AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEP1006 | History of Civilization II | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DERYA TARBUCK |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The aim of this course is to survey the development of civilization from a historical perspective |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. The student shall know the phases of the middle ages of Europe and be able to define them. 2. The student shall know the difference between American and African civilizations. 3. The student shall be able to know Abbasid Decline and the Spread of Islamic Civilization. 4. The student shall be familiar with The Spread of Chinese Civilization: Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. 5. The student shall be able to benchmark different cultural civilizations in the same view point. 6. Studens shall be able to explain the reasons as to how Instrial Revolution came into being. |
This is an era which is governed largely by European ideas and institutions and we will examine the rise of the west in great depth and detail, but we will also analyze global responses and consequences. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | The East and The West, 1400-1600 The East: Mongol Empire, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Dynasty The West: Renaissance and Reform, 1300-1600 | |
2) | Age of Discoveries: Scientific Revolution and Great Explorations | |
3) | Age of Reason: The Enlightenment, 1700s-1850s | |
4) | American Revolution, 1763-1775 | |
5) | French Revolution, 1789 | |
6) | Empires: East and West Napoleon’s Empire, 1804-1814 Ottoman Empire, 1600-1800 | |
7) | After Napoleon: Political Ideologies and the Age of Nation-States, 1820-1880 | |
8) | The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1910s | |
9) | Last Tensions of the Empire: Ottoman Empire, 19th-20th century | |
10) | Modern Era: Science, Arts and Politics, 19th - 20th century | |
11) | World War I / The Great War, 1914-1918 | |
12) | Interwar Years, 1919-1938 | |
13) | Second World War, 1939-1945 | |
14) | Cold War and Its Aftermath, 1945-1991 |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 48 | % 20 |
Midterms | 2 | % 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 |
Quizzes | 2 | 8 | 16 |
Midterms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Total Workload | 93 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Upon graduation, students will acquire key skills and attributes to conduct research to use research tools, to solve problems, to communicate effectively and to transfer skills to the workplace. | |
2) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to discuss key issues in fluent English. | |
3) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to compose written documents in English with a mature prose style. | |
4) | Upon graduation, students will have gained broad knowledge of the American and English literary canons. | |
5) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. | |
6) | Upon graduation, students will have achieved in depth the understanding of contemporary American culture. | |
7) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to draw links among diverse literary texts and documents and establish critical connections and adopt an interdisciplinary attitude. | 2 |
8) | Upon graduation, students will be able to develop new projects individually or in teams. | |
9) | Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge into their lives for interdisciplinary problem-solving and solutions. | 3 |