Course: Historical Help Science

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Course title Historical Help Science
Course code UHV/BPVHI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
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)
  • Vorel Petr, prof. PhDr. CSc.
  • Prchal Vítězslav, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Šebek František, PhDr.
  • Nekvapil Jirásková Šárka, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Accessory historical sciences in the broader and narrower sense. Palaeography. Diplomacy. Chronology. Sfragistics. Heraldry. Genealogy. Numismatics. Metrology. Epigraphy. Codicology. Accessory material sciences.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training, Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
  • Contact teaching - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a credit (assessment) - 33 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation of a presentation (report) - 30 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the essentials of some of the historical sciences. An understanding of palaeography, chronology, historical metrology, diplomacy, numismatics, sfragistics, epigraphy, heraldry, genealogy, codicology, historical geography, and other accessory sciences will enable students to be critical to the authentic historical source.
Students will master the techniques of critical analysis of authentical historical sources. They will learn to read it and understand the chronological, metrological, numismatical and other datas.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation

Students will bring to the oral examination a list of at least four titles from the studied literature.
Recommended literature


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