CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN HISTORY (20TH C.)
| Title | ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΝΕΟΤΕΡΩΝ ΧΡΟΝΩΝ ΙΙΙ (20ός αι.) / CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN HISTORY (20TH C.) |
| Code | ΙΝΧ603 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 280004689 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Istorías kai Archaiologías 2020-2021
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 8 |
| Academic Year | 2015 – 2016 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600025732
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600025732
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=4906
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Not to be selected by the students that have not passed HMO 101.
Seminars are opened to students who have entered the seventh semester.
Learning Outcomes
To help students to think synthetically combining the various political,ideological,social,economic aspects of the period. They should also be acquainted with different kinds of historical sources of the 20th century.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
To assist studentsin understanding thehistoricaleventsof the period.
1. The 19th century legacy: political, economic, social and ideological factors
2. The origins of the First World War
3. Aspects of a total war – WWI
4. The consequences of WWI
5. The Russian Revolution and the Russian Civil War
6. Counterrevolution and Fascism
7. The Spanish Civil War
8. International Relations during the interwar period
9. The origins of the Second World War
10. Aspects of a total war – WWII
11. The Holocaust
12. The consequences of WWII
13. Conclusions and preparation for the exams
Keywords
Modern History, The Cold War
Educational Material Types
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Description
Lectures using visual materials(extracts of maps, paintings, statistical tables etc. inpower-point). Students are encouraged to participate and comment during the lectures, and they are also asked to discuss relevant primary and secondary sources.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Student Assessment
Description
Written exams: 100%
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Blanning, T.C.W., Ιστορία της Σύγχρονης Ευρώπης (μτφρ. Σπ. Πλουμίδης), Αθήνα: Τουρίκη, 2009.
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Hobsbawm, E., Η εποχή των άκρων. Ο σύντομος Εικοστός Αιώνας, 1914-1991 (μτφρ.), Αθήνα: Θεμέλιο, 1997.
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Joll, J., Η Ευρώπη, 1870-1970 (μτφρ.), Θεσσαλονίκη: Βάνιας 2006.
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Mazower, Μ., Σκοτεινή Ήπειρος. Ευρωπαϊκός 20ός αιώνας (μτφρ.), Αθήνα: Αλεξάνδρεια, 2001.
Additional bibliography for study
• Bernstein S. – Milza P., Ιστορία της Ευρώπης (μτφρ.), τ. Γ΄, Αθήνα: Αλεξάνδρεια: 1997.
• Blanning, T.C.W., Ιστορία της Σύγχρονης Ευρώπης (μτφρ. Σπ. Πλουμίδης), Αθήνα: Τουρίκη, 2009.
• Discala, Spencer M., Twentieth Century Europe. Politics, Society, Culture, New York, McgRaw Hill, 2004.
• Hobsbawm, E., Η εποχή των αυτοκρατοριών, 1875-1914 (μτφρ.), Αθήνα: ΜΙΕΤ, 2000.
• Hobsbawm, E., Η εποχή των άκρων. Ο σύντομος Εικοστός Αιώνας, 1914-1991 (μτφρ.), Αθήνα: Θεμέλιο, 1997.
• Joll, J., Η Ευρώπη, 1870-1970 (μτφρ.), Θεσσαλονίκη: Βάνιας 2006.
• Roberts, J. M., Παγκόσμια ιστορία (μτφρ.), Β΄ τόμος, Αθήνα: Οδυσσέας, 2002.
• Mazower, Μ., Σκοτεινή Ήπειρος. Ευρωπαϊκός 20ός αιώνας (μτφρ.), Αθήνα: Αλεξάνδρεια, 2001.
Last Update
16-11-2015
