Contemporary World History

Code:

CC025

Acronym:

HMCNT

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	History

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of History, Political and International Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Communication Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CC	145	Study plan	1	-	3	21,5	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The syllabus aims:

- Understanding the broad lines of contemporary political history

- Define and discuss the fundamental concepts and issues of contemporaneity, taking into account their complexity and correlation. 

- Understand the need for an interdisciplinary analysis of the main world regions.    

- To problematize the ongoing evolutionary trends in the world political order

 

Learning outcomes and competences

Theoretical lectures aim to provide that students are able to:
-increase historical and geographical knowledge on world history
- develop a conceptual and framework of world history and geopolitics.

Working method

Presencial

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

- basic information on History and Goegraphy

Program

1 – Imperialism. Theories and concepts

 

1 - Imperialism - theories and main key words

2-  Historical insight of the 20th century

3 - World War I and the New International Order

4 - The crisis of liberal democracies and the advent of fascism in Europe

5 - World War II and the end of European hegemony

6 - Political reorganization: the end of colonial empires and the Cold War.

7 - Western democracies, the construction of the Welfare State, the "welfare society" and the social revolutions of the 1960s.

8 - The end of the cold war

9 - Crises and challenges in the 21st century.

 

Mandatory literature

BRAILLARD, Ph.; SENARCLENS, P. ; O imperialismo. Lisboa, Pub. Europa-America, s/d, Lisboa, Pub. Europa-America
Eric Hobsbawm; A^era dos extremos. ISBN: 972-23-2020-3
Roberts, J.M; História do Século XX, Editorial Presença, 2007

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes include:
- lecture sessions
- workshop practices whenever possible using primary sources

Software

Não aplicável

keywords

Humanities > History
Social sciences > Political sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	80,00
Participação presencial	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	54,00
Frequência das aulas	27,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

According to current legislation

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam = 100%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not appliable

Internship work/project

Not appliable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not appliable

Classification improvement

As described in the specific items of the current Master's Regulations.

Observations

Not appliable