ECTS - World History I
World History I (IR101) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| World History I | IR101 | 1. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Field Trip. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | - to contribute students’ knowledge of history, including cultural, religious and philosophical spheres of human life - to give an introduction to world history from the beginning until the end of the Scientific Revolution -to give information about universal values which have historically been developed within the framework of ethical norms. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | A chronological order of the rise of civilizations from Sumer until the Scientific Revolution. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | A general introduction to the course | None |
| 2 | The First Civilizations | Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 1, pp. 4-30. |
| 3 | Early Greece, 2500-500 BC | Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 2, pp. 31-56. |
| 4 | Classical and Hellenistic Greece, 500-100 BC | Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 3, pp. 57-81. |
| 5 | Early Rome and the Roman Republic, 800-146 BC | Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 4, pp. 82-104. |
| 6 | Imperial Rome, 146 BC-192 AD and The Transformation of the Classical World 192-500 AD | Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapters 5 and 6, pp. 105-152. |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | None |
| 8 | The West in the Early Middle Ages, 500-900 AD | Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 8, pp. 176-199. |
| 9 | The High Middle Ages, 900-1300 AD | Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 9, pp. 200-225. |
| 10 | The Later Middle Ages, 1300-1500 AD | Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 10, pp. 226-248. |
| 11 | The Italian Renaissance | Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 11, pp. 249-272. |
| 12 | The European Empires | Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 12, pp. 273-295. |
| 13 | The Reform of Religion | Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 13, pp. 296-320. |
| 14 | Europe at War, 1555-1648 AD | Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 14, pp. 321-342. |
| 15 | The Experiences of Life in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1650 AD | Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 15, pp. 343-362. |
| 16 | Final Exam | None |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Mark Kishlansky, Patrick Geary ve Patricia O’Brien, Civilization in the West: Combined Volume, (Boston: Pearson, 2010). International Edition |
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| Other Sources | 2. Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 1 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990). |
| 3. S. B. Pomeroy. Ancient Greece: A Political, Social and Cultural History (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998). | |
| 4. Cambridge Ancient History, Vols. 5 and 7 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984 and 1989). | |
| 5. Naphtali Lewis and Meyer Reinhold. Roman Civilization: Selected Readings, Vols. I and II. (London: Penguin Books, 1951). | |
| 6. G.W. Bowersock, Peter Brown ve Oleg Grabar. Late Antiquity: a Guide to the Postclassical World (Cambridge: Belknap Press, 1999). | |
| 7. Cyril Mango. Byzantium: The Empire of New Rome (New York: Scribner’s, 1980). Rosamond McKitterick, ed. The Early Middle Ages: Europe 400-1000 (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001). | |
| 8. Jonathan Riley-Smith. The Crusades, Christianity and Islam (New York: Columbia University Press, 2008). | |
| 9. Daniel Waley. Later Medieval Europe: From Saint Louis to Luther (London: Longman, 1985). | |
| 10. P. Burke. Culture and Society in Renaissance Italy (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1999). | |
| 11. Eugene Rice. The Foundations of Early Modern Europe, 1460-1789 (New York: Norton, 1994). | |
| 12. James D. Tracy. Europe’s Reformations, 1450-1650: Doctrine, Politics and Community (London: Rowman & Littefield, 2006) | |
| 13. Mark W. Konnert. Early Modern Europe: The Age of Religious War, 1559-1715 (Orchard Park: Broadview Press, 2006) | |
| 14. Henry Kamen. European Society, 1500-1700 (London: Hutchinson, 2000) |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 13 | 65 |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 25 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 15 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 75 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 25 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts, theory and methodology of international relations | |||||
| 2 | Having an interdisciplinary perspective that combines other related disciplines | X | ||||
| 3 | Having adequate knowledge about the history of international relations and being able to examine international actors, events and historical processes | X | ||||
| 4 | Acquiring the ability of analytical thinking, critical analysis and developing rational argument | |||||
| 5 | Acquiring the ability to make analytical interpretations about the contemporary global issues; the current and future positions of regional and international actors | |||||
| 6 | Being able to use professional English to transfer her/his knowledge about the international relations using verbal, written and visual communication methods effectively | X | ||||
| 7 | Understanding the importance of several topics such as professional ethics, sustainability, environmental awareness, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values; being able to manifest and analyze the legal results of these issues | X | ||||
| 8 | Being able to analyze the issues by using the qualitative and quantitative research techniques of international relations | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 28 | 28 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 188 | ||