Information Package / Course Catalogue
Diplomatic History
Course Code: ULU106
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
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

The basic concepts of political history, the main features of world history until 19th century, the emergence of nation-states, the American Revolution, the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, the Italian and German unification processes, colonialism, the way to the First World War and the results of the war, states as the political, social and economic structures, and their relations with each other will be examined.

Course Content

The basic concepts of political history, the main features of world history until 19th century, the emergence of nation-states, the American Revolution, the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, the Italian and German unification processes, colonialism, the way to the First World War and the results of the war, states as the political, social and economic structures, and their relations with each other will be examined.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Soner DOĞAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Students will be able to explain major political developments in world history until the 19th century and establish cause-effect relationships between historical events.
2.Students will be able to analyze the American and French Revolutions and assess the origins of modern political systems through the emergence of nation-states.
3.Students will be able to identify the balance of power systems in Europe from the 1815 Congress of Vienna to the onset of World War I
4.Students will be able to interpret the interwar period in terms of political and diplomatic developments and explain the instability between the two wars.
5.Students will be able to analyze the emergence, evolution, and conclusion of the Cold War through historical sources and political developments
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Armaoğlu, F. (1973). Siyasi Tarih. Ankara: Ayyıldız Matbaası
2.McNeill, W. H. (1999). A world history. (4th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Diplomatic History: Basic information about world history until 19th century
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic information about world history until 19th century
Week 3 - Theoretical
Transition to the modern global world: establishment of nation-states
Week 4 - Theoretical
American and French Revolutions
Week 5 - Theoretical
The Congress of Vienna, The revolutions of 1830-1848
Week 6 - Theoretical
German and Italian national unity
Week 7 - Theoretical
The process leading to the WWI
Week 8 - Theoretical
The process leading to the WWI
Week 9 - Theoretical
Period of 1919-1939
Week 10 - Theoretical
World War II
Week 11 - Theoretical
Transition to the Cold War
Week 12 - Theoretical
Cold War Era
Week 13 - Theoretical
Appeasement period
Week 14 - Theoretical
The disintegration of the Soviet Union and End of the Cold War
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exams
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exams
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
1
1
1
2
OÇ-2
3
2
1
1
2
OÇ-3
3
1
1
1
1
OÇ-4
1
2
2
1
1
OÇ-5
1
2
1
1
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026