EUROPEAN AND WORLD HISTORY: DIPLOMACY, SOCIETY, ECONOMY, IDEOLOGY
| Title | ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΗ KAI ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΑ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ: ΔΙΠΛΩΜΑΤΙΑ, ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ, ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΑ, ΙΔΕΟΛΟΓΙΑ / EUROPEAN AND WORLD HISTORY: DIPLOMACY, SOCIETY, ECONOMY, IDEOLOGY |
| Code | ΙΝΧ501 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | History and Archaeology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019268 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Istorías kai Archaiologías 2020-2021
Registered students: 12
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISTORIAS | Specialization Core Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 7 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600244141
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600244141
- eLearning:
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students are expected to
• become familiar with modern and contemporary Greek History from 1770 to 1974
• be able to evaluate different scholarly approaches to the making of the Greek nation
• acquire in-depth knowledge of a special subject (political, social, diplomatic) within the thematic unit
• develop further their critical and synthetic abilities to produce written work with the use of sources and bibliography
• improve their ability to assess and evaluate historical questions through the construction of appropriate arguments
• become familiar with interdisciplinary approaches tothe thematic unit
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The thematic unit covers the modern and contemporary world history, from the Era of Discoveries to the end of the Cold War. It examines special aspects of political, social, economic or cultural developments of the period as well as their historiographical interpretations. The weekly seminars will focus on a special topic to be announced annually.
Keywords
World, Europe, politics, society, economy, culture
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars | 65 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 95 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 45 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 5 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 210 |
Student Assessment
Description
Evaluation is based on (a) written exams (50% of the overall grade), followed by (b) oral exams (30%) on a given list of books dealing with the thematic unit, and (c) the submission of a written essay of up to 5,000 words (20%), based on secondary and/or published sources to be delivered by the end of classes. The criteria for assessment include the bibliographical research, the critical approach to the sources used, the quality of writing, and the proper and consistent use of a reference system. A manual for academic essay-writing is available on the Department’s webpage.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Hobsbawm, E., Η εποχή των επαναστάσεων, 1789-1848, Αθήνα: ΜΙΕΤ, 2000.
Hobsbawm, E., Η εποχή του κεφαλαίου, 1848-1875, Αθήνα: ΜΙΕΤ, 1994
Hobsbawm, E., Η εποχή των αυτοκρατοριών, 1875-1914, Αθήνα: ΜΙΕΤ, 2000.
Hobsbawm, E., Η εποχή των άκρων. Ο σύντομος Εικοστός Αιώνας, 1914-1991, Αθήνα: Θεμέλιο, 1997.
Roberts, J. M., Παγκόσμια ιστορία, Β΄ τόμος, Αθήνα: Οδυσσέας, 2002.
Traverso, Enzo, Η ιστορία ως πεδίο μάχης: Ερμηνεύοντας τις βιαιότητες του 20ού αιώνα, Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις του 21ου, 2016.
Woodruff, William, A Concise History of the Modern World: 1500 to the Present, Palgrave, 1995.
Last Update
16-04-2020
