Specialization in Modern History
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 15
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn
- Course code
- HIS116
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- The course is usually given in Norwegian, but can be given in English in specific semesters. See the course overviewhttp://www.uib.no/en/discipline/history/84819/theme-descriptions-history to see if there is an English course offered this semester.
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- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
The course aims at providing students with a specialization in relevant historical themes in the period after c. 1750. The Department usually provides teaching in one or several such themes, depending on available resources. Students choose one theme (per course). The themes may vary according to available teaching resources and research interests. The Department announces the themes that are offered before the start of the semester.
The course may be included in a specialization in history.
More information here: www.uib.no/fag/historie/73572/temaomtale-his116
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:
After successful completion of the course, the student has good knowledge on and is familiar with central perspectives, explanations and theories within the theme. The student is also familiar with central historical methods and methodical aspects of historical research.
Skills:
The student is able to problematize, use relevant scholarly terminology, and discuss central historical questions related to the chosen theme. He/she is able to evaluate critically historical presentations in scholarly works and historical sources, and to analyze historical data provided through sources and literature. He/she is able to draw his/her own conclusions on this basis.
General competences:
The student is able to study an extensive research literature, to communicate knowledge and perspectives from this literature, and to reason in writing for his/her own conclusions drawn on this basis.
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Approximately 20 - 25 hours in total.
If five or fewer students register for a topic on the course, the department can introduce adapted teaching in the topic in question or cancel the topic. On topics where this may be relevant, students will receive information about it at the start of the semester, and before the deadline for semester registration on 1 February/1. September.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
In order to take the written examination, the student must have passed a compulsory written paper consisting of maximum 1500 words. The paper must have references to sources and literature used in the papers, and a reference list.
The deadline for submission and guidelines for this compulsory requirement is announced on Mitt UiB in the beginning of the teaching semester.
The passed compulsory requirement is valid for one semester following the teaching semester in which it was passed.
Forms of Assessment
- Six-hour written examination, maximum 3000 words.
Compulsory requirements must be passed and valid in order to take the written examination.
The language of instruction can vary depending on the different themes in the course. The exam assignment will follow the language of instruction in the specific theme. The exam can be submitted in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.