POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
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 | 3 |
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
Language of instruction: | En |
Type of course: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor |
Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi NURAN FERYAL TANSUĞ DOURLARİS Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DERYA TARBUCK Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SUNA ÇAĞAPTAY |
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: | |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 48 | % 20 |
Laboratory | % 0 | |
Application | % 0 | |
Field Work | % 0 | |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
Quizzes | % 0 | |
Homework Assignments | % 0 | |
Presentation | % 0 | |
Project | % 0 | |
Seminar | % 0 | |
Midterms | 2 | % 40 |
Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Paper Submission | % 0 | |
Jury | % 0 | |
Bütünleme | % 0 | |
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 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homework Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quizzes | 2 | 8 | 16 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | ||
Midterms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Paper Submission | 0 | ||
Jury | 0 | ||
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) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |