FF:MED01 Introduction to MED - Course Information

MED01 Introduction to Mediterranean Studies

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Bc. Šárka Hurbánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Macura (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

each even Monday 9:10–10:45 M24

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Mediterranean Studies (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
• Mediterranean Studies (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The main aim of this course is to present basic information about the field of Mediterranean Studies. At the end of the course, students should be able to: define the Mediterranean region from both geographical and historical points of view; enumerate and characterize different branches of science focused on the Mediterranean region and Mediterranean cultures; know the basic handbooks (especially vocabularies and encyclopedias), monographs and scholarly serials presenting the outcomes of reasearch in the field; use the methodogical propedeutics for proper reading and writing scholarly texts (rules of citation, differences between the genres of scholarly writting).

Syllabus

• 1. Definition of the Mediterranean region.
• 2.Geographical, Historical and Cultural Definition of the Region (Western and Eastern Mediterranean region, North Africa)
• 3. History: Ancient Greece and Roman empire
• 4. History: Middle Ages
• 5. Modern History
• 6. Encyclopedias, vocabularies, scholarly serials, monographs; catalogues and databases; analysis of the scholarly text (genre, style, language.

Literature

• DAVIES, Norman. Evropa : dějiny jednoho kontinentu. Translated by Kateřina Keilová. V českém jazyce 2., rev. v. Praha: Prostor, 2005, 1365 s. ISBN 8020013342. info
• MATVEJEVIĆ, Predrag. Breviář Středomoří : Mediteranski brevijar (Orig.). Translated by Dušan Karpatský, Edited by Claudio Magris. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2002, 227 s. ISBN 80-7106-525-5. info
• DAVIES, Norman. Evropa : dějiny jednoho kontinentu. Translated by Kateřina Keilová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 2000, 1365 s. ISBN 8024201704. info
• ČMEJRKOVÁ, Světla, František DANEŠ and Jindra SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. Vydání první. Praha: Leda, 1999, 255 stran. ISBN 8085927691. info
• DOROVSKÝ, Ivan. Balkán a Mediterán : literárně historické a teoretické studie. 1. vydání. V Brně: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 228 stran. ISBN 8021015322. URL info
• ECO, Umberto and Ivan SEIDL. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 271 s. ISBN 80-7198-173-7. info
• BURIAN, Jan and Pavel OLIVA. Civilizace starověkého Středomoří. 1. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1984, 549 s. info

Teaching methods

The course is realized as lectures. Students should not only get some basic geographic and cultural-historic knowledge about the Mediterranean region, necessary for their further studies, but also to get skills in composition of the elementary scientific written forms. Attendance and participation in the course (min. 75%) is required, as well as a written review about any scholarly book or paper handed over during the semester.

Assessment methods

At the end of the course two-part examination: written test (covering all information provided during the course) and oral examination (discussion about the student's review).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Studenti oboru Mediteránní studia ukončují předmět povinně zkouškou.
The course is taught annually.

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