ECTS - European Political History II

European Political History II (IR214) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
European Political History II IR214 3 0 0 3 6
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, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Şükrü Sina Gürel
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The course aims to provide students with factual data about the sources and outcomes of major political developments in international relations of 19th and 20th centuries and enable them to understand the roots of many contemporary issues, problems, institutions and the patterns of behaviour among states.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To teach the students how diplomacy evolved during 20th and 21th centuries.
  • To acquire a general information about interstate relations' manner and behaviours.
  • The students will sort out the parameters between the states and international events throughout various periods that changed with diversified international conjunctures.
Course Content Major political events of 19th and 20th centuries; a survey of Ottoman Diplomacy in the contex of Eastern Question; political evolution of the Balkans and the Middle East in an interaction with 'European state-system'.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction None
2 General political situation in Europe after the War Palmer, pp. 777-799
3 Europe at the end of the First World War Palmer, pp. 805-822
4 Germany and Europe from chaos to stability Sander, pp.16-32
5 The Locarno Period: Relative stability Sander pp. 32-39
6 Hitler’s rise to power in the 1930s Sander pp. 40-110
7 Hitler’s foreign policy aims Sander pp. 40-110
8 Midterm Exam None
9 Major events on the road to the Second World War Palmer, pp. 777-799
10 Second World War Palmer, pp. 834-860
11 Wartime conferences and arrangements Sander, pp. 111-189
12 Beginning of the Cold War Palmer, pp.867-914
13 Cold War crises Palmer, pp.968- 1035
14 Détente period Palmer, pp.968- 1035
15 End of the Cold War Palmer, pp. 1035-1045
16 Final Exam None

Sources

Course Book 1. R. R. Palmer and J. Colton, A History of the Modern World (New York 1999)
2. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, İmge Kitabevi, 2000

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 60
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
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
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 20 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 40 40
Total Workload 150