European History before 1750

HI114LS

The course covers the following main topics:

The cities and empires of Antiquity. Political, social and economic development of the city states of Antiquity and the Roman Empire
The transition from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
The development of the Byzantine Empire
The development of the Arab Empire
The development of the Western Church
Demographic development
Feudalism and the feudal economy - background, characteristics and development
Town growth and trade, with particular attention to the Middle Ages
The Reformation and the Counter Revolution
State development, with a focus on the major countries such as England, France and Germany

In order to take this course, the student must admitted to the Senior Teacher Education Programme in Social Science.

On successful completion of the course:

Knowledge

The student should acquire a basic knowledge of central events and development processes regarding the economic, social and political history of Europe until around 1750. This will include knowledge of major social and cultural institutions and the relationships between these, throughout the period.

Skills

The student should be able to discuss historical problems and reach their own conclusions.

General competence

The student should be able to access comprehensively scientific literature, to review relevant knowledge from the literature and to argue for their own conclusions in written work.

No costs other than semester fee and syllabus literature.

Compulsory for the Senior Teacher Education in Social Sciences.

Lectures, colloquia, oral presentations, writing with student peer review, assignments, organised for both net- and campus students.

Annual evaluations which are included in the university´s quality assurance system.

Compound assessment , grading scale A-E, best A, no pass F

Portfolio - four submissions, comprises 100/100 of the grade.
Compulsory participation , grading scale Approved - Not approved.
- Must be passed prior to submission of the Portfolio - four submissions.

Pencil, pen, rular, simple calculator and dictionary.

Some of the course literature will be in English.

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

HI114S - European History before 1750 - 10 credits

HIS1002 - Ancient and Medieval History - 10 credits