6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1010596BEW for working students in the 2nd semester of even academic years (e.g. 2012-2013) at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
biennial: 2nd semester of an even academic year (e.g. 2012-2013)
Enrollment based on exam contract
Possible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Volgtijdelijkheid: credit voor "Maatsch.geschiedenis Nieuwe Tijd" en Module 'Inleidende synthesecursussen' verworven voor BA Geschiedenis of niet ingeschreven in deze opleiding en 30 SP op BA-niveau behaald, of ingeschreven in SP/VP Geschiedenis of in VP Archivistiek.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
History
Educational team
Wout Saelens (course titular)
Wouter Ryckbosch
Activities and contact hours
26 contact hours Lecture
90 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course component covers some of the main intellectual, cultural and social developments in early modern Europe (1500-1800). To this end, the ‘scientific revolution’ of this period is used as a lens from which to illuminate various themes central to early modern history, including globalisation, printing, state formation, revolution, art, religion, progress, and gender. Each of these themes will be studied from the perspective of processes of intellectual change from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. At the same time the course will pays attention to contrasting historiographical approaches to the explanation of intellectual and scientific change in the past. 

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Powerpoints en lesnota’s
Course text (Required) : Een reader met wetenschappelijke artikels (in het Engels, Nederlands of Frans)
Additional info

A reader with scientific articles (in Dutch, English or French), powerpoints and lecture notes. 

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The students can identify the main aspects of scientific and intellectual development in early modern Europe.
Students can analyse and critically evaluate the various historiographical approaches to the 'scientific revolution'.
Students are able to interpret current debates about the social, cultural and intellectual history of early modern Europe in depth.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • paper & permanent evaluation with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Evaluation is based on permanent evaluation and a final essay to be written after the course has ended. The essay is based on the reading materials used throughout the course, as well as on the discussion offered during the discussion seminars. Attendence of the discussion seminars is mandatory, as well as the preparation of the reading materials, and the submission of discussion questions before each seminar. Failure to attend or do the preparatory work more than twice over the course of the term will result in a detraction of 2/20 points from the total. 

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This course offer isn't part of a fixed set of graduation requirements. Hence, it is a free elective.