Historical Foundations of Western Civilisation I : modern times and the contemporary period

lfial1160  2017-2018  Louvain-la-Neuve

Historical Foundations of Western Civilisation I : modern times and the contemporary period
3 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Servais Paul; Van Ypersele Laurence;
Language
French
Prerequisites
None
Main themes
This chronological approach to Modern times and the Contemporary era is designed to provide an introduction to the main frameworks and the essential historic concepts which are linked to it, to reveal the variety of sources available to the historian as well as various issues in research.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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By the end of the course, students will have acquired the following :
1. Knowledge :

  • Have a foundation of core knowledge through a chronology common to the different disciplines (archaeology, history, history of art, literature), with the aim of broadening students¿ general education so they can follow the specialised training courses offered by the Faculty ;
  • Understand and apply the concepts, methods and analytical practices relating to historical research

2. Practical skills :

  • Establish links within the discipline and between the different disciplines in the common semester by making use of the different approaches put forward by the teams of lecturers and tutor ;
  • Master the use of academic language which will enable them to develop skills in understanding and drafting ;
  • Manage, in a relevant and efficient way, the different devices and working tools provided by the lecturers and tutor to make learning more effective and successful.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The lecturers make use in a critical way of a variety of sources (particularly  textual, archaeological and iconographic).
Teaching methods
4 hours of lectures per week during the second half of the term given by a team of lecturers qualified in modern and contemporary eras.

Supervision is done through a system of tutorial sessions.

The iCampus course website provides support documents including a detailed plan of the course, suggested bibliographies, chronological tables, texts, maps and  illustrations (monuments, works of art, caricatures).
Evaluation methods
Assessment is on :
  • understanding of the spatio-temporal frameworks and the main concepts ;
  • understanding of aspects developed during the course.
     
L'évaluation se fera sur base d'un examen écrit constitué uniquement de questions ouvertes (janvier, juin et septembre)
Other information
This course is equivalent to LCOPS1113.
Online resources
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Bibliography
Voir site iCampus du cours.
Faculty or entity
FIAL


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Bachelor in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
LAFR1BA
3
Bachelor in History
HIST1BA
3
MUSI9CE
3
Bachelor in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General
ROM1BA
3
Bachelor in History of Art and Archaeology : General
ARKE1BA
3
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures: German, Dutch and English
GERM1BA
3
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures : General
ROGE1BA
3
Bachelor in Philosophy
FILO1BA
3