INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION
Name of the Course Unit	Code	Year	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
POLITICAL HISTORY I	INR105	1	1	3+0	3.0	4.0

Objectives and Contents
Objectives of the Course Unit	The aim of political history is to set a chronological order, to establish a cause-effect relationship and to reveal a number of trends. The course also aims to provide the students with a framework of analysis that allows them to study the main facts and notions of political science and international relations from a historical perspective.
Contents of the Course Unit	The course is planned to provide students with fundamental notions on historical facts from the World Civilizations to the beginning of the First World War.
Contribution of the Course Intending to Provide the Professional Education	The students understand the connection between events that shaped the world's political history. As students learn the concepts which are often in use in today's world, with their historical background, they use them in their career correctly. Additionaly, they can interpret recent developments in world politics and see either they have connection with the political history of the world.