History of Germany

Code:

LRI006

Acronym:

HALE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	History

Instance: 2010/2011 - 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
LA	0	Study Plan-Applied Languages: Translation	3	-	6	52	162
LLC	2	Single Language Plan-German	2	-	6	52	162
			3
LRI	5	Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
			3
		Study Plan - Minor in History	2	-	6	52	162
		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 from German Antiquity to the 21st century.

Program

From Charlemagne to Wilhelm II
Programme
0. Main aims and specific aims.
1. The Germans.
2. Germany from the 8th to the 15th centuries.
2.1. Multiple territories and the imperial power.
2.2. The dynastic houses
2.3. The emergence of cities
2.4. The colonization of the East.
2.5. The Hanseatic League (Hansa).
2.6. Romanesque and Gothic art
3. Germany at the turn on the 15th century.
3.1. The vulnerability of imperial power and the ambition of princes.
3.2. The development of cities.
4. Germany in the 16th century.
4.1. The Reform.
4.2. Renaissance art.
5. Germany in the 17th century.
5.1. The Thirty Years’ War.
5.2. The rise of Prussia and the Habsburg
5.3. The art of the Baroque.
6. Germany in the 18th century
6.1. The “Aufklärung” (Enlightenment).
6.2. The Austro-Prussian dualism.
6.3. The art of “Sturm und Drang” and “Klassik”.
7. Germany in the first half of the 19th century.
7.1. The Napoleonic Wars.
7.2. Romanticism.
7.3. The Congress of Vienna.
7.4. The 1747 revolution.
7.5. The art of Biedermeier, Junges Deutschland and Vormärz.
8. Germany in the second half of the 19th century.
8.1. Otto von Bismarck.
8.2. Industrialisation.
8.3. Scientific advances.
8.4. The art of Realism and Naturalism.
9. Germany in the first half of the 20th century.
9.1. Wilhelm II.
9.2. The Jahrhundertwende artistic movements.
9.3. The art of Cubism, Expressionism and Dadaism.

Teaching methods and learning activities

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

keywords

Humanities > History

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Exame	2,00		2011-01-31
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	104	2011-01-31
	Total:	104,00

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

Students are not required to read the recommended literature in German. Alternatively, or at the same time, literature sources in paper format or online in other languages other than German may be used.