Course

Upper Level Course in History 2 (HIS272)

Facts

Course code HIS272

Credits (ECTS) 15

Semester tuition start Spring

Language of instruction English

Number of semesters 1

Exam semester Spring

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Introduction

This course provides students with a deeper insight into a specific historical topic. Through this the course provides students with knowledge and competence concerning the process of historical research. The course builds on previously developed skills and competence that students have developed through introductory courses in history, and it is expected that students will continue to build upon these foundations.

Content

The course will give a deeper insight into a historical topic, building on the expectation that students have prior experience in historical methods. The subject may cover social, economic, political, cultural, and/or didactic perspectives. Students will work with both scholarly research literature and primary sources within the given topic. The precise topic will be determined by the teaching staff and advertised well in advance of the course (in the preceding autumn).

Learning outcome

Knowledge After completing the course, the student will

  • be able to explain selected theories, concepts, and perspectives within a specific historical topic.
  • be knowledgeable about research trends within the thematic area that the course covers.
  • be able to make historical comparisons across time and space - including mastery of specific details.
  • be able to recognize how humans constructed distinct lifeworlds in the past, but also how humans have been shaped by the historical contexts in which they have lived.
  • be able to explain how the present is shaped by the past in terms of both continuity and change.
  • be able to evaluate and critique historical arguments and explain how these have been created for different purposes, and how they may be improved. This includes arguments made by the students themselves.

Specific Competence After completing the course, the student will

  • be able to critically evaluate complex historical material, including digital and multimodal material and scholarly literature.
  • be able to participate in oral discussions concerning historical topics.
  • be able to present, consider, and discuss historical analyses and presentations.

General Competence After completing the course, the student will

  • be able to apply historical knowledge and historical modes of thought to representing and understanding contemporary society,
  • be able to recognize and critique perspectives on specific historical topics, periods, or events.
  • be able to construct arguments based on scholarly foundations, using sources, theories, and methods in a precise and transparent manner.
  • be able to deploy analytical and critical thinking and understanding in fields other than history.

Required prerequisite knowledge

  • European History from Antiquity to 1815 (HIS145)
  • Modern History (HIS165)
  • What is History? Historiography, Historical Theory, Method and History Didactics (HIS175)
or
  • Modern History after 1914 (HIS100)
  • Modern History after 1814 AD (HIS105)
  • Antique and Medieval History before 1350 AD (HIS110)
  • Later Middle Ages and Early Modern History 1350-1815 (HIS115)
  • What is History? (HIS190)
or
  • Modern History after 1914 (HIS100)
  • Modern History after 1814 AD (HIS105)
  • Later Middle Ages and Early Modern History 1350-1815 (HIS115)
  • What is History? (HIS190)
or
  • European History from Antiquity to 1815 (HIS145)
  • What is History? Historiography, Historical Theory, Method and History Didactics (HIS175)
  • The History of the City (HIS195)
or
  • European History from Antiquity to 1815 (HIS145)
  • Modern History (HIS165)
  • The History of the City (HIS195)
or
  • Modern History (HIS165)
  • What is History? Historiography, Historical Theory, Method and History Didactics (HIS175)
  • The History of the City (HIS195)
or
  • European History from Antiquity to 1815 (HIS145)
  • What is History? Historiography, Historical Theory, Method and History Didactics (HIS175)
  • An Introduction to Historical Topics (HIS185)
or
  • European History from Antiquity to 1815 (HIS145)
  • Modern History (HIS165)
  • An Introduction to Historical Topics (HIS185)
or
  • Modern History (HIS165)
  • What is History? Historiography, Historical Theory, Method and History Didactics (HIS175)
  • An Introduction to Historical Topics (HIS185)
Prerequisites for this course are a minimum of 50 credit points in history. Bachelor students must have a minimum of 45 credit points or equivalent at introductory level in order to take the advanced course.

Exam

Coursework requirements

Participation in at least 75 % of course meetings with written assessment.

Completion of three mandatory assessments.

Method of work

Lectures and seminars. A reading list will be prepared for the subject, which students are expected to read and reflect upon individually. The lectures will give context and perspective to the literature and contribute to the students developing a more nuanced understanding of the historical period. Seminars will be discussion-based. It is expected that students participate actively in the seminars, as a key learning outcome of the course is the development of competence in oral presentation and argument in a scholarly context.

The lectures will be held in English.

Open for

History - Bachelor Half Year Intermediate Program in History
Exchange Students at Faculty of Arts and Education

Course assessment

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital subject evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

Contact

Offered by

Faculty of Arts and Education

Department of Cultural Studies and Languages

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