The main phenomena in medieval and early modern economy (12th–16th cs.)
General data
Course ID: | 3104-M2HG-GMYS-OG |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
08.3
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Course title: | The main phenomena in medieval and early modern economy (12th–16th cs.) |
Name in Polish: | Główne zjawiska w gospodarce średniowiecznej i nowożytnej Europy (XII-XVI w.)(blok: Historia gospodarcza) |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of History |
Course groups: |
General university courses General university courses in the humanities |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
(not available)
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Language: | Polish |
Type of course: | elective courses |
Prerequisites (description): | reading skill in English |
Short description: |
The purpose of the classes is to make students acquainted with basic economic phenomena that were occurring in Europe and the selected surrounding regions between the twelfth and the first quarter of the sixteenth century. Simultaneously, the students will acquire a knowledge of the medieval and early modern primary sources, and the methods of their interpretation. |
Full description: |
The main phenomena in medieval and early modern economy (12th–16th cs.) See the rubric "description". |
Bibliography: |
See the rubric "description". |
Learning outcomes: |
Students should acquire: – a knowledge of an economic and social history of the Mediterranean Europe (Byzantine Empire, Portugal, Italy) as well as England, Flanders, Netherlands, Germany, Russia, the Kingdom of Hungary and Poland; – a skill of analyzing the various primary sources (including iconographical source) from the economic view; – a skill to perceive the local and regional events in a broader, European perspective; – a knowledge of multilateral ties between various field of human activity: economy, law, politics and culture. |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
To complete this course the students are obliged to meet two criteria: a. the formal criterion – an attendance. A maximum of two absences is permitted, but both must be caught up in time of the lecturer’s office hours. The third absence results in catching up all the classes. The fourth absence is equal to the autotomatic delete the students’ name from the students’ list. b. the meritoric criterion – good preparation for classes and an active partaking in discussion; the mark will be resulted from its quality. The catching up the absences will take place in time of the lecturer’s office hours. This may happen also in the case of poor preparation for classes. |
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