Course: Archaeology of Medieval Castles

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Course title Archaeology of Medieval Castles
Course code KAR/OPE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Grund Jaroslav, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Development of researching Czech castles including characteristics of present state, systematic overview of development of castle architecture, typology and developmental relations of the Czech castles from the 12th to the 16th Century.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with visual aids
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To characterize individual periods of Middle Ages
Skills
To understand a scientifically-structured lecture
To read and to understand a scientific text in Czech and English/German
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To summarize the issue of typological classification of medieval castles in the Bohemian Lands
To summarize the issue of material culture of medieval fortified settlements
To summarize the issue and development of fortified settlements' built-up areas
To summarize the issue of development of various fortification features of Bohemian castles
Skills
To be able to outline the development of fortified settlements in the Bohemian Lands
To be able to distinguish between different types of castles
To ask questions related to the research of fortified settlements and their role in variable settlement patterns
To evaluate the importance and contribution of current European castellology for the knogledge of the Middle Ages critically
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
assessment methods
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Durdík, Tomáš. Encyklopedie českých hradů. Praha : Libri, 1995. ISBN 80-901579-8-X.
  • Durdík, Tomáš. Ilustrovaná encyklopedie českých hradů. Praha : Libri, 1999. ISBN 80-85983-62-1.
  • Durdík, Tomáš. Současný stav, potřeby a výhledy výzkumu hradů v Čechách. Praha Archeologický ústav AV ČR, 1995.
  • Menclová, Dobroslava. České hrady. Praha : Odeon, 1976.


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