History of Culture in the European Middle Ages 3700-CS1-2-HKES-25

The lectures outline the history of the culture of the European – primarily Latin – Middle Ages, showing its unity and diversity, lastingness and change, on the example of the most important phenomena of political history, social history, religion, science, art, literature.
The lectures teach students an interdisciplinary approach to issues of Mediaeval culture, how to notice features which prove both the unity and diversity of Mediaeval culture, to understand Mediaeval civilization processes. They help develop an attitude of respect for the culture of past ages and the ability to make conscious judgments.

The students are required to put in:
- 60 hours of participation in the lectures ("contact" hours)
- 90 hours of their own work (preparing for the exam, work necessary to achieve the planned effects of learning).

Type of course

obligatory courses

Prerequisites (description)

(in Polish) Dla studentów studiów śródziemnomorskich – zaliczenie I r. studiów 1. stopnia. Wykład przeznaczony dla studentów, którzy: – umieją formułować wypowiedź ustną, prezentującą opracowany przez studenta temat w określonym czasie (poprawnie skomponowaną, zawierającą jasno sformułowaną tezę i właściwie zhierarchizowaną argumentację).

Course coordinators

Paweł Stępień

Learning outcomes

Upon completing the course students will be able to:
- present the course, causes, and consequences of the most important processes of Mediaeval culture (based on the knowledge obtained from the lectures, required reading, and selected supplementary reading) [K_W02, K_W07, K_W12, K_U06, K_U11, K_K02, K_K05]

- analyse and interpret trends of Mediaeval culture using examples from that culture, selected by themselves or analysed during the lectures, e.g. works of art, architecture, literature, theology, philosophy, etc. (based on the knowledge obtained from the lectures, required reading, and selected supplementary reading), where:
a) in their analysis, they will identify features proving that an occurrence was distinctive within Mediaeval culture as well as features proving it was typical of Mediaeval culture
b) in their interpretation, they will decipher the symbolic meanings of the occurrence in accordance with the symbolic tradition of Mediaeval culture
c) on the example of the interpreted occurrence, they will indicate the continuity or differences between Mediaeval culture and today’s culture
d) they will make a judgment of the occurrence based on proper argumentation.
[K_W06, K_W08, K_W09, K_W10, K_W13, K_W14, K_W15, K_U01, K_U02, K_U05, K_U06, K_U07, K_U08, K_U13, K_K04, K_K07, K_K08]

Additional information

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