Oles Honchar Dnepropetrovsk National University
Historical Faculty
Dean
Chairs:
Sergii Svitlenko
History of Ukraine
e-mail: svitlenko@gmail.ru
World History
fax: +(38056)374-98-60
Russian History
Historiography, Knowledge of Sources
and Knowledge of Archives
Ukrainian History and Ethnic Politics
Program coordinator
Deputy Dean on Edicational Affair
Yury Svyatets
e-mail: devotee@i.ua
DESCRIPTION OF COURSES
for M.S. programs in History
(duration of study – 1 year,
required amount of credits – 60,
1 credit equals to 36 hours)
Student could select either courses set close to one of topic or from different topics
depending on courses taught at their Home University.
One of the components of the program is the individual performing of research under the
guidance of a professor, which finalized by the defense of research project.
№
Course
1
Historiosophy of
history of Ukraine
2
Ethnic politics
3
The methodology
of history
Description (prerequisite is given in parentheses if
necessary)
Concept of a historiosophy of history of Ukraine as parts
of philosophy of history. Communication of a
historiosophy with the theory of historical knowledge and
history methodology. Problem field of a historiosophy.
The purpose and sense of history in a historiosophy.
Preconditions, factors, reasons of genesis and further
course of historical process. Historical regularities and
accidents as historiosophy problem.
The causes of ethnic conflicts and means of their
prevention. The major historical and contemporary models
of ethnic politics and possibilities of achieving interethnic
peace. The skills of ethnic tolerance and ethnic pluralism.
the perspectives of ethnic relations development in
Ukraine.
The process of the genesis of the methodology of history
in the bounds of the philosophy of history at first and then
amidst the very historical studies (evidence from Russia
1
Credits
3,0
3,0
3,0
4
Historical
informatics
5
Theory and
methodology of
source-study
research
6
National policy
Russian empire
and USSR
7
History of
European Culture
8
Cultural aspects of
relations between
Russia and the
and the countries of Europe). The process of the formation
of the methodology of history as a substantive ramification
of the historical studies in the Soviet period of 60-80-s of
the XX-th century and its evolution in the Ukrainian
historical science in the years of independence (1991 –
2008). The main stages of the development of knowledge
about the methodology of history contextually to the
evolution of the philosophy of history and the Soviet
historical science. The central criteria of scientific rigour in
the historiographical practice
Specifics of historical information. Modern information
technologies of processing of historical data. Source
oriented data bases and banks. Archives of machinereadable data. Full text historical databases. Systems of
the computerized content analysis. Geographical
information systems in historical researches. Internet
technologies in archival and museum business. Expert
systems in historical researches.
Historical source and process of history studying. Study of
objects of culture as the main task of source study.
Historical source: cultural phenomenon and real object of
research. Historical source as self-reliant research problem.
Critics and interpretation of historical sources as the
research problem. The historical source as anthropological
benchmark of humanities studies. Terminology of source
studies as instrument of cognition.
Content and character of national policy in the period of
Russian Empire 1721-1917. The dynamics of ethnoconfessional composition of Russian and Soviet society,
the causes and course of various national conflicts in
Russian Empire and USSR. Top tendencies in decision of
national conflicts in different regions. Features of
Ukrainian issue in national politics of Russian Empire and
USSR
Culture: term, classification. Kinds of art and some ways
of their analyses. The largest museum collections of
Europe. Antiquity as a step in European civilization
shaping. Early Christian culture. Middle ages culture.
Romanesque and Gothic architectural styles as the first
All-European styles. Renaissance in Europe: common
features and regional specific. National cultures in XVII
century. Baroque and Classicism in Europe. French and
English cultures` influence in XVIII century. Classicism,
Romanticism and Realism in XIX-th century European
cultures. Innovation of Impressionism: denial of traditions.
European modernism as XX-th century culture
phenomenon. Postmodernity. Diversity of ideas and art
methods in contemporary culture. Culture as a way of
diplomacy and reconciliation in Europe.
The causes, nature and historical significance of cultural
processes in the West and Russia, common and special in
these processes, the interaction and mutual cultural
2
3,0
3,0
3,0
3,0
3,0
9
West
realities of East and West, their role in the further
formation and development of modern civilization..
Intellectual
History of the
Ancient Rus’
Hebrew-Christian Theological and Concrete-Historical
Basis of the Mediaeval Christian Civilization, its temporal
and territorial limits under intellectual point of views.
State-making processes in the South-East Europe: the
Great Ethnical Migration (German, Turk, Slavic,
Hungarian and other political and ethnic components),
System of Khaganats (Hunn, Avar, Bulgar and Khozar
states), Slavic tribe unions, Norman military and merchant
corporations. Intellectual basis of the as called ‘Russian
Khaganate’ Conception. The statement of the Ryurik
Dynasty and the compromise with the local Boyar elite as
a intellectual Project. Foreign Policy of Svyatoslav
Igorevich as a theological and dynasty construction. The
Christianization of Rus’ under intellectual point of views:
goth-arianian, mission, Askold and Volodymyr the Great
stages.
Territorial expansion and the national question in Russia.
Features of the social structure of the peoples of Russia.
Social mobility. Evolution of class corporations.
Formation of the state legal system. Developing
relationships and dynamics of crime. Traditions and
culture of peoples of Russia.
The definition of term “civilization”. The emergence of
civilizational approach to the history of humanity.
Civilizational concepts of Oswald Spengler and Arnold
Toynbee. The attempts to unite economic and cultural
studies’ approaches to history in the concept of
I. Dyakonov. Global history and modernity of
civilizations. Stem states, concentric circles and
civilizational order. Modern opposition between
civilizations.
Structural changes of historical science in Ukraine (19912006): institualization and personnel. Modern foreign
historiography of Ukrainian history. Theoretical and
methodological foundations of the historiography of
Ukrainian history. Strategies of historiographic metanarrative building in modern Ukrainian historiography
Individual scientific work under the leadership of the
teacher.
The general acquaintance with the organization of
educational process in a higher educational institution.
Planning of practical preparation. Psychological and
pedagogical monitoring and control of practice.
Registration of reporting documentation.
Individual qualification scientific work under the
leadership of the professor.
10 Social history of
the peoples of
Russia
11 History of
Civilizations
12 Topical Problems
of Modern
Ukrainian
Historiography
13 Term paper
14 Practice of the
diploma student
15 Thesis
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3,0
3,0
3,0
3,0
3,0
9,0
16,5
4