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Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEP1508 | Wars That Change History | Fall Spring |
3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | Turkish |
Type of course: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Associate (Short Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The objective of this course is to cover the important wars of world history primarly in Europe, America and the Middle East, from ancient Greece to our modern day in order to see the origins and the consequences of wars and the process how war changes the courses of history. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who succeed in this course will be able to: 1)have a perspective to understand the human and the state experience and factors that are shaped during the time of war. 2)develop critical thinking through the study of diverse interpretations of historical events and gain the ability to evaluate the historical analogies when applied to contemporary affairs. 3)develop and demonstrate an understanding of qualities of the war and warrior ethos as they apply in both military and civilian life. 4)sharpen the knowledge on states, nations and warfare. 5)formulate the basic information on the development of state level relations, the processed that lead to war and later on peace. |
Majors wars of world history |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Explaining War: An Overview | |
2) | Persian Wars (499 BC - 448 BC): Persian Empire v. Greek City-States | Reading |
3) | Crusades | Reading |
4) | American and French Revolutions | Reading |
5) | Napoloeon and Shaping of Europe | Reading |
6) | First World War | Reading |
7) | Gallipoli and The Turkish Independence War | Reading |
8) | Second World War | Reading |
9) | Second World War and Turkey | Reading |
10) | The Cold War as a Framework for Middle Eastern Wars, 1946-1991 | Reading |
11) | Vietnam War | Reading |
12) | The United States and the Iran-Iraq War | Reading |
13) | Warlords and Taliban in Afghanistan | Reading |
14) | Al-Qaeda and September 11 | Reading |
15) | Final Exam | |
16) | Final Exam |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | My own lecture notes to be photocopied |
References: | Neiberg, Michael. Warfare in World History. London ; New York: Routledge, 2001 Bernard Brodie, War and Politics (NY: Macmillan, 1973), pp. 276-340 Michael W. Doyle, Ways of War and Peace. New York: W.W. Norton, 1997. Chap. 1 Jack S. Levy, War in the Modern Great Power System, 1495-1975. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1983. Chap. 3-4 (especially pp. 50-53). David Ziegler, War, Peace and International Politics, 2nd ed., (Boston: Little, Brown, 1981),chapter 15 ("Disarmament"), pp. 249-26 Michael Howard, War in European History. 2nd edit. Oxford University Press, 2001. Peter Paret, ed. Makers of Modern Strategy: from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age. Princeton:Princeton University Press, 1986 Theodore Ropp, War in the Modern World. Revised ed. JHU Press, 2000. Ali M. Ansari, Confronting Iran. New York: Basic Books, 2006. Dilip Hiro, War without End. London: Routledge, 2005. Phebe Marr, The Modern history of Iraq. Boulder, Co.: Westview, 2004. Bing West, The Strongest Tribe: War,Politics and the Endgame in Iraq. New York: Random House, 2008. John C. Campbell, "The Soviet Union and the United States in the Middle East," Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 401, America and the Middle East (May, 1972), pp. 126-135 Douglas Little, "The Making of a Special Relationship: The United States and Israel, 1957-68." International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 25, No. 4. (Nov., 1993), pp. 563-585. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Quizzes | 5 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 10 | 2 | 20 |
Quizzes | 5 | 5 | 25 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 91 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | The student acquires theoretical and practical knowledge related to his field at a basic level. | |
2) | The student owns information about moral discipline and ethical rules related to his field. | |
3) | The student uses theoretical and practical knowledge related to his field at a basic level; basic fundamental computer programs and related technologies. | |
4) | The student manages a duty independently by using the knowledge about his field at a basic level. | |
5) | The student possesses the consciousness of wholelife learning. | |
6) | The student evaluates the knowledge about his field at a basic level with a critical approach, he designates his learning needs and directs his learning. | |
7) | The student is sensitive to and he monitors progress about the events related to his field of study and in the agenda of the society and the world. He informs relevant people and institutions by using his acquired basic knowledge and skills about these issues. | |
8) | The student supports the social environment projects and activities with a sense of social responsibility. | |
9) | The student monitors the information about his field and communicates with his colleagues by using a foreign language. | |
10) | The student uses information and communication technologies with basic level of computer software which his field of study requires. | |
11) | The student contributes to the stages of data collection, interpretation, implementation and announcing the results related to his field of study in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values. | |
12) | The student complies with and contributes to quality management and processes. | |
13) | The student has sufficient consciousness about individual and public health, environmental protection and work safety issues. | |
14) | The student acts in accordance with laws, regulations, legislations and professional ethics related to individual duties, rights and responsibilities. |