| 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 |
| GEP0508 | Wars That Change History | Fall Spring |
3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 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: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor İLKİN BAŞAR ÖZAL Dr. LEVENT KAYA OCAKAÇAN |
| Course Objectives: | The objective of this course is to cover the important wars of world history primarily 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. |
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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 |
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| Course Notes: | 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 |
| Attendance | % 0 | |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | % 0 | |
| Field Work | % 0 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | 5 | % 20 |
| Homework Assignments | % 0 | |
| Presentation | % 0 | |
| Project | % 0 | |
| Seminar | % 0 | |
| Midterms | 1 | % 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 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quizzes | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Paper Submission | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 94 | ||
| 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. |