Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

General Information Unit Staff Academic Information Programme Outcomes Course Structure Diagram Contact Information

Person Responsible for Information Package

Lec. Çağdaş GÖRÜCÜ

Lec. Hüseyin GÜL

Lec. Murat ARTUÇ

Lec. Süleyman DAL

Res. Assist. Ceren ŞAKAR

Res. Assist. Levent ODABAŞI

History of Political Theories II

Course Code	: SBK302
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 3
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 5

Objectives of the Course

History of Political Theories courses (I & II) aim to explain theoretically the emergence and functioning of the basic institutions of politics such as the state, constitution, individual, individual-state interaction and to provide the reader with basic knowledge. It is aimed to provide the student with the opportunity to explain the social, economic and philosophical thoughts and transformations that lie behind the basic political science topics.

Course Content

This course examines the names and ideas that are the sources of Western thought. The course examines Western political thought, the views of thinkers such as Machiavelli, Thomas More, Althusius, Bodin, Spinoza, Grotius, Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Bentham and Mill . Political thoughts are evaluated together with socio-economic and political structures.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. Halil MUTİOĞLU

Learning Outcomes

1.	To be able to comprehend the importance and the effect of other periods of ancient Greek thought,
2.	To be able to comprehend the importance of the history of Roman thought
3.	Getting ready for exams in the field.
4.	Having knowledge about application-operation and institutions in the field.
5.	To have knowledge about the teachings and theories in the discipline.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Şenel, Alaaddin. (2010). Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi, İstanbul: Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları.
2.	Tunçay, Mete (der.). (2002). Batı’da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi, İstanbul: İstanbul Üniversitesi Yayınları.
3.	Coleman, J. (2000). A history of political thought. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Renaissance and reform movements

Week 2 - Theoretical

Machiavelli

Week 3 - Theoretical

Thomas More and utopians

Week 4 - Theoretical

Etienne de La Boetie, Monarchomarcs,

Week 5 - Theoretical

Althusius

Week 6 - Theoretical

Jean Bodin

Week 7 - Theoretical

Spinoza

Week 8 - Theoretical

Grotius

Week 9 - Theoretical

Hobbes

Week 10 - Theoretical

Montesquieu

Week 11 - Theoretical

John Locke

Week 12 - Theoretical

David Hume and Scottish Enlightenment thinkers

Week 13 - Theoretical

Utilitarianism, Bentham and Mill

Week 14 - Theoretical

Sieyès and Rousseau and the French Revolution, the sovereignty of nation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	4	3	98
Midterm Examination	1	10	1	11
Final Examination	1	20	1	21
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				130

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5
OÇ-1	5	5	3	3	2
OÇ-2	5	4	5	3	2
OÇ-3	5	5	5	3	2
OÇ-4	4	4	4	2	2
OÇ-5	5	5	3	2	2