LFU:online

Working through and contextualizing information (sources and/or research literature) following the scholarly rules, competence in writing scholarly papers (formulating, justifying and defending arguments and presentation skills) on a selected topic of Contemporary History and presentation of the newly acquired knowledge.

Students have to elaborate a bachelor’s thesis of about 30 pages on a selected topic of Contemporary History. The seminar assists and supports the BA-thesis regarding working skills and content on the basis of a Peer Review process.

Reading, formal lectures, oral presentations and discussions, (online-)excercises.

Course with continuous performance assessment: attendance at all sessions, comments, exercises, written paper (30 pages), oral presentation.

Reading list will be provided.

Online-enrollment required, starting on Feb 1, 2015