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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


General Information
Language of Instruction English
Level of the Course Unit Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit Face-to-face
Work Placement(s) Requirement for the Course Unit Yes
Coordinator of the Course Unit Dr. İLKE GÜRDAL
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit Dr. İLKE GÜRDAL
Assistant(s) of the Course Unit

Prerequisites and/or co-requisities of the course unit
CATEGORY OF THE COURSE UNIT
Category of the Course Unit Degree of Contribution (%)
Fundamental Course in the field % 50
Course providing specialised skills to the main field % 50
Course providing supportive skills to the main field -
Course providing humanistic, communication and management skills -
Course providing transferable skills -

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.

No
 Key Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to:
1 From the appearance of the first civilizations on the stage of history to the nineteenth century, it analyzes the main events and phenomena of world political history within a chronological framework.
2 Evaluate political events and institutions from a critical perspective.
3 Examines the concepts of revolution, monarchy, modernization, secularism, nation-state and national sovereignty from a historical perspective.

Learning Activities & Teaching Methods of the Course Unit
Learning Activities & Teaching Methods of the Course Unit

Weekly Course Contents and Study Materials for Preliminary & Further Study
Week Topics (Subjects) Preparatory & Further Activities
1 Definition of history, definition of political history, the civilization approach to human development. No file found
2 Agriculture-based civilizations and The period of the rule of the Middle East. No file found
3 The beginning of a globalization of civilization: Greek civilization. No file found
4 The beginning of a globalization of civilization: The rule of the Islamic World (B.C. 500- 1000). No file found
5 The domination of the steps – Mongols and Turks (1000-1500). No file found
6 Transition to the modern and global world: The reasons for the rise of the West. No file found
7 Midterm Exam. No file found
8 Transition to the modern and global World: Western superiority in the sea and Change of world balance. No file found
9 The period of revolutions (1776-1848): The American Revolution. No file found
10 The period of revolutions (1776-1848): French Revolution. No file found
11 The period of revolutions (1776-1848): Vienna Congress. No file found
12 Industrial Revolution, the establishment of the German and Italian National Unions. No file found
13 Imperialism and the process leading to the First World War. No file found
14 Final Exam. No file found

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Bayly, C. A. (2004) The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914: Global Connections and Comparisons, Malden, MA: Blackwell.

Blanning, T. C. W. (ed.) (2000) The Oxford History of Modern Europe, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Chris Brown and Kirsten Ainley, Understanding International Relations.

Findley, Carter Vaughn & John Alexander Murray Rothney (2011) Twentieth-Century World, Belmont: Wadsworth.

Harman, Chris (2002) A People’s History of the World, London: Bookmarks.

Hobsbawm, Eric J. (1996) The Age of Revolution, 1789-1848, New York: Vintage Books.

Hobsbawm, Eric J. (1995) The Age of Capital, 1848-1875, New York: Vintage Books.

Hobsbawm, Eric J. (1989) The Age of Empire 1875-1914, New York: Vintage Books.

Joshua S. Goldstein and Jon C. Pevehouse, International Relations.

Kenneth N. Waltz., Theory of International Politics.

Lee, Stephen J. (2007) Aspects of European History, 1789-1980, London: Routledge.

Paul Viotti and Mark Kauppi, International Relations and World Politics.

Robert Jackson and Georg Sorensen, Introduction to International Relations, Theories and Approaches.

Tim Dunne., Milja Kurki., Steve Smith, International Relations Theory, Discipline and Diversity.

Woodruff, William (2002) A Concise History of the Modern World, 1500 to the Present: A Guide to World Affairs, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan.

MATERIAL SHARING
Course Notes No file found
Presentations No file found
Homework No file found
Exam Questions & Solutions No file found
Useful Links No file found
Video and Visual Materials No file found
Other No file found
Announcements No file found

CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE UNIT TO THE PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES
KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
No PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTION*
0 1 2 3 4 5
1 Comprehend the political science theories and practices. X
2 Comprehend the theories and practices of international relations. X
SKILLS
Cognitive
No PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTION*
0 1 2 3 4 5
1 Prepare reports according to academic and professional expectations. X
2 Relate the concepts of political science and international relations with the concepts of other disciplines. X
Practical
No PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTION*
0 1 2 3 4 5
1 Respond with an environmental conscience to the issues relating to the discipline. X
PERSONAL & OCCUPATIONAL COMPETENCES IN TERMS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS
Autonomy & Responsibility
No PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTION*
0 1 2 3 4 5
1 Respond with an environmental conscience to the issues relating to the discipline. X
Learning to Learn
No PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTION*
0 1 2 3 4 5
1 Follow the new theoretical approaches in the discipline. X
Communication & Social
No PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTION*
0 1 2 3 4 5
1 Communicate in mother tongue and at least one foreign language. X
Occupational and/or Vocational
No PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTION*
0 1 2 3 4 5
1 Use scientific research methods in an efficient manner and with respect to academic norms. X
*Level of Contribution (0-5): Empty-Null (0), 1- Very Low, 2- Low, 3- Medium, 4- High, 5- Very High

No
 Key Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to: 		PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 From the appearance of the first civilizations on the stage of history to the nineteenth century, it analyzes the main events and phenomena of world political history within a chronological framework.
2 Evaluate political events and institutions from a critical perspective.
3 Examines the concepts of revolution, monarchy, modernization, secularism, nation-state and national sovereignty from a historical perspective.

Assessment
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities Number of
Activities		 Degree of Contribution (%)
Mid-Term Exam 1 % 60
Computer Based Presentation 0 -
Short Exam 0 -
Presentation of Report 0 -
Homework Assessment 1 % 40
Oral Exam 0 -
Presentation of Thesis 0 -
Presentation of Document 0 -
Expert Assessment 0 -
Board Exam 0 -
Practice Exam 0 -
Year-End Final Exam 0 -
Internship Exam 0 -
TOTAL 2 %100
Contribution of In-Term Assessments to Overall Grade 2 %50
Contribution of Final Exam to Overall Grade 1 %50
TOTAL 3 %100


WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites Learning Activities
(# of week)		 Duration
(hours, h)		 Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities 14 3 42
Preliminary & Further Study 14 1 14
Land Surveying 0 0 0
Group Work 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Reading 1 5 5
Assignment (Homework) 1 10 10
Project Work 0 0 0
Seminar 0 0 0
Internship 0 0 0
Technical Visit 0 0 0
Web Based Learning 0 0 0
Implementation/Application/Practice 0 0 0
Practice at a workplace 0 0 0
Occupational Activity 0 0 0
Social Activity 0 0 0
Thesis Work 0 0 0
Field Study 0 0 0
Report Writing 0 0 0
Total Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities - - 71
Workload for Assessment Activities
Type of the Assessment Activites # of Assessment Activities
 Duration
(hours, h)		 Workload (h)
Final Exam 1 1 1
Preparation for the Final Exam 1 14 14
Mid-Term Exam 1 1 1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam 1 10 10
Short Exam 0 0 0
Preparation for the Short Exam 0 0 0
Total Workload for Assessment Activities - - 26
Total Workload of the Course Unit - - 97
Workload (h) / 25.5 3.8
ECTS Credits allocated for the Course Unit 4.0

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