World History I (IR101) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
World History I IR101 3 0 0 3 7.5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
None
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Field Trip.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor Dr. Çağlar Ezikoğlu
Course Assistants
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;
  • To equip students with an understanding of chronology of the key events in world history.
  • To familiarize students with major concepts and geographical understanding of the history of the world.
  • To enhance students’ general knowledge about the rise of religions, political systems, warfare as well as the agricultural, industrial, scientific and commercial revolutions throughout human history.
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
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
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
Percentage of Final Work 25
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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
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
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