Course: Archaeology of Early Medieval Europe 2

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Course title Archaeology of Early Medieval Europe 2
Course code KAR/1ARS2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 10
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Havel René, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Pacák Štěpán, prof. PhDr. CSc., DSc.
Course content
1. Scandinavia (archaeology of Pre-Viking and Viking periods) 2. British Islkes 3. Germany, Switzerland 4. Spain, Portugal, Italy

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with visual aids
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 50 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 17 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 78 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To characterize individual periods of prehistory and the Middle Ages
To summarize the importance of archaeology and history for understanding the past
Skills
To understand a scientific text in English/German
To use adequate terminology in Czech
To understand a scientifically-structured lecture
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To outline the archaeological importance for the synthesis of early medieval Europe in other areas of European space (Scandinavia, the British Isles, the Mediterranean, Germany)
To evidence the importance of archaeology on examples of crucial phenomena from this period
Skills
To evaluate the importance of archaeological monuments critically in context of other sources of historic knowledge of the monitored period
To solve problems of ethnical (tribal) origin through archaeological sources
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Skills
Students' portfolio
Individual study
Practicum
Competences
Lecture with visual aids
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Skills
Project
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Competences
Combined exam
Recommended literature
  • Brink, S. - Price, N. The Viking World. London, 2008.
  • Graham-Campbell a kol. Svět vikingů. Praha, 1998.
  • Hodges, Richard. Towns and trade in the age of Charlemagne. London, 2000.


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