Course code

AIG6007.HT

old course code

AIG6007

Course title in Estonian

Lähiajalugu

Course title in English

History of 20-th Century

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Overview of 20th century history and the problems encountered when researching it.

Brief description of the course

20th century world. Science, technology, culture, education, population. The most important countries, their internal and foreign policies. The world between two great wars. Totalitarianism – Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini – and Western democracy. Second World War and formation of two world systems. International relations in 1945-2000. The world on the brink of the 21st century.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- understands of the main developments of modern history;
- is capable to review related literature on basic level;
- understands main facts of the topic without major mistakes.

Teacher

Andres Adamson; PhD

Study programmes containing that course

Primary School Teacher (KAKLI/17.HR)
Humanities (KKHB/11_1.HT)
Humanities (KKHB/11.HT)
History (AIAJB/11.HT)
Humanities (KKHB/11_2.HT)
Humanities (KKHB/10.HT)
History (AIAJB/10.HT)
Humanities (KKHB/10_1.HT)
Humanities (KKHB/10_2.HT)
Humanities (KKHB/09.HT)
History (AIAJB/09.HT)
History (AIAJB/08.HT)
History (AIAJB/07.HT)
History (AIAJB/06.HT)
History (AIAJB/05.HT)
History (AIAJB/04.HT)
History (AIAJB/00.HT)