ECTS - World History II
World History II (IR102) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| World History II | IR102 | 2. 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 Scientific Revolution until the end of the Cold War Era |
| 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 the Scientific Revolution until the end of the Cold War era. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 25 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | 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 |
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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 | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 28 | 28 |
| Total Workload | 188 | ||