Course: Historical Migration

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Course title Historical Migration
Course code KSA/HIM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
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)
  • Topinka Daniel, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Lecturs are focused but not limited to the following topics: 1. Anatomically modenr humans (Out of Africa), 2. Indoeuropean problem, 3. Migration in teh Pacific, 4. Migration to the Americas, 5. Jews in the Ancient World - Jewish diaspora, 6. Euroasian trade routes, 7. Phoenicians, Greeks, 8. Roma Empire, Migration Period, 9. Arabs and Islam, 10. Vikings, Normans, 11. Huns, Avars, Bulgarians, Turcs and Mongols: Asian steppes and Europe, 12. Colonization of the Americas.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Methods of Written Work, Projection (static, dynamic)
Learning outcomes
The course aims at introducing the topic of prehistoric and historic migrations, with special regard to Mediterranean and European geographical context.
After the succesful completion of the course students are introduced to the field of prehistoric and historic migrations and to the ways of scholarly approaches towards studying and interpeting the phenomena of migration in global prehistory and history.
Prerequisites
N/A

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance, Seminar Work

Class attendance, readings, presentation.
Recommended literature
  • Fisher, M. H. (2014). Migration. A World History. Oxford.
  • Manning, P. (2005). Migration in World History. New York.


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): Migration Studies (2019) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2019) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2024) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2024) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2019) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Migration Studies (2024) Category: Geography courses 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Cultural Anthropology (2024) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Cultural Anthropology (2019) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: -