HISS2021 Pre-industrial societies II (5 cr)

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Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of History and Ethnology
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

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The course will deepen the knowledge of approaches to the study of preindustrial societies and the understanding of a wide range of phenomena.

Description

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Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student will  

- have an in-depth knowledge of the main approaches, theories and methods of research

- be able to apply and analyse the knowledge they have acquired and to refine it into a scientifically sound presentation

- be able to analyse in depth social and economic developments and structures and the changes that have taken place in them 

- have developed her/his ability to manage large-scale issues and to analyse data

- can identify and make confident use of source material from a chosen period or subject area and draw research-relevant conclusions from it.

Study materials

Select books to complete 5 credits:  

  • Almbjär, Martin, The voice of the people? Supplications submitted to the Swedish Diet in the Age of Liberty, 1719–1772 (2016) (2 op) http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-124423 (1 op)
  • Swedish and Finnish Historiographies of the Swedish Realm, C. 1520 – 1809: Shared Past, Different Interpretations? Toim. Miia Kuha & Petri Karonen. Routledge 2023 (1 op).
  • Varhaismodernin yhteiskunnan historia. Lähestymistapoja yksilöihin ja rakenteisiin. Toim. R. Toivo & R. Miettinen. Gaudeamus 2020 (1 op).
  • Reunamailla. Tilattomat Länsi-Suomen maaseudulla 1600 – 1800. Toim. R. Miettinen & E. Viitaniemi. SKS 2019 (1 op).
  • Personal Agency at the Swedish Age of Greatness 1560 – 1720. Toim. P. Karonen & M. Hakanen. SKS 2017. (1 op)
  • Kaarle Wirta: Early Modern Overseas Trade and Entrepreneurship: Nordic Trading Companies in the Seventeenth-Century. Routledge 2022 (1 op)
  • Capern, Amanda L., The Routledge History of Women in Early Modern Europe (2019) (2 op)
  • Scott, Hamish (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern European History, 1350-1750, Volume I: Peoples and Place (2018) (2 op)
  • Te Brake, Wayne, Religious War and Religious Peace in Early Modern Europe (2017) (2 op)

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
Participation in lessons and completion of related written assignments
Evaluation criteria:
Regardless of the mode of delivery, a numerical grade on a scale of 0-5. The grade is based on the assessment of performance against the competence objectives. Contact teaching requires participation in the classroom and the successful completion of the assigned tasks. In the case of independent study, successful completion of the assignments is a prerequisite.
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Method 2

Description:
e-examination on literature
Evaluation criteria:
Regardless of the mode of delivery, a numerical grade on a scale of 0-5. The grade is based on the assessment of performance against the competence objectives. Contact teaching requires participation in the classroom and the successful completion of the assigned tasks. In the case of independent study, successful completion of the assignments is a prerequisite.
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Participation in teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish
No published teaching
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Exam (5 cr)

Type:
Exam
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
Finnish

Teaching