À propos de ce cours : Welcome to this Big History course! In this course, renowned scientists and scholars from the University of Amsterdam and beyond will take you on a journey from the Big Bang until today while addressing key questions in their fields. After completing this journey you will have developed a better understanding of how you and everything around you became the way they are today. You will also have gained an understanding of the underlying mechanisms that have helped shape the history of everything and how they wil help shape the future. Last but not least, you will have developed the skill to use this knowledge to put smaller subjects into a bigger perspective with the aid of the little big history approach, which can help you develop some new ideas on these smaller subjects.
Les destinataires de ce cours : This course is aimed at anyone who would like to learn more about how the universe, Earth, life and human societies emerged and developed, and how this knowledge can help us gain a better understanding of the present and the future.
Créé par : University of Amsterdam
Enseigné par : Esther Quaedackers, Lecturer in Big History
Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies - Faculty of Science
| Niveau | Débutant |
| Engagement | 4 weeks of study, 3-5 hours/week |
| Langue | English, Sous-titres : Spanish |
| Comment réussir | Réussissez tous les devoirs notés pour terminer le cours. |
| Notes des utilisateurs |
Programme de cours
SEMAINE 1
Introduction
4 vidéos
- Vidéo: How big is big history?
- Vidéo: What are little big histories?
- Vidéo: Can big history reunify all our knowledge?
Cosmic History
9 vidéos, 2 lectures
- Reading: A tour of cosmic history
- Vidéo: What are the elementary particles our universe is made of?
- Vidéo: What are the fundamental forces that determine how our universe behaves?
- Vidéo: Is our Standard Model of elementary particles and fundamental forces complete?
- Vidéo: Why are massive stars so important to us?
- Vidéo: How do stars die?
- Vidéo: What does our cosmic neighbourhood look like?
- Vidéo: Does our Solar System have a history?
- Vidéo: What is underlying all of big history?
- Reading: Little Big History Example Connections
- Peer Review: Practice little big history assignment 1
Noté: Cosmic history
SEMAINE 2
The History of Earth and Life
10 vidéos, 2 lectures
- Reading: A tour of the history of Earth and life
- Vidéo: How did evolution lead to the incredible diversity of life we see around us?
- Vidéo: Why do species look the way they do and how are they all related?
- Vidéo: How did life develop on the early Earth?
- Vidéo: What happened on our planet during mass extinctions?
- Vidéo: Why has our Earth cooled over the past millions of years?
- Vidéo: How can understanding the evolution of the brain help us understand human history?
- Vidéo: How did brain evolution lead to the development of our consciousness?
- Vidéo: Can we understand the evolution of our species without the aid of sexual selection?
- Vidéo: Can we develop a theory of the biosphere?
- Reading: Little Big History Example Connections
- Peer Review: Practice little big history assignment 2
Noté: The history of Earth and life
SEMAINE 3
Human History
15 vidéos, 1 lecture
- Reading: A tour of human history
- Vidéo: Can big history tell us something new about the emergence of agriculture?
- Vidéo: What is the use of religion in the history of our species?
- Vidéo: Why did states, writing and state religion emerge together?
- Vidéo: How are civilizations influenced by climate change?
- Vidéo: When did globalization begin and what did it mean to different people across the globe?
- Vidéo: How was life in Europe affected by early globalization?
- Vidéo: What made industrial production possible?
- Vidéo: What are the main consequences of the Industrial Revolution?
- Vidéo: What have been the consequences of the Industrial Revolution for our environment?
- Vidéo: How is our international financial system developing?
- Vidéo: How are financial institutions affecting society?
- Vidéo: How is artificial intelligence developing?
- Vidéo: How will artificial intelligence influence your future?
- Vidéo: Can we construct a theory of human history?
- Peer Review: Practice little big history assignment 3
Noté: Human history
SEMAINE 4
Wrap up
2 vidéos
- Vidéo: What can big history tell us about the short term future?
Noté: Final little big history assignment
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Créateurs
University of Amsterdam
A modern university with a rich history, the University of Amsterdam
(UvA) traces its roots back to 1632, when the Golden Age school Athenaeum
Illustre was established to train students in trade and philosophy. Today,
with more than 30,000 students, 5,000 staff and 285 study programmes
(Bachelor's and Master's), many of which are taught in English, and a
budget of more than 600 million euros, it is one of the largest
comprehensive universities in Europe. It is a member of the League of
European Research Universities and also maintains intensive contact with
other leading research universities around the world.
Notation et examens
Everyone should do this course! The ongoing assignment is challenging but well worth the effort - it will open your eyes to connections that you may never have thought about.
Phenomenal.
It's a very good course. Very informative and fun for me.
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Interesting course. Great lectures. I enjoyed it but felt a bit lonely. No teacher and no Mentor helped in the Forums. Why? Nobody answered our questions. The final assignment is a bit confusing and messy. And the 3rd Quiz is almost impossible (it took me a lot of attempts to pass it). Other learners said the same. Thanks.