Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
130300108101CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORYElective483
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
In the 18th century the late 20th century until the middle of the historical events that make up breaking moments in the history of the world in Asia, Africa, America and comprehend the course aims to teach students the context of history.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1The individuals who are major in their field and experienced are being grown as dependent on main principles of Republic of Turkey and convenient for the main aims of Turkish national education system.
2They will achieve some behaviour such as being open-minded while doing scientific investigations, being suspicious and delaying decisions in the situation of having no complete proof, and they can maintain their studies with patience and care.
3They will apply the modern methods writing and investigating history by being loyal to scientific ethical rules.
4By learning other disciplines which can be an assist to science of history, they will benefit from the branches which will help them in their investigations and studies.
5They will have the information of archive, library and documents. In addition, by evaluating these sources in decent way through its originality, they will present service and being of academic society.
6Re-shaping of ideas arising out of the French Revolution describes the effects of the world.
7Historical analysis of the political and social structure, which makes the formation of the European.
8Political, social and economic conditions in the world today evaluates.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Colonization and post-American History, History of India, China, and Russia's social transformations, Japanese Modernization Movement, will be covered under Ottoman rule since the African communities. Emphasis will be given to the issue of culture and values.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Frence Revolution and its consequences reading, explanation, discussion
2End of liberal movement in Europe and its consequencesreading, explanation, discussion
3Impacts of nationalism and socialism in Europereading, explanation, discussion
4Tripartite entente and tripartite aliance systemreading, explanation, discussion
5Colonization activities in the twentieth centuryreading, explanation, discussion
6Balance policies followed by the Ottoman statereading, explanation, discussion
7General view of Europe and the world before the First World War- Outbreak of the First Worldreading, explanation, discussion
8Midterm Exam.
9Developments during the First World Warreading, explanation, discussion
10General view of the world after the First World Warreading, explanation, discussion
111919-1929 Developmentsreading, explanation, discussion
12Issue of disarmament 13reading, explanation, discussion
131929-39 political developmentsreading, explanation, discussion
14General Assessmentreading, explanation, discussion
Recommended or Required Reading
Dünya Tarihi (Tarihöncesi Çaglardan 18. Yüzyıla), C. I, J. M. Roberts, İnkılap Kitabevi, İstanbul 2010; Başlangıçtan bugüne kadar büyük dünya tarihi. Jacques Pirenne ; çev. Nihal Önol, Beslan Cankat, Refik Özbek.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures13226
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Mid term Examination199
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Reading7214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
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