Information Package / Course Catalogue
XXth Century Political History
Course Code: SBE720
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 have knowledge about 20th century world history.

Course Content

Starting from the 1900s, the study of the political and military and economic events affecting these political events in the world.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understands the First World War with its causes and consequences;
2.Comprehends the general situation of the world in the interwar period;
3.Understands the Second World War with its causes and consequences;
4.Understands the Second World War with its causes and consequences;
5.Understands the First World War with its causes and consequences;
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Fahir Armaoğlu, 20. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi, İstanbul 2011.
2.Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih (1918-1994), Ankara 2002.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The First World War with its causes and consequences
Week 2 - Theoretical
The First World War with its causes and consequences
Week 3 - Theoretical
Events in the interwar period
Week 4 - Theoretical
Events in the interwar period
Week 5 - Theoretical
Causes and consequences of the Second World War
Week 6 - Theoretical
Causes and consequences of the Second World War
Week 7 - Intermediate Exam
Mid-term Exam
Week 8 - Theoretical
The emergence of the Cold War and developments in the Cold War period until the 1960s
Week 9 - Theoretical
The emergence of the Cold War and developments in the Cold War period until the 1960s
Week 10 - Theoretical
Cold War era developments in different parts of the world
Week 11 - Theoretical
Transition to polycentricity
Week 12 - Theoretical
Developments of the softening period
Week 13 - Theoretical
Developments in the post-Cold War world
Week 14 - Theoretical
Developments in the post-Cold War world
Week 15 - Theoretical
Evaluation
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
4
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026