Information Package / Course Catalogue
Contemporary World History
Course Code: SBE722
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To make students gain the ability to compare through the phases of the world's nations after the French Revolution. Causes and consequences of the global war on imperialism and nationalism context Political thoughts and the consequences in the world To describe events and facts which were effectual in that period. democracy and modernization in new Turkish state.

Course Content

French Revolution The Industrial Revolution and Its Consequences. First World War and Its Consequences. Period of temporary peace. World War II. Cold War Era. The disintegration of the Soviet Union.

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Learning Outcomes
1.To make students gain the ability to compare through the phases of the world's nations after the French Revolution.
2.Causes and consequences of the global war on imperialism and nationalism context Political thoughts and the consequences in the world To describe events and facts which were effectual in that period.
3.To make students gain the ability to compare through the phases of the world's nations after the French Revolution.
4.Causes and consequences of the global war on imperialism and nationalism context Political thoughts and the consequences in the world To describe events and facts which were effectual in that period.
5.To make students gain the ability to compare through the phases of the world's nations after the French Revolution.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Armaoğlu, Fahir, 20. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi, Ankara, 1986
2.Carr, E.H, Internatıonal Relatıons Between World Wars ( 1919-1939)), London,1947
3.Sander Oral, Siyasi Tarih,2 cilt, İstanbul, 1999
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
An overview of developments in Early Modern Europe, and the French Revolution.
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Industrial Revolution and the Colonial Movements.
Week 3 - Theoretical
World War I. and the results.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Developments in the First World War.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Period of Temporary Peace and International Organizations.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Turkish Foreign Policy in 1923-1939.
Week 7 - Intermediate Exam
Mid-term Exam
Week 8 - Theoretical
Worls War II. and its consequences.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Worls War II. and its consequences.
Week 10 - Theoretical
World War II. and Turkey
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cold War Era.
Week 12 - Theoretical
1945-1990 Social and Cultural Developments in the world
Week 13 - Theoretical
Turkey during the Cold War.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Turkey during the Cold War.
Week 15 - Theoretical
The disintegration of the Soviet Union.
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment34527
Midterm Examination1437
Final Examination1437
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
4
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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