| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | MLY212.3B | Political history | Elective | 2 | 4 | 5 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Course’s main aim is examining the relations between states starting the emergence of the modern nation-states, from the French Revolution in 1789, in line with the revolutions of 1830 and 1848, discussing the impact of the internal dynamics of inter-state relations and analyzing the historical events of cause-and-effect relationships which reveals today's international system. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Ünal Gülhan |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Comprehend the historical conditions which reveal today’ s important actors in the international system of 20th century. | | 2 | Understand 20th century political events. | | 3 | Know the causes and consequences of the Cold War. | | 4 | Aware of different approaches of historical schools for this period. | | 5 | Analysis of the historical context that reveals the main actors in today’s World. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Main contents are historical events that caused World War I, during the World War II, a significant regime changes occurring in Europe, World War II and post-war arrangements, the bipolar world and the Cold War, international relations during the Cold War, the disintegration of the USSR, new actors, new world map and New Social Movements ad Globalization. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Introduction: 1789, 1830 and 1848 revolutions | | | | 2 | Italian and German nation-building | | | | 3 | The collapse of empires: the Austro-Hungarian, Tsarist Russia and the Ottoman Empire | | | | 4 | Public finance in the midde and new age | | | | 5 | Peace Treaties After World War I | | | | 6 | The Soviet Union | | | | 7 | Fascism in Italy, the Nazis in Germany | | | | 8 | Mid-term exam | | | | 9 | Totalitarian Regimes and Economic Crisis in 1929 | | | | 10 | World War II | | | | 11 | After the World War II | | | | 12 | The Cold War | | | | 13 | Events after the year 1968: New Social Movements | | | | 14 | The Collapse of the Soviet Union: The New World Order | | | | 15 | Globalization | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih 2 cilt, Ankara, İmge Kitabevi, 2002.
Eric Hobsbawm, Kısa 20. Yüzyıl Tarihi, İstanbul, Everest Yayınları, 2008. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Self Study | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 30 | 30 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | LO2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | LO3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | LO4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | | LO5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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