Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : INT214 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : English |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 3 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 6 |
The aim of the course is to analyse the Cold War period with evaluating important events and actors.
This course will start with a brief information about the nature of the Cold War. The periods will be 1945-1960; 1960-1980 and 1980-1990. Some important events such as U2 crises, Cuba crises, Vietnamese War, Detant and arms race will be discussed. Besides this, social and cultural impacts of Cold War will be examined.
| Lec. Barış GÜRSOY |
| 1. | The nature of the Cold War will be learnt |
| 2. | The significant events of the Cold War will be learnt |
| 3. | The dynamics which ended the Cold War will be learnt |
| 4. | To be able to interpret current events with acquired knowledge of history. |
| 5. | To be able to comprehend the nature of today's international relations with the acquired knowledge of history. |
| 1. | John Lewis Gaddis, Soğuk Savaş: PAzarlıklar, Casuslar, Yalanlar, Gerçek, Dilek Cenkçiler (çev.), YKY, İstanbul, 2007 |
| 2. | Tony Judt, Savaş Sonrası Avrupa: 1945 Sonrası Avrupa Tarihi, Dilek Şendil (çev.), Alfa, İstanbul, 2024 |
| 3. | Jan Hallenberg, The Demise of the Soviet Union, Ashgate, 2002 |
| 4. | Melvyn P. Leffler and David S. Painter, Origins of the Cold War, Routledge, New York, 1994 |
| 5. | Melvyn P. Leffler and Odd Arne Westad, The Cambridge History of the Cold War: Volume I Origins, Cambridge University Press, 2010 |
| 6. | Melvyn P. Leffler and Odd Arne Westad, The Cambridge History of the Cold War: Volume II Crises and Detente, Cambridge University Press, 2010 |
| 7. | Melvyn P. Leffler and Odd Arne Westad, The Cambridge History of the Cold War: Volume III Endings, Cambridge University Press, 2010 |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 4 | 3 | 98 |
| Individual Work | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 150 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | |
OÇ-1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
OÇ-3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
OÇ-4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
OÇ-5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |