (2002). Česká republika a Nizozemsko: historie vzájemných vztahů. Praha: Paseka.
  • Sklenářová, S. (2007). Ludvík Bonaparte a Holandské království (1806-1810). Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus.
  • Sklenářová, S. (2006). Nizozemsko. Praha: Libri.
  • Sklenářová, S. (2011). Spojené nizozemské království. Univerzita Hradec Králové.


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): Practical Dutch Philology (2015) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer