| Course title | Olomouc - a City Fortress |
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| Course code | KHI/XOPM |
| 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 |
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| Course content |
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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
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming) |
| Learning outcomes |
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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 |
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Knowledge of basic factual history and elementary knowledge in regional history are expected. PZ
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Oral exam, Student performance, Seminar Work
active class participation presentation and essay oral exam |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| 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 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 (NA24) | 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 Arts | Study plan (Version): History (2012) | Category: History courses | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |