The French Revolution
Learn about the origin, outcomes and detailed analysis of the french revolution through The French Revolution Course.
Beginner
Online
2 WeeksQuick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
The French Revolution Certification Course is a beginner-level course that focuses on one of the most significant upheavals in world history, the french revolution. The 100% online course will discuss the important aspects of the revolution including its origin, progression, and outcomes.
The French Revolution Classes will be coordinated by Prof. Peter McPhee, Honorary, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne. The course will provide a comprehensive view of the events that lead to the french revolution and its notable consequences.
The French Revolution Live Course is taught in a flexible manner where learners can reset deadlines according to their convenience. The course would take 2 weeks to complete. The course is taught through video lectures, assignments, quizzes, and practice exercises and provides learners with a shareable certificate.
The Highlights
- Shareable certificate
- Flexible deadlines
- 100% online
- 2 weeks course
- Video lectures
- Academic readings
- Practice exercises and quizzes
- Graded assignments
- Peer feedback
- English medium
- Financial aid
- Subtitles in English, Spanish, Romanian, French
Programme Offerings
- Digital Shareable Certificate
- Flexible Deadlines
- 100% Online
- English medium
- English Subtitles
- financial aid
- video lectures
- Academic Readings
- Practice Exercises
- quizzes
- Graded Assignments
- peer feedback
- 2 Weeks Course
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Coursera |
What you will learn
After completing The French Revolution Classes, you will gain insights into the following topics:
- Introduction to French Revolution
- Paris and the Provinces
- The Enlightenment
- The Third Estate in revolt
- Declaration of the Rights of Man
- Turning points of the Revolution
- Reorganisation of France
- Role of violence during the Revolution
- End of revolution
- Napoleon Bonaparte and the Restoration
- Global implications of the Revolution
- Significance of the French Revolution
Who it is for
The course can be attended by anyone with an interest in learning about the detailed aspects of historical events.
Admission Details
Follow the given steps to enroll in The French Revolution Online Course:
Step 1: Click on the URL given below - https://www.coursera.org/learn/french-revolution
Step 2: Click on the “Enroll for Free” option and choose the desired option.
Step 3: Fill in the required details and complete the process.
The Syllabus
Videos
- Welcome to the French Revolution
- An Introduction to the French Revolution
- The Essentials of Eighteenth-Century France
- The First & Second Estates: Clergy and Nobility
- Paris and the Provinces
- The 'Enlightenment': 'from above'
- The 'Enlightenment': 'from below'
Readings
- Course Overview
- Your teaching team
- Start of course survey
- France in the 1780s
Assignment
Week one quiz - 12% of the final grade
Discussion Prompt
- What was the Old Regime?
Videos
- An Atlantic crisis
- A fiscal crisis and its repercussions
- The Third Estate in revolt: bourgeoisie and menu people
- The Third Estate in revolt: the peasantry
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the August Decrees
- The October Days - the end of the Revolution?
Readings
- The Revolution of 1789
Assignment
Week two quiz - 12% of the final grade
Discussion Prompt
- Was 1789 inevitable?
Videos
- Making the new nation 1789-91
- The Revolution divides
- Turning-point 1: Church reform
- Turning-point 2: the King's flight June 1791
- Turning point 3: The outbreak of war April 1792
- A second revolution: 10 August 1792
Readings
Reform, conflict, and a second Revolution, 1789-1792
Assignment
Week three quiz - 12% of the final grade
Discussion Prompt
- Why was Louis executed?
Videos
- September 1792: blood and death
- September 1792: republican unity and disunity in the National Convention
- Revolution and counter-revolution: the balance of forces
- The crisis of 1793
- Emergency measures: the implementation of 'terror'How to end 'terror', December 1793
- Interview with Dr Marisa Linton
- Interview with Professor Timothy Tackett
- Interview with Professor Ian Germani
- Interview with Charles Walton
Readings
The crisis of 1792-1793: war and terror
Assignment
Week four quiz - 12% of the final grade
Discussion Prompt
- The Terror - Necessary emergency measures or revolutionary violence?
Videos
- Robespierre and 'virtue'
- The ideology and culture of the Terror
- The Jacobin and sans-culottes alliance
- Emergency measures or revolutionary violence?
- Thermidor Year II - 27 July 1794
- The 'settlement' of 1795: the end of the Revolution?
Readings
Ending the terror, ending the revolution, 1794-1799
Assignment
Week five quiz - 12% of the final grade
Discussion Prompts
- What was the nature of the ideology of the 'Terror'?
- Why were Robespierre and his associates overthrown in July 1794?
Videos
- Napoleon Bonaparte and the Restoration
- The 'minimalist' approach to the significance of the Revolution
- Who is a citizen? The experience of women
- Who is a citizen? The experience of slaves
- The international repercussions: a global crisis?
- The 'maximalist' approach: the turning-point of the modern world
- Assignment video
Readings
- The significance of the French Revolution1h
- Academic integrity
- End of course survey
Discussion Prompts
- How revolutionary was The French Revolution?
Peer Review
- Peer assessed writing assignment - 40% of final grade
Instructors
University of Melbourne, Parkville Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The course is offered by the expert faculty of The University of Melbourne.
No, the course does not offer any credits to students.
Two weeks are required to complete this course.
No, the course does not offer any placement support.
Yes, the course provides learners with a shareable course certificate.