Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2504216 Contemporary History, Politics and Economics | FB | 1 | 2 |
Have not been established, nevertheless:
Most of the subjects are taught in English. A B2 level of English of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is required, although no specific test of English proficiency level is held to access the degree.
In this subject, students will have the opportunity to learn about and analyze European history from 1945 to the present. The subject covers fundamental historical events, as well as social and cultural relations and interactions between the countries of the continent. It includes lectures, reading historical texts, learning to research historical knowledge, writing reviews, and drafting analytical papers. All activity deadlines are indicated in the subject's schedule and must be strictly adhered to.
- Lectures.
- Debates and discussions.
- Reading and understanding historical texts.
- Learning to compile historical information.
- Conducting reviews and drafting analytical papers.
- Individual study.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Debates and discussions | 6 | 0.24 | 1, 2, 6, 10, 13, 14, 12, 22, 26, 25 |
Lectures | 45 | 1.8 | 2, 3, 18, 17, 24, 15, 16, 7, 10, 4, 19, 20, 13, 12 |
Reading and understanding historical texts. | 5 | 0.2 | 1, 5, 18, 17, 10, 11, 4, 19, 20, 14 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Conducting reviews and drafting analytical papers | 24 | 0.96 | 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 9, 21, 23, 25 |
Learning to compile historical information | 8 | 0.32 | 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 4, 14, 21, 23 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Individual study | 30 | 1.2 | 3, 5, 18, 17, 24, 15, 16, 8, 11, 4, 19, 20, 21, 23 |
Oral presentation – 10%
This part of the evaluation will consist of a presentation of one of the compulsory reading texts for the session. The presentation will have a maximum duration of 15 minutes and should include a Powerpoint in order to present additional graphic material and delve into one or more aspects of the subject matter.
Individual paper – 40%
With individual written work, students will obtain the possibility of researching a specific topic of their own interest, which should be part of the subject. The paper will have an extension of approximately 8 pages (TNR; 1.5 spacing) and should include a basic outline of the contents and a bibliography researched by the students.
Written test – 50%
In the written test, students will have to answer a series of questions to demonstrate their ability to explain and contextualize historical topics and give their qualified opinion on past events.
Related matters
The information on assessment activities and their weighting is merely a guide. The subject’s lecturer will provide full information when teaching begins.
Review
When publishing final grades, prior to recording them on students’ transcripts, the lecturer will provide written notification of a date and time for reviewing assessment activities. Students will be able to arrange reviewing with the lecturer.
Missed/failed assessment activities
Students may compensate for assessment activities they have failed or missed, provided that those they have actually performed account for 66.6% (two thirds) of the subject’s final mark, and that they have a weighted average grade of at least 3.5. Under no circumstances may an assessmentactivity worth 100% of the final mark be retaken or compensated for. The lecturer will inform students of the procedure involved, in writing, when publishing final grades, prior to recording them on transcripts. The lecturer may set one assignment per failed or missed assessment activity or a single assignment to cover a number of such activities.
Classification as “non-assessable”
If students’ performance in assessment activities accounts for only 25% or less of the subject’s final grade, their work will be classified as “non-assessable” on their transcript.
Misconduct in assessment activities
Students who engage in misconduct (plagiarism, copying, personation, etc.) in an assessment activity will receive a “0” as a grade for this activity. In the case of misconduct in more than one assessment activity, the students involved will be given a final grade of “0” for the subject. Students may not retake assessment activities in which they are found to have engaged in misconduct. Plagiarism is understood as presenting all or part of an author’s work, whether published in print or in digital format, as one’s own, i. e. without citing it. Copying is understood as reproducing all or a substantial part of another student’s work. If it is impossible to determine who of two students has copied the work of the other, both will be penalized.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Individual paper | 40% | 22 | 0.88 | 1, 2, 5, 24, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 4, 13, 9, 21, 23, 25 |
Oral presentation | 10% | 8 | 0.32 | 17, 6, 10, 19, 20, 13, 14, 9, 21, 12, 22, 26 |
Written Test | 50% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 3, 18, 17, 24, 6, 15, 16, 10, 11, 4, 19, 20, 13, 14, 25 |
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