History of Portugal I

Code: HIS14543L

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: History

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Presentation

Through knowledge of the political and institutional evolution of Portugal, seen through the confrontation with different authors, students will be able to identify the key issues and the historical processes of change and political participation

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Igualdade de género - Alcançar a igualdade de gênero e empoderar todas as mulheres e meninas.

Trabalho digno e crescimento económico - Promover o crescimento económico sustentado, inclusivo e sustentável, emprego pleno e produtivo, e trabalho decente para todos.

Reduzir as desigualdades - Reduzir as desigualdades dentro dos países e entre eles.

Learning Goals

The syllabus of History of Portugal main purpose is to provide students with a comprehensive, diachronic and complementary view of this national history around major problems of political, socioeconomic and cultural history with approaches to raise awareness of different types of cultural heritage.
Knowledge:
- To know the political dynamics and the fundamentals of socioeconomic organization of the History of Portugal
- To know the main cultural phenomena and their social impacts
- To know the historiographical debates on the topics under study
- To understand and correctly use the appropriate concepts
Skills:
- To develop historical thinking, taking into account the conjunctures and changes
-To master the conceptual vocabulary used in the various subject areas
-To know the basics of the current situation regarding recent historiographical issues
Skills:
-To develop knowledge autonomously
-To develop writing and oral presentation skills.

1.What is Portugal? Identity factors and myths
2. The formation of Portugal and the territory definition: geographical, ethnic, cultural, political and administrative contexts
3. The 14th century changes and the Avis Dynasty
4. Expansionist policies and strengthening of royal power. "Portugal in the time of the Filipes
5. Humanism and the Renaissance. The "press revolution
6. The religious reforms. Portuguese society after the Council of Trent. The Baroque
7. The Scientific Revolution: rationalism and scientific method.

Teaching Methods

The teaching methodologies are diversified, combining oral presentation by the professor with the development of students' abilities to build critical thinking about the syllabus, autonomy in the teaching-learning process and self-assessment. These methodologies value participatory learning that invests in intervention and debate in the classroom and in demonstrating the ability to organize, systematize and analyze information.
The Moodle platform will be used for the development of teaching activities and for the execution of the tasks proposed to the students, showing their involvement.

Assessment

I - Continuous assessment:
1. Written test at the end of the semester (55%);
2. Presentation of three written papers (1300 to 1500 words) (30%);
3. Oral presentation of a program topic (15%);

II - Final assessment:
Exam (100%).