Introduction to Modern Greek History

Course Information
TitleΕισαγωγή στη Νεότερη Ελληνική Ιστορία / Introduction to Modern Greek History
CodeAGE0300
FacultySocial and Economic Sciences
SchoolJournalism and Mass Communications
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorDimitrios Lyvanios
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID600019835

Programme of Study: ANPPS Tmīmatos Dīmosiografías kai M.M.E. (2020-2021)

Registered students: 232
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
GENIKOSCompulsory Course115

Class Information
Academic Year2023 – 2024
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600233439
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Learning Outcomes
Upon succesfull completion of this course students should be able to: 1) understand the basic features of modern Greek history from the early 19th to the mid of the 20th century 2) put the basic facts in their proper historical context 3) understand the process of the formation of the modern greek nation 4) understant the structure and functioning of the modern Greek state 5) familiarise themselves with the methods of historical analysis of facts and processes in modern Greek history
General Competences
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This class offers a critical introductiom to modern Greek history from the Revcolution of 1821 until 1940. Within this framework the class examines the most salient political and social developments including: the position of the Greeks in the Ottoman Empire, the Revolution of 1821, the organisation of the state and the formation of the Greek nation, the parliamentary system, irredentism and the Balkan Wars, as well as the most crucial events of the Interwar period, and the regime of I. Metaxas.
Keywords
Greece, History
Educational Material Types
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures39
Reading Assigment84
Exams2
Total125
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Παύλος Πετρίδης, Ελληνική Πολιτική και Κοινωνική Ιστορία, 1821-1940: Επισκόπηση (Θεσσαλονίκη 1986)
Additional bibliography for study
Θ. Βερέμης - Ι. Κολιόπουλος, Νεότερη Ελλάδα: Μια Ιστορία από το 1821 (Αθήνα: Πατάκης 2004) Θ. Βερέμης, Ι. Κολιόπουλος, Ελλάς: Η σύγχρονη συνέχεια, από το 1821 μέχρι σήμερα (Αθήνα 2006) Κώστας Κωστής, "Τα κακομαθημένα παιδιά της ιστορίας": Η διαμόρφωση του νεοελληνικού κράτους, 18ος - 21ος αιώνας (Αθήνα 2018) Στέφανος Παπαγεωργίου, Από το Γένος στο Εθνος: Η θεμελίωση του ελληνικού κράτους, 1821-1862 (Αθήνα 2005) Douglas Dakin, Η ενοποίηση της Ελλάδας, 1770-1923 (Αθήνα 2012)
Last Update
28-11-2020