6 ECTS credits
150 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4023490FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
The course consists of lectures, reading assignments that are collectively discussed, and an online meeting with guest experts. Lectures will offer introductions on paleoclimatology. Reading assignments discuss several topics: the impact of climate change on agriculture and the link with epidemics; the Little ice Age in Europe and China; the role of climate change in the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Reading assignments on each of the topics cover the arguments and methodologies in recent debates. Reading assignments are discussed during online and on campus meetings. All reading material will be provided on Canvas.
Students prepare for the discussion of the reading material through assignments. These are not evaluated, but serve to prepare for the discussions. Students prepare for a meeting with one of the guest experts, either individually or in small groups (depending on the number of participating students). Students will be assigned to one of the speakers before the meeting.
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Having completed this course, students can evaluate the palaeoclimatological and historical data and arguments in the debate on the impact of climate on society in the preindustrial world, and they can participate in this debate based on their own arguments.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 80% of the final mark.
LEC Presentation determines 20% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the LEC Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Evaluation consists of the meeting with the guest expert (20% of final grade) and a written exam (80%). The students prepare for the meeting by reading 2 or 3 recent articles of the expert.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of History: default (only offered in Dutch)