Information Package / Course Catalogue
Development of the Modern Political Thought
Course Code: KYL532
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Reading, thinking and discussing the primary sources of political thought.

Course Content

Primary texts written by the prominent political thinkers will be analyzed.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Çağdaş GÖRÜCÜ
Learning Outcomes
1.At the end of this course, students will be able to learn primary texts of modern political thought.
2.At the end of this course, students will be able to practice analytical thinking on political texts.
3.Students will have knowledge of the teachings and theories in the discipline.
4.Students will discuss and compare political theories.
5.Students shall gain an analytical perspective to evaluate current socio-economic events.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları (edi), Sokrates’ten Jakobenlere Batı’da Siyasal Düşünceler, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
2.Niccolo Machaivelli, The Prince.
3.Thomas More, Utopia.
4.Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract.
5.Hannah Arendt, İnsanlık Durumu, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Athenian democracy
Week 3 - Theoretical
Roman Republic and political thought
Week 4 - Theoretical
Machiavelli and modern political thought
Week 5 - Theoretical
More and Utopia
Week 6 - Theoretical
La Boétie
Week 7 - Theoretical
Monarchomachs
Week 8 - Theoretical
Bodin
Week 9 - Theoretical
Hobbes and Leviathan
Week 10 - Theoretical
Locke
Week 11 - Theoretical
Montesquieu
Week 12 - Theoretical
Rousseau
Week 13 - Theoretical
Mill
Week 14 - Theoretical
Enlightenment
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exams
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exams
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)130
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
3
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
2
1
1
2
OÇ-2
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
1
1
2
OÇ-3
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
2
OÇ-4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
2
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026