World History II (IR102) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
World History II IR102 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 Scientific Revolution until the end of the Cold War Era
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 the Scientific Revolution until the end of the Cold War era.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 A general introduction to the course None
2 Royal State in the 17th Century Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 16, pp. 363-384.
3 Science and Commerce in Early Modern Europe Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 17, pp. 385-407.
4 Balance of Power in 18th Century Europe AND Culture and Society in 18th Century Europe Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapters 18 and 19, pp. 408-448.
5 The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era, 1789-1815 Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 20, pp. 449-470.
6 Industrial Europe Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 21, pp. 471-494.
7 Midterm Exam None
8 State Building and Social Change in Europe, 1850-1871 Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 23, pp. 516-538.
9 The Crisis of European Culture, 1871-1914 KiKishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 24, pp. 539-558.
10 Europe and the World, 1870-1914 Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 25, pp. 559-582.
11 War and Revolution Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 26, pp. 583-606.
12 The European Search for Stability, 1920-1939 Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 27, pp. 607-629.
13 Global Conflagration: World War II, 1939-1945 Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 28, pp. 630-654.
14 The Cold War and Postwar Economic Recovery: 1945-1970 Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 29, pp. 655-676.
15 The End of the Cold War and New Global Challenges, 1970 to Present Kishlansky, Geary and O’Brien Chapter 30, pp. 677-698.
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. Thomas Munck. Seventeenth-Century Europe, 1598-1700 (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2005).
3. John Henry. The Scientific Revolution and the Origins of Modern Science (New York: Palgrave, 2008).
4. Michael Schaich. Monarchy and Religion: The Transformation of Royal Culture in Eighteenth-century Europe (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).
5. Getrude Himmelfarb. The Roads to Modernity: The British, French and American Enlightenments (New York: Random House, 2004).
6. Peter McPhee. The French Revolution, 1789-1799 (New York: Oxford University Press, 2002).
7. Niall Ferguson. The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World, 1700-2000 (New York: Basic Books, 2001).
8. Denis Mack Smith. Mazzini (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994).
9. David Blackbourn. The Long Nineteenth Century: A History of Germany, 1780-1918 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998).
10. Kevin Repp. Reformers, Critics and the Paths of German Modernity, 1890-1914 (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000).
11. Norman Rich. Great Power Diplomacy, 1814-1914 (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992).
12. Jeffrey Verhey. The Spirit of 1914: Militarism, Myth and Mobilization in Germany (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000).
13. Sheila Fitzpatrick. Everyday Stalinism-Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Soviet Russia in the 1930s (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999).
14. John Keegan. The Second World War (New York: Viking, 1990).
15. Derek W. Urwin. Western Europe Since 1945: A Political History (London: Longman, 1989).

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 14 30
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 60
Toplam 16 100
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 X
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 X
5 Acquiring the ability to make analytical interpretations about the contemporary global issues; the current and future positions of regional and international actors X
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 X

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
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 28 28
Total Workload 188