Learning outcomes: after completing the course, students will have:
- knowledge and understanding of historical developments related to the course topic;
- knowledge of the historiography within the course topic;
- familiarity with the diverse ways in which historical knowledge of the course topic can be relevant to their own job market prospects;
- a skills set enabling them to think, act and communicate at an academic level and in line with academic standards of conduct ('academic integrity').
Learning objectives and skills: after completing the course, students will be able to:
- explore a broad historical or historiographical topic in depth;
- critically evaluate different interpretations and formulate their own viewpoint;
- present a well-formulated discourse analysis both orally and in writing;
- collaborate with fellow students on a group presentation;
- link knowledge of historical thinking on the course topic to their own job market prospects;
- connect historical knowledge of the course topic to modern-day social and political issues
- work in accordance with academic standards.
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This is the first course of Specialisation 6: Globalisation and World Order (English track International Relations).
Priority rules apply to this course. Make sure you register for this course before 17 June 12.00 p.m. to be considered for enrollment.
Students who major in History, TCS or LAS and take this course as part of their specialization, and pre-master’s students are guaranteed a place.
Other students will be placed through random selection.
LAS and TCS students who follow this course as part of the core curriculum of their major, need to complete a compulsory preparation course/assignment. See for more information: https://tcs.sites.uu.nl/
In this introductory course, students become acquainted with the history of globalisation over the past five centuries, the economic principles and effects thereof and the key theoretical approaches to globalisation and global interconnectedness. Students look into the definitions of globalisation, at the underlying driving forces and the various stages that can be identified in the process. Imperialism, the industrial revolution and the communication revolution have greatly influenced globalisation. Some periods also demonstrated a countermovement: world wars and decolonisation put global connections under strain. We refer to this as ‘deglobalisation’. Lastly, the classes will look at the debate surrounding modern globalisation controversies, and examine the arguments for and against.
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