Course: Seminar to History of Middle Ages

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Course title Seminar to History of Middle Ages
Course code KHI/5DSA
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Somer Tomáš, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Kalous Antonín, doc. Mgr. M.A., Ph.D.
  • Stejskal Jan, doc. Mgr. M.A., Ph.D.
Course content
Type A - Economical, legal and social history of Czech lands in Medieval Period 1st Familiar with students, motivating lessons. 2nd Historical journals to Medieval Period, literature to study Medieval Period. 3rd Analysis of sources editions I. ..... Type B - Western and Southern Europe in Medieval Period. 1st At the beginning of Medieval Period - rebirth of European education, England, Ireland. 2nd Turn of millennium - Christian society and its problems, France. 3rd View of world in medieval art. .... Type C - History of Final Medieval Period 1st Political situations in Europe in 14th and 15th century (theory and practice, political systems, types of goverments). 2nd Black death in Europe and society, perception of death. 3rd Judes in Final Medieval Period (status of Jude in society). .....

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Homework for Teaching - 70 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 5 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Seminars focuse on major problems in history, basic professional literature and presentation the most important sources to selected problems. Students choose from actual themes from order of seminar, for example: (A) - Economical, legan and social history of Czech lands in Medieval Period, (B) - Western and Southern Europe in Medieval Period, (C) History of Last Medieval Period. Students choose seminar in type A or B (according to student's interest).
Students are gaining detailed information about theme.
Prerequisites
Basic overview in history of Medieval Period.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Written exam

Attend entrance turitorial - 1 hour: acquainted with content and form study of subject. Attend at running tutorial: two seminars about selected chapters of themes from seminat of Medieval Period; 2 seminars focuse on presentation students paper. Consultations - two consultations at the beggining and during of semester at least - determination of procedure of individual studies and establish tasks. When student need, he can establish more consultations. Student can select form of consultation with lecturers - personal, by email, skype, facebook etc.
Recommended literature
  • Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české. Svazek 1 - 6.. Praha - Litomyšl.


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