Course: Czechoslovakian an Czech history after the Velvet revolution

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Course title Czechoslovakian an Czech history after the Velvet revolution
Course code KSH/PRCF
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kaleta Petr, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming)
  • Class attendance - 42 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 39 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 39 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to explain the current history of Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic respectively from the fall of Communist régime in 1989 to 2007 when the Czech Republic joined the Schengen area. The lectures describe mainly the transformation of economy and political systhem after 1989 and the reasons for the split of Czechoslovakia in 1992 and the integration of Czech republic into international structures.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Active attendance on discussions (lessons); fulfilment of homework; study of recommended literature. Every student must read at least three books dealing with the topic (it is possible to read also other books than those on the list) and must write a short essay.
Recommended literature
  • Křen J. Čtvrt století střední Evropy. Visegrádské země v globálním příběhu let 1992-2017. Praha, 2019. ISBN 978-80-246-4003-7..
  • Pithart, P. Po devětaomsdesátém. Praha, 2015. ISBN 978-80-200-2504-3.
  • Rychlík, J. Rozdělení Československa. Praha, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7429-296-5.
  • Stolarik, M. a kol. The Czech and Slovak Republics 1993-2013. Budapest, 2016. ISBN 978-963-386-153-0.
  • Suk, J. Labyrintem revoluce. Praha, 2003. ISBN 80-7260-099-0.


Study plans that include the course
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