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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The ‘Aspects of European History (1780-1939)’ online course is a study of the history of Europe in the set time period along with the political and societal transformations. This massive online open course allows students to discuss political movements such as conservatism, liberalism, radicalism, democracy, socialism, Communism, and Fascism. This certification is provided by Swayam along with Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC).

The elective course is conducted for eight weeks and the classes are held in a virtual learning environment aided with online resources that offer an experiential learning process. The course instructor for this program is an academic professional, Prof. Subhas Ranjan Chakrobarty from St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata.

The ‘Aspects of European History (1780-1939)’ online training focuses on the historical movements and delivers a perspective of the contemporary world. The humanities and social science course enable students to get a course certificate and credit points at the undergraduate level.

The Highlights

Online course
Eight weeks training
Undergraduate level course
Expert guidance
Elective program
Course certificate
Credit points

Programme Offerings

Thirty Three Modules
Online Classes
videos
Weekly Assignments
Final Exam
Books
references
course certificate
Credit Points

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	St Xavier's College, Kolkata

Eligibility Criteria

The ‘Aspects of European History (1780-1939)’ course applicants are required to have completed class 12(10+2) to become eligible for the course.

Certificate qualifying details

The ‘Aspects of European History (1780-1939)’ certificate of achievement is given to students who have completed the course, assignments, and the end-term proctored exam with the qualifying percentage.

What you will learn

Knowledge of political scienceKnowledge of SociologyKnowledge of history

The ‘Aspects of European History (1780-1939)’ certification syllabus is framed to help the students achieve the following goals,

Understanding of the revolution of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in Europe.
The various aspects of nationalism and nation-making of the 19th century with the emergence of industrialization.
The fundamental features of imperialism and capitalism.

Who it is for

Historian

The ‘Aspects of European History (1780-1939)’ online certification program is organized for undergraduate students and individuals who are interested in learning about European history in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to understand the political and sociological transformations during that period.

Admission Details

The students interested in joining the ‘Aspects of European History (1780-1939)’ certification course can register online as per the following,

Step 1: Find the course page using the link,

https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec21_hs39/preview

Step 2: Choose the ‘Register/Sign-In’ option.

Step 3: Fill in the relevant details on the registration form.

Step 4: Follow the given instructions and join the course.

Application Details

The course registration for the ‘Aspects of European History (1780-1939)’ online certification is done by filling in the registration form with the Swayam account details or you can start the course using your Facebook, Google, or Microsoft account IDs.

The Syllabus

Module 01: Crisis of the “Ancient Regime” in France
Module 02: Coming of the French Revolution
Module 03: The Constitution of 1791
Module 04: Rise and Fall of the Jacobin Republic
Module 05: Revolution and Gender, Revolutionary Culture

Module 06:The Directory and Coup d’etat Of 18th Brumaire
Module 07: Napoleon as ruler: Internal Reorganization
Module 08: Napoleon and Europe: ‘Revolution on Horseback’
Module 09: Napoleon: The Road to Decline

Module 10: Europe after Napoleon: Forces of continuity and change
Module 11: Restoration and Revolution in France: 1815 – 1848
Module 12: 1848: The Year of Revolutions
Module 13: Revolution of 1848: Germany

Module 14: The Unification of Italy: The Risorgimento
Module 15: The Unification of Italy: Making of a Unified Italy
Module 16: Establishment of the Second Reich in Germany
Module 17: Germany: Road to Unification

Module 18: Industrial revolution and emergence of Industrial Societies in Europe
Module 19: Socialism in Europe
Module 20: German Foreign Policy: Bismarckian diplomacy and the system of alliance
Module 21: German Foreign Policy: Changes under Wilhelm II

Module 22: The Eastern Question: The problem and its background
Module 23: Emergence of Balkan Nationalism: 1851-1878 and 1878-1914
Module 24: Russian Revolution: Making of the Russian Revolution of 1917
Module 25: Theories of imperialism and The Age of Empire

Module 26: World War I - The Origins
Module 27: Rise of Fascism
Module 28: Fascism in Italy
Module 29: The Rise of Nazism in Germany

Module 30: World Economic Depression
Module 31: The Slide to War: 1930s
Module 32: Hitler, Nazism and The Second World War
Module 33: Origins of the Second World War

Evaluation process

The ‘Aspects of European History (1780-1939)’ certification by Swayam is given after completion of the end-term proctored exam written from the allotted exam center at the end of the program and the students are required to score 70%.