Information Package / Course Catalogue
Comperative History of World Revolutions
Course Code: TRH570
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

To give the student a perspective on history through breakage and continuity in history.

Course Content

Reasons and consequences of the revolutions that constitute historical breaks in different social structures.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Mehmet BAŞARAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Analyze different social structures.
2.Analyze the revolutions that are important break points in history from the perspective of comparative history.
3.Make detailed comparisons about world history.
4.Evaluates the history of revolution of different societies.
5.Have knowledge about revolutions.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Concepts, Different Theoretical Approaches to Comparative History
Week 2 - Theoretical
Bourgeois Revolutions: Concepts, Different Approaches
Week 3 - Theoretical
1640 British Revolution
Week 4 - Theoretical
American War of Independence
Week 5 - Theoretical
French Revolution 1789.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Comparison of Bourgeois Revolutions: Causes and Consequences
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Age of Revolutions in Europe: The Revolutions of 1820-1830-1848
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Age of Revolutions in Europe: The Revolutions of 1820-1830-1848
Week 9 - Theoretical
Generation of Constitutional Revolutions I: 1905 Russia-1906-9 Iran, 1908 Ottoman
Week 10 - Theoretical
Constitutional Revolutions Generation II: 1910 Mexico - 1911 China
Week 11 - Theoretical
Socialist Revolutions I: The Revolution of 1917
Week 12 - Theoretical
Socialist Revolutions II: Chinese Revolution
Week 13 - Theoretical
Comparison of Socialist Revolutions: Causes and Consequences
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
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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