Course: Modern History of Germany

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Course title Modern History of Germany
Course code KHV/DNHB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pásztorová Barbora, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Novotný Lukáš, Doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Selected topics: German states before 1848. - Specific development of the nation-state since the founding of the German Reich in 1871. - Important moments of internal and foreign policy until 1914. - The character and problems of the first German democracy between 1918-33. - Nazi Third Reich. - Establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany. - Relations of two German states. - German unification in the context of changes in Europe after 1989.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Seminar
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 26 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 16 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to understand the basic problems of German history of the 19th and 20th centuries
Skills
to understand scientifically structured lectures
to read and understand professional text in Czech
to read and understand professional text in German
to read and understand professional text in English
to use appropriate terminology in Czech
to use electronic information resources
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to create a timeline of the most important historical events of German history in the 19th and 20th centuries
to characterize historical development of Germany in wider political, social, economic, military and cultural contexts
to distinguish the basic stages of the historical development of Germany in the 19th and 20th centuries
to characterize the assumptions of a different development of German history in the 19th and 20th centuries
Skills
to analyse the most important events of German history in the 19th and 20th centuries
to interpret the implications of the fundamental milestones of German history in the 19th and 20th centuries
to interpret the history of Germany in a wider European context
to use professional terminology from the Czech and German languages
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills
Seminar
Discussion
Self-study of literature
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Skills
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Gellately, Robert. Kdo podporoval Hitlera. Společenský souhlas a režimní nátlak v nacistickém Německu. Praha, 2003.
  • Haffner, S. Od Bismarcka k Hitlerovi. Praha, 1995.
  • Mann, Golo. Dějiny Německa 1919-1945. Praha : Český spisovatel, 1993. ISBN 80-202-0441-5.
  • Müller, Helmut; Krieger, Karl Friedrich; Vollrath, Hanna. Dějiny Německa. Praha : Lidové noviny, 1995. ISBN 80-7106-125-5.
  • Stellner, F. Poslední německý císař. Praha, 1995.
  • Stern, Fritz. Dreams and Delusions: The Drama af German History. Yalle, 1999.
  • Tewes, Henning. Germany, Civilian Power and the New Europe. New York, 2002.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): General History (17-5) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Humanities (19-5) Category: Philosophy, theology 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Humanities (19-4) Category: Philosophy, theology 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter