Universität Wien

420015 SE Galicia in the context of Habsburg, Polish and Ukrainian history (2013S)

Continuous assessment of course work

Weekly seminar: Wednesdays 9.30 - 11 am;
First unit: 13 March 2013, last unit: 26 June 2013;
Place: Seminarraum des Doktoratskollegs Galizien, Campus, Hof 1, Stiege 1.11

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar is dedicated to the needs of the members of the doctoral programme "The Austrian Galicia", but it is open to all PHD students interested in the history and research of this former Austrian province.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation in the course, oral presentation of a book, written book review.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

This seminar has three main object.
1. An introduction on how to write a PHD (most important libraries and archives, internet ressources, reference management software
2. An overview over the history of the region before it became Austrian in 1772, an introduction into the political and administrative structure of Galicia and the Empire, as well as an ovierview over important events during the interwar period, the Second World War and the communist period.
3. Familiarizing oneself with recent research on Galicia.

Examination topics

Presentations by the lecturer; excursions to libraries and archives; discussion of scholarly articles; book presentations by the students.

Reading list


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