Introduction to History I: from Antiquity to Early Modern Europe

6 ECTS credits
177 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1023401ANW for working students in the 1st semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester

1st semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

NOTE: registration for this course is only possible for working students. Day students can register for courses whose code ends with an R. At Inschrijven / studentenadministratie@vub.be you must be registered at the VUB as a working student for the current academic year.

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

History, Archaeology, Arts, Philosophy and Ethics

Educational team

Georges Declercq (course titular)
Peter Erdkamp

Activities and contact hours

39 contact hours Lecture
60 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

The course consists of two parts: lectures (39 hours) and self-study on the basis of a handbook (130 hours).

The lectures offer an overview of the general characteristics and a chronological overview of Classical Antiquity (ca. 800 BC - ca. 500 AD) and the Middle Ages (ca. 500 AD - 1500 AD .) on the one hand, and a number of topics (capita selecta) in the political, social, economic and cultural fields which are discussed on the basis of primary sources on the other hand.

The handbooks (see below), which must be read through self-study, offer a chronological overview of Classical Antiquity and the Middle Ages and serve as a background for situating the thematic lessons in time and space.

The manuals:

L. de Blois en R.J. van der Spek, Een kennismaking met de oude wereld, Coutinho 2017.

I. Bejczy, Een kennismaking met de Middeleeuwse wereld, Coutinho 2004.

A syllabus with primary sources (in translation) will be made available through Canvas.

The manuals are not discussed during class, but must be read independently. It is of course possible to ask questions on the handbook during the lectures. The manuals are part of the exam material.

Course material

Handbook (Required) : Een kennismaking met de oude wereld, L. De Blois en R.J. van der Spek, Coutinho, 9789046905876, 2017
Handbook (Required) : Een kennismaking met de Middeleeuwse wereld, I. Bejczy, Coutinho, 9789062834518, 2004

Additional info

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The students have a thorough knowledge of the four periods (from the western periodization).

The students have a long-term perspective.

The students have insight into the major historical changes.

The students have a thorough basic knowledge of historical concepts.

Grading

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

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Written exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Written exam (100%)

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