Information Package / Course Catalogue
Methods For History Studies
Course Code: TRH501
Course Type: Required
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

To have the studens grasp of the historical methodology as an area of research on a MA level.

Course Content

Outline of the process of producing historical knowledge. Importance of accesing existing body of historical knowledge. Choosing appropriate method and technique for the analysis of various types of data. Choosing appropriate representation for processed data drawing on examples form existing studies. Interpreting result of the analysis and writing the final report.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Aysun SARIBEY HAYKIRAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to test the reliability of historical sources
2.To know the basic tenets of Annales school
3.To know the Marxist interpretation of history and its basic tenets
4.To be able to know the basic tenets of traditional history writing and at which point it is necessary to make renovations
5.To have good command of historical terminology
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Tarih İçin Metodoloji (ed. Ahmet Şimşek), Pegem Akademi, Ekim 2015
2.CARR, E. H., Tarih Nedir, Birikim Yayınevi, İstanbul 1980.
3.COLLINWOOD, R. H., Tarih Tasarımı, Gündoğan Yayınları, Ankara 1996
4.BLOCH, M., Tarihin Savunusu ya da Tarihçilik Mesleği, Ankara 1994.
5.ÖZBARAN, Salih., Tarih Öğretimi ve Ders Kitapları, İzmir 1998.
6.ÖZBARAN, Salih., Tarih, Tarihçi ve Toplum, Yakın Kitabevi 2015.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Comparative history and its basic tenets.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Cultural history and its basic tenets
Week 3 - Theoretical
Diplomatic history and its basic tenets
Week 4 - Theoretical
Economic history and its basic tenets
Week 5 - Theoretical
Environmental history and its basic tenets
Week 6 - Theoretical
Ethnic history and its basic tenets
Week 7 - Theoretical
Family history and its basic tenets
Week 8 - Theoretical
Feminist history and its basic tenets
Week 9 - Theoretical
Religious history and its basic tenets
Week 10 - Theoretical
Social history and its basic tenets
Week 11 - Theoretical
Intellectual history and its basic tenets
Week 12 - Theoretical
Local history and its basic tenets
Week 13 - Theoretical
Military history and its basic tenets
Week 14 - Theoretical
General evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment112214
Individual Work101120
Midterm Examination1729
Final Examination114216
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)129
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
5
5
OÇ-3
5
4
5
4
4
3
3
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026