Seminar in Early Modern History II

Code:

HISTO081

Acronym:

SHMOII

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	History

Instance: 2025/2026 - 2S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
HISTO	20	Study plan	3	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Students will acquire, practise and develop the methodological skills needed to produce research work in modern history. The end result of this research will take the form of a scientific report.

The results of this activity, in this 2nd module of the UC, should take the form of a research work project, in continuity with the previous semester. that allows the development and conclusion of the final reserach work

Learning outcomes and competences

Acquisition of methodological skills required to produce research work in early modern history.

 

Working method

Presencial

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

This syllabus is conceived in continuity with Early Modern Seminar I.

Program

This syllabus is conceived in continuity with Early Modern Seminar I

1. Methods of validation and evaluation of data in document sources
2. Analysis and systematisation of information - data processing methods: qualitative and quantitative analysis
3. Structuring the scientific work
4. Writting a scientific paper.

Mandatory literature

AZEVEDO, Carlos A. Moreira, AZEVEDO, Ana Gonçalves ; ; Metodologia Científica. Contributos práticos para a elaboração de trabalhos académicos,, E. Autor, 1996
ECO, Umberto; Como se faz uma tese em ciências humanas, Ed. Presença, 1995
BELL, Judith ; Como realizar um projecto de investigação: um guia para a pesquisa em ciências sociais e da educação, Gradiva, 1997

Teaching methods and learning activities

Presentation and discussion of concepts, research methods and analysis, and debates on the problems arising from ongoing students’ research. Practical classes will be devoted to field work, research in public and private archives, libraries, museums, documentation centres. They will also be used to tutor students in their ongoing research projects.

keywords

Humanities > History > Modern history
Humanities > History

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	60,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	25,00
Participação presencial	15,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	35,00
Frequência das aulas	41,00
Trabalho laboratorial	26,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	20,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Mandatory 75% attendance of classes, a requirement for assessment.

Calculation formula of final grade

Presentation of work in classroom30%, Final work writing 70%

Examinations or Special Assignments

The final classification formula includes the phases and planned work.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

For each student, given their specific needs, a special assessment may be considered.

Classification improvement

Only written work is subject to review.

Observations

Not applicable.