Contemporary German Culture

Code:

LA002

Acronym:

CACON

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	German Studies

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LA	23	Study Plan - Applied Languages: Business Relations	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan-Applied Languages: Translation	1	-	6	52	162
LLC	1	Single Language Plan-German	2	-	6	52	162
			3
LRI	4	Study Plan - Minor in German Studies	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Outlining a political, economic, social and cultural panorama of Germany in the contemporary era.

Program

From the French Revolution to the 21st century

0. General and specific objectives of the subject.
1. The concept of German.
2. Germany in the first half of the 19th century.
2.1. The Congress of Vienna.
2.2. The 1848 revolution.
2.3. The art of Biedermeier, Junges Deutschland and Vormärz.
3. Germany in the second half of the 19th century.
3.1. Otto von Bismarck.
3.2. The industrialisation process
3.3. Scientific advances.
3.4. The art of Realism and Naturalism.
4. Germany in the first half of the 20th century.
4.1. Wilhelm II.
4.2. The Jahrhundertwende artistic movements.
4.3. The art of Cubism, Expressionism and Dadaism.
4.4. The Weimar Republic.
4.5. The Third Reich.
5. Germany in the second half of the 20th century.
5.1. The post-war period.
5.2. The Federal Republic of Germany.
5.3. The German Democratic Republic.
5.4. The reunification of Germany.
6. Germany at the turn of the 20th century.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Emphasis on theory-practical components to stimulate the active participation of students.

keywords

Humanities > History > Contemporary History

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

75% class attendance unless established otherwise by law, and passing the various assessment items.

Calculation formula of final grade

Weighted average of the assessment components (research work and exam).

Final average of the subject weighted as follows: theory – 70%; practical – 30%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.

Observations

Teaching language: Portuguese
Back-up references: German and, whenever possible, English, French and Spanish.