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Contemporary Civilizations

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Course Description

It discusses the origins and achievements of contemporary civilizations: Western, Chinese, Japanese, Hindu, Islamic, Orthodox, African and Latin American. The aim is to introduce the adequate knowledge of the political and cultural history of other parts of the world, and an understanding of contemporary issues and relationships.

Study Programmes

undergraduate
Military Leadership and Management - study
(3. semester)

Learning Outcomes

  1. collect and organize relevant information
  2. systemic thinking to solve given problems
  3. manage time and work in a team
  4. take into account the historical, social and cultural differences of different civilizations
  5. write and present a professional or scientific work in which they will develop and defend the thesis
  6. set priritete and evaluate the options available to decision makers

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

ex cathedra

Seminars and workshops

student presentation

Field work

active and experiential learning

Week by Week Schedule

  1. Lectures: Introductory lecture Exercises: seminar presentations
  2. Lectures: Introduction in the subject of contemporary civilizations Exercises: seminar presentation
  3. Lectures: Cradle of civilization - Mesopotamia, Egypt, Judaism
  4. Lectures: Foundations of Western Civilization - antiquity, Christianity, humanism Exercises: seminar presentation
  5. Lectures: The expansion of Western civilization / Reformation
  6. Lectures: The expansion of Western civilization / Reformation Exercises: seminar presentation
  7. The first colloquium
  8. Lectures: Orthodox civilization
  9. Lectures: Orthodox civilization
  10. Lectures: Islamic civilization and the Middle East Exercises: seminar presentation
  11. Lectures: Latin American Civilization Exercises: seminar presentation
  12. Lectures: India-Hindu Civilization Exercises: seminar presentation
  13. Lectures: Chinese civilization
  14. Lectures:Japan and the Far East Maritime African civilizations Exercises: seminar presentation
  15. The second colloquium

Literature

N. Ferguson (2012.), Civilizacija Zapad i ostali, Profil, Zagreb
F. Zakaria (2009.), Svijet nakon Amerike,, Faktura, Zagreb
E.Kale, (2007.), Povijest civilizacija, FPZG, Zagreb
(2002.), Opći religijski leksikon, Leksikografski zavod M. Krleža, Zagreb,
(.), Čitanka-izabrani skenirani tekstovi,

For students

General

ID 282275
  Winter semester
3.0 ECTS
L1 English Level
L1 e-Learning
30 Lectures
15 Seminar

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