HHIB06771U HIS 77. Global history

Volume 2025/2026
Education

Globalhistorie og forskningsområde (HHIB00771E)
[Bacheloruddannelsen i historie, 2022-ordningen]

Content

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HIS 77. Global history
Global history has long held an important place in historical research. Global history goes beyond borders and cultivates one of the things that the discipline of history does best. It aims to identify profound developments in both time and space. Therefore, it transcends established chronologies and challenges our familiar geographical units. Global history compares cultures and societies and follows connections across continents. It asks questions such as: Why did Europe industrialize first? In which ways have colonialism and imperialism formed the world of today? And, how have global epidemic diseases shaped societal development for millennia? The course introduces the main methodological approaches in global history and focuses on a number of the field's key issues. For the exam, we expect the student to be able to characterize, compare and discuss key issues within the field of global history based on the syllabus.

OBS: kurset består tillige af et nærmere afgrænset historisk forskningsområde. Se lektionskatalog.

- Sebastian Conrad: What is global history? Princeton and Oxford, Princeton University Press, 2016.

Seminar / lectures / exercises
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Lectures
  • 16
  • Class Instruction
  • 42
  • Preparation
  • 76
  • Exam Preparation
  • 62,5
  • Total
  • 196,5
Oral
Collective
Continuous feedback during the course of the semester
Credit
15 ECTS
Type of assessment
Portfolio
Type of assessment details
Portfolio requirements, besides Forskningsområde: The Global History exam consists of a written paper (8-10 pages), which forms the Global History-element of a portfolio exam for the course module. The Global history-element in the Portfolio consists of three assignments written during the semester. The students can receive feedback on the first and second of these assignments, which can be revised and resubmitted at the end of the course. The third is handed in at the end of the course.
Examination prerequisites

See aktuelle studieordninger for Historie og Studiehåndbogen.

Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
Intern prøve ved to eksaminatorer. I den samlede bedømmelse vægtes de dele af portfolien, der vedrører Globalhistorie, 60 % og de dele, der vedrører forskningsområdet, 40 %. De to dele af portfolien skal hver være vurderet til bestået niveau.
Criteria for exam assesment