Historical Foundations of Western Civilisation [ LFLTR1410 ]

Assessment will be based on the work produced by the student in one of the four workshops. The lecturer will evaluate: - the quality of the students work and the quality of its transmission; - the mastery of the essential aspects of the "inter-period" theme dealt with in the chosen workshop; - the mastery of the main spatio-temporal frameworks and concepts of Western history.

This panoramic timeline approach to the history of Western civilisation presents the main frameworks of history of the West and basic historical concepts linked to them. It will also enable you to discover specific issues for historians and focus on specific research problems. The course is made up of two terms of 30 hours each (antiquity, the Middle Ages, modern era, contemporary period) set around different themes. Each lecture is followed up by a tutorial session. Method : · Lecture course for 4 hours a week, taught by a team of lecturers specializing in the different historical periods and led by a coordinator. · Five two hours tutorial sessions (maximum 20 student per group), organized by a group of assistants and pedagogical collaborators, and led by the coordinator. · The tutors ensure pedagogical aid to prepare the students for the final evaluation.

Course material: - With respect to the main spatio-temporal frameworks of Western history, students will be able to rely on at least some resources (course notes and/or textbook, website, CD-ROM…). - For the tutorial sessions, students will have at their disposal: reading folders, methodological documents, tools for the self-assessment of their work.