History of Germany

Code:

LRI006

Acronym:

HALE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	History

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Germanic Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages and International Relations

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LRI	29	LRI - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese
Obs.: As aulas serão lecionadas em Português

Objectives

This course unit intends to outline a political, economic, and and social panorama of Germany in the contemporary era.

By the end of the semester the students who passed the evaluation components will know which events and personalities were most relevant in the History of Federal Republic of Germany in the second half of the XX century century. Such wide and multisided knowledge will enable the students to a critical perspective and a contextualizing approach to the human facts.

Learning outcomes and competences

 

 Through a systematic study of the phenomena and of the political, economic and social contexts that characterize the history of Germany in the in the second half of the XX century a, the students will get a detailed, rigorous and multifaceted knowledge of the contemporary Germany.

Working method

B-learning

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable.

Program

 From the Post-War period to Reunification

 

1. The post-war period.
2. The Federal Republic of Germany.
3. The German Democratic Republic.
4. The reunification of Germany.

 

Mandatory literature

vários; Enciclopédia Luso-Brasileira da Cultura, Verbo, 1982
Fulbrook Mary 340; A^Europa desde 1945. ISBN: 978-989-8171-15-3
António do Carmo Reis; Nova História Universal, Porto, Campo das Letras
Vários; ; A Segunda Guerra Mundial e a nova ordem internacional., Alfragide : Ediclube, 2006

Complementary Bibliography

Kolinsky, Eva et alii; The Cambridge Companion to Modern German Culture, Kolinsky, Eva / Wilfried van der Will , 2002. ISBN: ISBN 978-0521-56870-6
Vários; Polis enciclopédia Verbo da sociedade e do estado : antropologia, direito, economia, ciência política , Verbo, 1983

Comments from the literature

During the semester databases on the themes of the course will be referred to the students.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Emphasis on theory-practical components to stimulate the active participation of students. Use of audio-visual media, namely computer (especially power-point) and data-show, but also Moodle.

Software

Power Point

keywords

Humanities > History > Contemporary History

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	106,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

In accordance with regulations in force at FLUP.

Calculation formula of final grade

Mark of the examination.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

The improvement test (melhoria) will evaluate all the contents that are considered for the final examinationin the época normal and época de recurso.

Observations

Teaching language: Portuguese. Students must have good skills in the Portuguese language, so that they can understand, speak and write well Portuguese.
Not suitable for English-speakers.