ECTS - Political History of Europe
Political History of Europe (IR505) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Political History of Europe | IR505 | 1. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Team/Group. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is teach Europe's political history to the students in order to understand the current political composition of the Europe. How England and France have become a world power in world politics, the important political events that took place on European soil since the world history , and their effects on society will be discussed in the course. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The European political history from 15th century onwards starting with the discovery of new lands, the historical Westphalian agreement, the colonial rivalry started with England and France, late inegration of Germany and Italy, the raw material and market competition among the European states, the First World War. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | The rise of Europe, discoveries of new lands | Palmer,pp. 106-126 |
| 3 | Reconstruction of France and the Thirty Years War, 1618-1648 and the Peace of Westphalia | Palmer, pp. 134-150 |
| 4 | France under Louis XIV; triumph of absolutism, Louis’s wars and the peace of Utrecht, 1713 | Palmer,pp. 182-198 |
| 5 | English-French rivalry across the colonial war; English takeover of the Thirteen Colonies and the American Revolution | Palmer,pp. 273- 277, 351-360 |
| 6 | The French Revolution and the Congress of Vienna | Palmer,pp. 361-402, 441-452 |
| 7 | Mid-Term Exam | |
| 8 | 1830, 1848 Revolutions to Unifications of Italy and Germany | Palmer,pp. 484- 532 |
| 9 | Rivalry among European Great Powers, formation of Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente, and the causes of the First World War | Palmer,pp. 642-682 |
| 10 | First World War and after; collapse of empires and the peace treaties | Palmer,pp. 695- 731 |
| 11 | Major political developments in Europe from 1919 to the rise of Hitler to power in Germany in 1933 | Palmer,pp. 777- 804 |
| 12 | Hitler’s foreign policy, shifting political alignments and the outbreak of the Second World War | Palmer,pp. 805 – 866 |
| 13 | The Cold War; causes, Berlin crises and further | Palmer,pp. 868- 918 |
| 14 | The Cold War: the Cuban missile crises and its consequences | Palmer,pp. 969-991 |
| 15 | Revision | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. R.R. Palmer, A History of the Modern World |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methodology of international relations. | X | ||||
| 2 | Acquiring the skills of analyzing international relations from a theoretical level. | X | ||||
| 3 | Acquiring the ability to make logical interpretations about the recent either global or national political events. | X | ||||
| 4 | Acquiring different perspectives on international relations. | X | ||||
| 5 | Improving the ability to make analyses about the current and future prospects of global and regional actors. | X | ||||
| 6 | Developing relevant academic and applied research skills in political areas. | X | ||||
| 7 | To improve the academic writing skills pertaining to the academic area. | X | ||||
| 8 | To improve the academic presentation skills pertaining to the academic area. | X | ||||
| 9 | To improve analytical thinking and independent research skills. | X | ||||
| 10 | Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, interpretation, discussions, and/or continuous learning. | X | ||||
| 11 | Improving the ability to effectively develop arguments. | X | ||||
| 12 | Understanding importance of lifelong learning | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||