Introduction to the history of People’s Republic of Poland, 1944-1989

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Course ID:	3104-KON15ER-WB/Z-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.3 The subject classification code consists of three to five digits, where the first three represent the classification of the discipline according to the Discipline code list applicable to the Socrates/Erasmus program, the fourth (usually 0) - possible further specification of discipline information, the fifth - the degree of subject determined based on the year of study for which the subject is intended. / (0222) History and archaeology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Introduction to the history of People’s Republic of Poland, 1944-1989
Name in Polish:	Geschichte "Volkspolens", 1944 - 1989. Eine Einführung. cz.I
Organizational unit:	Institute of History
Course groups:	Courses in foreign languages General university courses General university courses in the humanities
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	German
Type of course:	elective courses general courses
Short description:	Introduction to the history of People’s Republic of Poland, 1944-1989 Based on various types of sources (including movies and novels), the "introduction's" aim is to offer basic knowledge about some processes and events which shaped the life of two generations of Poles after 1944.
Full description:	The seminar offers an introduction to Poland in the 20th century and selected aspects of the history of Polish People’s Republic. Although some classic (institutional) sources will be analyzed, the seminar focusses on film, literature (novels) and public discussions. A fluent knowledge of German is required.
Bibliography:	Norman Davies, God’s Playground, 2nd vol., Oxford 1982; Joerg K. Hoensch, Geschichte Polens, Stuttgart: Ulmer, 1998; Rudolf Jaworski, Christian Lübke, Michael G. Müller, Eine kleine Geschichte Polens, Frankfurt M.: Suhrkamp, 2000; Hans Roos, Geschichte der polnischen Nation 1918 bis 1985, Stuttgart: Kohlhammer 1986
Learning outcomes:	Understanding pecularities of politics, culture, personal strategies and everyday life under so called state socialism.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Physical presence, knowledge of material to be discussed in the coming session, participation in discussion.

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