Course: Preliminary Seminar of History

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Course title Preliminary Seminar of History
Course code UHV/HIPRO
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Pavelková Čevelová Zuzana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The mission and basic characteristics of history studies. Institutions preserving historical records - archives, museums, libraries. Historical research centers in the Czech Republic. Historical magazines and composite books. Antique, Medieval, Renaissance and Humanistic historiography. Historiography in the Baroque Period and in the Age of Reason. Historiography in the 19th and 20th centuries. The accessory sciences of history (outline). Basic methods of a historian's work and sources of historical knowledge. Historical sources, methods of their exploitation (heuristics), their criticism and interpretation. Rules for writing a historical thesis. Ethics of a historian's work. Scientific instrument of a historian's work (quotations from literature, editions, and sources). Independent work with the source material - practical exercises. Abstract, annotation, news, review, study, informative article.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the outline of developmental changes in the ways of perceiving history as a discipline of science from antiquity till modern times, the basic techniques of historical work, the types of used sources, the rules of criticism, and the interpretation of historical sources. The student will learn the basics of the development of perceiving history as a discipline of science. Standard methods of a historian's work are practiced, including writing various forms of historical texts.
The student will learn the basics of the development of perceiving history as a discipline of science. Standard methods of a historian's work are practiced, including writing various forms of historical texts.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment, Discussion

Credit is dependent upon active participation in the lessons (written preparations for individual lessons); presentation of a paper on the assigned topic; and a final oral examination, during which students must demonstrate their knowledge of the subject matter and the recommended literature.
Recommended literature
  • BARTOŠ, J. Úvod do metodiky a techniky historické práce. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 1992.
  • BARTOŠ, J. Úvod do nauky o historických pramenech. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 1992.
  • BARTOŠ, J. Úvod do problematiky historického bádání a nauky o pramenech. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 1999.
  • BENEŠ, Z. Historický text a historická kultura. Praha, 1995.
  • BLOCH, M. Obrana historie aneb historik a jeho řemeslo. Praha: Svoboda, 1967.
  • BŮŽEK, V. Úvod do studia dějepisu. Cěské Budějovice: Jihočeská univerzita.
  • KUTNAR, J.; MAREK, J. Přehledné dějiny českého a slovanského dějepisectví. Praha: NLN, 1997.
  • MAREK, J. O historismu a dějepisectví. Praha: Academia, 1992.
  • ZWETLLER, O.; VACULÍK, J.; ČAPKA, F. Úvod do studia dějepisu. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1994.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Humanities (2016) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): Humanities (2013) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter