History of Belgium

Duration

45h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Catherine Lanneau

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course is a in-depth analysis of the history of Belgium since 1780.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Learning depth of the history of contemporary Belgium (political, social, economical and cultural history).

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures are accompanied by illustrated Power Point presentations.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face-to-face
See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires

Recommended or required readings

REQUESTED reading: chapters dealing with post-WWII in: X. MABILLE, Nouvelle histoire politique de la Belgique, Bruxelles, CRISP, 2011.
Suggested reading: M.-T. BITSCH, Histoire de la Belgique : de l'Antiquité à nos jours, Bruxelles, Editions Complexe, 2004. Students can also refer themselves to: Nouvelle histoire de Belgique, Bruxelles, Editions Complexe puis Le Cri, 2005-2009 (new edition: 2010.)
The eventual parts of course on-line will be available on MyULg.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written examination.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

ULg is a French-speaking University situated in a French-speaking area. The courses will thus be delivered in French, as well as the notes and the examinations. Foreign students are expected to master the language first.

Contacts

Catherine LANNEAU
Département des Sciences historiques (A4) 1 b, quai Roosevelt, 4000 Liège Tél. 04 366 56 08 - Fax 04 366 57 68 C.Lanneau@ulg.ac.be