GEP0509 XX. Century Political HistoryBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs FILM AND TELEVISIONGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
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Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
GEP0509 XX. Century Political History Fall 3 0 3 4
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: GE-Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
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 examine the conditions of the development of political ideas within historical context.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
In this course the student:
1. Will examine the historical conditions during the development of Marxism
2. Will evaluate the political ideas of intellectuals.
3. Will compare Marxism and Liberalism
4. Will know about the Post-war Political structure.
5. Will analyse the reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union
6. Students shall synthesize diverse kinds of information and to express ideas clearly and cogently.

Course Content

The course will cover political ideas that emerged from 19th century onwards. Main subjects include, Marxism, Liberalism, Republicanism, and Radicalism.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Derse giris none
2) History: Structures, Empires. Political Philosophy: Max Weber Coursebooks
3) History: Europe as a System of Power Political Philosophy: Herbert Marcuse Coursebooks
4) History: First World War Political Philosophy: Hannah Arendt Coursebooks
5) History: The End of the Old World Order Political Philosophy: C.B. Macpherson Coursebooks
6) MIDTERM I Coursebooks
7) History: Global History Emerges Political Philosophy: Michael Oakenshott Coursebooks
8) History: Second World War Political Philosophy: Friedrich Hayek Coursebooks
9) History: Cold War Political Philosophy: Karl Popper Coursebooks
10) History: Asia, Africa and the Near East Political Philosophy: Isaiah Berlin Coursebooks
11) History: New Economic and Social Worlds Political Philosophy: John Rawls Coursebooks
12) MIDTERM II Coursebooks
13) History: A Changing World Balance Political Philosophy: Robert Nozick Coursebook
14) History: The End of an Era Political Philosophy: Jurgen Habermas Coursebooks

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: J. M. Roberts, "Twentieth Century: The History of the World, 1901 to 2000" (Penguin, 1999)
Michael H. Lessnoff, Political Philosophy of the Twentieth Century (Blackwell, 1999)
References: NONE

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 20
Midterms 2 % 40
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Midterms 2 15 30
Final 1 20 20
Total Workload 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society 4
2) Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art 3
3) Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area 1
4) Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey 1
5) Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product 2
6) Being able to write a script ready to be shot 2
7) Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment
8) Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations
9) Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages
10) Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage
11) Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white 3
12) Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility 5