Information Package / Course Catalogue
Political History I
Course Code: KAY309
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

The aim of this course is to analyze the important events, from the pre-modern ages to 1st World War, those give a direction to world history in an inter-state context. Moreover, it aims to understand the contemporary independency revolts particularly as the results of the developments of the period of American and French revolutions.

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)
Assoc. Prof. Belgin TARHAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the term of diplomatic history, and also context of diplomatic history.
2.To be able to comprehend the important events, wars and revolutions from pre-modern ages to modern ages.
3.To be able to analyze the historical events in a dialectical method.
4.To be able to comprehend the evolution and development of diplomatic history.
5.To be able to improve historical comprehension
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Oral SANDER, Siyasi Tarih İlkçağlardan 1918'e, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara, 2010.
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
Week 6 - Theoretical
the revolutions of 1830-1848
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Ottoman Renaissance, diplomacy developed with the Western Europe, the Industrial Revolution and its consequences
Week 8 - Theoretical
German and Italian national unity
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Midterms
Week 10 - Intermediate Exam
Midterms
Week 11 - Theoretical
Imperialism
Week 12 - Theoretical
The process leading to the WWI
Week 13 - Theoretical
Disintegration of the Ottoman Empire
Week 14 - Theoretical
The First World War
Week 15 - Theoretical
The consequences of WWI
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory130339
Individual Work130226
Midterm Examination127128
Final Examination131132
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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4
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3
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5
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3
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4
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3
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026