Course: Early Modern History (to 1648)

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Course title Early Modern History (to 1648)
Course code KHV/DRNB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Valkoun Jaroslav, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Introduction to the Problems of the Early Modern Period 2) Europe on the threshold of the Early Modern Period 3) The Age of Discovery and the formation of the Spanish and Portuguese Empires 4) Causes, development, and circumstances of the Protestant Reformation 5) Spain in the 16th century 6) Eastern Europe in the Early Modern Period 7) England under the reign of the House of Tudor 8) South a southeastern Europe in the Early Modern Period 9) Scandinavia in the Early Modern Period 10) England under the reign of the first kings of the House of Stuart 11) Europe on the eve of the the Thirty Years? War 12) The Thirty Years? War 13) Historiography to the history of the Early Modern Period; Final Evaluation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 13 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe on the basic level the problems of the early modern history
Skills
to use electronic information resources
to analyse on the basic level the problems of history of 16th and 17th century
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to characterise the consequences of the Age of Discovery
to characterise the development and the circumstances of the Protestant Reformation
to describe the situation in Europe on the eve of the Thirty Years´ War
Skills
to evaluate critically the role and influence of important personalities related to early modern history
to analyse the consequences of the formation of colonial Empires
to analyse the political development in Spain, England and France in early modern period
to interpret the consequences of the Protestant Reformation
to analyse the caueses of the Thirty Years´ War
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills
Self-study of literature
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Skills
Test
Competences
Test
Recommended literature
  • Englund, Peter. Nepokojná léta : historie třicetileté války. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2001. ISBN 80-7106-355-X.
  • Janáček, Josef. Století zámořských objevů (1415-1522). 1. vyd. Praha : Orbis, 1959.
  • Kennedy, Paul. Vzestup a pád velmocí. Ekonomické problémy a vojenské konflikty v letech 1500- 2000.. Praha, 1996. ISBN 80-7106-173-5.
  • KOVÁŘ, M. - TUMIS, S. Zrození velmoci. Anglie (Velká Británie) na cestě k postavení první světové mocnosti (1603-1746). Praha, 2007.
  • Mackenney, Richard. Evropa šestnáctého století. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2001. ISBN 80-7021-469-4.
  • Molnár, Amedeo. Na rozhraní věků : Cesty reformace. 1. vyd. Praha : Vyšehrad, 1985.
  • Munck, Thomas. Evropa sedmnáctého století : 1598-1700. Vyd. 1. Praha : Vyšehrad, 2002. ISBN 80-7021-508-9.
  • Skřivan, Aleš. Lexikon světových dějin 1492-1914. Praha : Nakladatelství Aleš Skřivan ml., 2002. ISBN 80-86493-06-7.


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