Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course presents a synthesis of Early Modern History (15th-18th Century), mainly in Europe, taking into account its political, cultural, social, religious and economic dimensions. It will give the opportunity to understand the main stakes of the modernity from the Italian Renaissance to the European Enlightenment.
The goal of the first year of Bachelor in History is to gain useful basic knowledge for your future training. Therefore, this course is foremost a structuring course, intended to fix and to capitalize the knowledge. Its other goal is to introduce you to the understanding of historical phenomena (explanation, links, classification...). For these two reasons, the course is also open to the other students of the Faculty: everybody will find here the opportunity to organize and complete his/her knowledge about the early modern period and to improve his/her approach of history.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
With this course, you will gain knowledge with :
- characteristic doctrines and concepts of the Early Modern period (Humanism, Renaissance, Enlightenment, tyrannicide, despotism, mercantilism...)
- definite chronology and geography of the Early Modern period
- European - and sometimes worldwide - approach of the Early Modern period.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None. However, it is advisable to have a good command of French. To help you, you can contact the departmental teaching assistant, Jacqueline Austen. E-mail and telephone number below.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
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Recommended or required readings
You can find useful supports with
- Jérôme Hélie, Petit Atlas historique des Temps modernes, 3nd ed., Paris, Armand Colin, 2016 (textbook with illustrations and maps).
- Atlas d'Histoire Hayt, Bruxelles, De Boeck, last available edition (standard historical atlas)
Assessment methods and criteria
January session
Written exam (MCQ) on the subject matter of the ex cathedra course. Knowledge (chronology, geography, events...) and understanding (causes, consequences, issues...) will be assessed equally.
Important note: Students enrolled in History Major or History Minor will be required to answer an additional question to assess their ability to understand and argue in writing.
Bac 1 students who have failed have the right to represent him in the May-June session. All the others will have to wait until the August-September session.
May-June session
Written exam (MCQ) on the same subject as in January. Students enrolled in History Major or History Minor will again receive an additional question to assess their ability to understand and argue in writing.
This session is only available to students in the first year of the Bachelor's degree (Bloc 1).
August-September session
Written exam (MCQ) on the same subject as in January for all students who failed in January or May/June. As in January and June, students enrolled in History Major or History Minor will receive an additional question to assess their ability to understand and argue in writing.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Courses
The course is only organised in the first four months. It is generally given every Monday in two sessions:
- 11:00-13:00: Gothot (Building A1, level +1)
- 18h00-19h00: Gothot (Building A1, level +1)
CAUTION :
- The first course will take place on Monday, September 23, 2019, at 11:00 a.m., at the Grand Physique (Bât A1, "Aile des Jésuites", level +1).
- On 30/09 and 16/12, the morning class is extended until 2pm at Le Grand Physique while the evening class is cancelled. The extra morning hour will be podcasted to allow students who need to take another course to become familiar with the material. On 14/10, the morning class is cancelled but the evening class is maintained.
I would like all questions about the course to be asked via the online course forum. I will answer them not on a daily basis, but at least once a week. For any other question, I would like students to write to me via their "ULiège" address and not another one. I also expect students to comply with the basic rules of politeness. Any mail that does not meet these criteria will be left without further action.
General remark
This course is given and assessed in the very short space (1 quadrimester).. However, the subject matter is massive. In addition, for most of you, the exam will be one of your first university exams. It will therefore be necessary to start studying early! Don't wait until the Christmas holidays to get started: fixing such a large amount of new knowledge takes time! The sooner you start, the more likely you are to master this material in the long term.
Contacts
Tenured lecturer :
Annick Delfosse,
Département des Sciences historiques
Quai Roosevelt, 1b - Bât. A4, niveau 1.
Tél : 04/3665455
adelfosse@uliege.be
I'm easily available by e-mail. I will answer as soon as possible. However, I would prefer you directly ask the questions about the lessons in the forum of the online course.
Secretary :
Corinne Bolsée,
Département des Sciences historiques,
secrétariat
Quai Roosevelt, 1b - Bât. A4, niveau 0
Tél : +32 4 366 5875
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
The course was run normally during the first quadrimester. The teacher remains at the disposal of the students during the second term thanks to the blog on eCampus.
Assessment subjects
The subjects assessed remain the same as in January (see above).
Assessment methods
The exam will be organised online, using the eCampus exam tool. Closed-ended questions may take various forms (multiple choice, true/false, matching, ranking, gap-filling, etc.). These questions will be distributed in a random order to each student who will have a set time (to be determined) to answer them.
Students enrolled in History or in the History minor will also answer an open-ended question requiring a relatively short answer.
Contacts
Annick Delfosse (adefosse@uliege.be)
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
The subject matter remains the same as in January (see above).
Assessment methods
The exam will be organised online, using the eCampus exam tool. Closed-ended questions may take various forms (multiple choice, true/false, matching, ranking, gap-filling, etc.). These questions will be distributed in a random order to each student who will have a set time (to be determined) to answer them.
Students enrolled in History or in the History minor will also answer an open-ended question requiring a relatively short answer.
Practical details are available on eCampus.
Contacts
Annick Delfosse (adefosse@uliege.be)
Items online
Online Notes
Notes available on eCampus.