Course Title and Purpose	1. Course Title FUNDAMENTALS OF BALKAN HISTORY
	2. Aims of the Module: Students who take this course will: :: understand the main aspects of the political, social and cultural history of the Balkan peoples :: be aware of the roots of tantiona and state-integrations and divisions in the region :: be able to develop a critical approach to the collection and interpretation of data, to the analysis of texts and to the literature of the subject :: be able to present findings and analysis clearly and in scholarly form.
Course Delivery	3. Contents: The Balkans natural habitat: mountains and forests, rivers and roads as factors in the historical development of the region; geopolitical factors: point of Great Powers interests; political and cultural legacies; rural economy and agrarian societies; the “making” of Balkan; “Eastern Question”; introduction of western Europe-type institutions; nations and nationalism; the establishment of independent Balkan states; Balkan or South-Eastern Europe
	4. Indicative Reading: D.Djordjevich and S.Fisher-Galati, The Balkan revolutionary tradition (New York, Columbia University Press, 1981) B.Jelavich, History of the Balkans. Vol. 1 (Cambridge University Press, 1983) C.Jelavich-B.Jelavich, The Establishment of the Balkan national states 1804-1920 (Seattle-London: University of Washington Press 1977) M. Todorova, Imagining the Balkans (Oxford and New York, Oxford University Press, 1997) Wolf, Robert Lee, The Balkans in our time (Harvard University Press-W.W.Norton&Company Inc. 1967)
	5. Learning and Teaching Methods: Total Contact Hours: 36 (1+2=3 per week, 12+24=36 during one semester) Range of Modes of Contact: Lectures (one hour per week) and weekly seminars (two hours per week) based on small group workshops and presentations.               Range of other Learning Methods: Independent learning and directed reading. Total Study Hours:    150
Course Assessment	6. Course Learning Outcomes: After taking this course, students will be able to: :: describe and explain  the main events and processes in history of Balkans :: relate the political, social and culutural development in region to the similar trends ine European history :: be aware of common legacy as well of differences in Balkans
	7. Assessment Methods: Assessment is by short oral individual presentation (based on recommended reading) and a written exam paper (duration: three hours) set at the end of the course. Number, Type and Weighting of Elements: 1. oral presentation 25% 2. exam paper 75%
Course Management	8. Credit Points and Duration: Credit points: 8 Duration: one semester
	9. Contact Person: Dr Branko Bešlin E-mail: beslin@unsff.ns.ac.yu