History I
30.0 ECTS creditsThe course covers the history of both women and men and includes the following five course modules:
Module 1: History as a Science (5 ECTS cr)
This module provides an introduction to history as a science. The module covers the research basis of historical knowledge when it comes to sources and source use, as well as background information regarding the emergence of history as a subject and a discipline. The module also outlines how history is used in different contexts.
Module 2: Building Civilisations (5 ECTS cr)
The module provides an overview of humans as cultural beings throughout history until today. Starting with the early civilisations, students discuss issues of origin, development, and decline. The module applies a global historical perspective to world history, and one of the themes is sustainable development.
Module 3: The Long Middle Ages (5 ECTS cr)
The period from the Roman empire to the Reformation and the Renaissance is covered in a comparative global perspective. A starting point is the formation of Europe in the transition from the feudal state to commercial capitalism and the emergence of an alternative perception of the world based on the elementary principles of Antiquity and Christianity. The importance of the journeys of discovery for the creation of closer networks between different cultural areas around the world is emphasised. The module also deals with Swedish history in relation to the European and global development.
Module 4: State and Capital (7.5 ECTS c)
The module deals with the increasing global influence of the Western world from the 16th century to the early 20th century and the effects of colonialism and industrialisation on world development. Changes in types of regime, the emergence of ideology-based movements, and growing conflicts between various Western colonial systems are treated as a background to the world-wide wars and conflicts in the 20th century. Special attention is paid to the Swedish development.
Module 5: The Age of Extremes (7.5 ECTS cr)
The period from the first world war until the present day is covered in a global as well as a Swedish perspective, based on binaries such as war/peace, poor/rich, dictatorship/democracy, market economy/plan economy, nationalism/internationalism, local/global, family/individual, and work/leisure.
Module 1: History as a Science (5 ECTS cr)
This module provides an introduction to history as a science. The module covers the research basis of historical knowledge when it comes to sources and source use, as well as background information regarding the emergence of history as a subject and a discipline. The module also outlines how history is used in different contexts.
Module 2: Building Civilisations (5 ECTS cr)
The module provides an overview of humans as cultural beings throughout history until today. Starting with the early civilisations, students discuss issues of origin, development, and decline. The module applies a global historical perspective to world history, and one of the themes is sustainable development.
Module 3: The Long Middle Ages (5 ECTS cr)
The period from the Roman empire to the Reformation and the Renaissance is covered in a comparative global perspective. A starting point is the formation of Europe in the transition from the feudal state to commercial capitalism and the emergence of an alternative perception of the world based on the elementary principles of Antiquity and Christianity. The importance of the journeys of discovery for the creation of closer networks between different cultural areas around the world is emphasised. The module also deals with Swedish history in relation to the European and global development.
Module 4: State and Capital (7.5 ECTS c)
The module deals with the increasing global influence of the Western world from the 16th century to the early 20th century and the effects of colonialism and industrialisation on world development. Changes in types of regime, the emergence of ideology-based movements, and growing conflicts between various Western colonial systems are treated as a background to the world-wide wars and conflicts in the 20th century. Special attention is paid to the Swedish development.
Module 5: The Age of Extremes (7.5 ECTS cr)
The period from the first world war until the present day is covered in a global as well as a Swedish perspective, based on binaries such as war/peace, poor/rich, dictatorship/democracy, market economy/plan economy, nationalism/internationalism, local/global, family/individual, and work/leisure.
Progressive specialisation:
G1N (has only upper‐secondary level entry requirements)
Education level:
Undergraduate level
Admission requirements
Field-specific eligibility A1 (History 1b or 1a1 + 1a2, Civics 1b or 1a1 + 1a2) or field-specific eligibility 1 (History A, Civics A), or equivalent
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
Course code:
HIGD01
The course is not included in the course offerings for the next period.