ECTS - History of Political Thoughts I

History of Political Thoughts I (KAM203) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
History of Political Thoughts I KAM203 3. Semester 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Funda Gençoğlu
Course Assistants
Course Objectives In the course, information is given about the intellectual origins and historical developments of the decisive phenomena in terms of modern political dynamics such as the inviolability of fundamental rights and freedoms, obedience to the state authority and the limits of this obedience, the ideal form of relations between the individual and the community, civil society, and public interest. In this way, it is aimed that students have theoretical knowledge about the foundations of modern political phenomena. In addition, it is aimed that students will be able to develop a knowledge-based, critical and analytical perspective on current political phenomena and issues.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Learns how political values that are accepted as norm/normal today emerge
  • Knows different approaches to the most basic concepts of political-social life such as human nature, freedom, equality, justice and ethics.
Course Content Sophists; Ancient Greece; Roman thought; Christian thought; Islamical political thought.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Course Description and Introduction to the Course
2 Thinking About Politics in Ancient Greece: Sofistler, Sokrates, Kinikler, Perikles ve Demokrasi Kuramı, Plato, Aristo. (Ders Kitabı s. 19-150)
3 Thinking About Politics in Ancient Greece: Sofistler, Sokrates, Kinikler, Perikles ve Demokrasi Kuramı, Plato, Aristo. (Ders Kitabı s. 19-150)
4 Thinking About Politics in Ancient Greece Sofistler, Sokrates, Kinikler, Perikles ve Demokrasi Kuramı, Plato, Aristo. (Ders Kitabı s. 19-150)
5 Political Thought in the Hellenistic Period Epikür ve Stoa (Ders Kitabı s.153-164)
6 Political Thought in Rome Cicero ve Seneca (Ders Kitabı s. 164-195)
7 Political Thought in the Middle Ages: Politics and Religion St. Augustine, ve St. Thomas Aquinas. (Ders Kitabı s. 197-262)
8 Midterm Examination
9 The Emergence of Secular Power and Towards Reform Dante, Padovalı Marsilius. (Ders Kitabı s.263-288)
10 State Appropriate for Reform or "True Religion" Luther, Münzer, Calvin. (Ders Kitabı s. 289-318)
11 Transition to Modernity: Machiavelli (Ders Kitabı s. 319-344)
12 Questioning State Power Ütopyacılar + La Boétie (Ders Kitabı s. 359-400)
13 Sovereign: State Hobbes (Ders Kitabı s. 401-455)
14 General Evaluation, Short summary of the course, question and answer.

Sources

Course Book 1. Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları (ed.), Sokrates’ten Jakobenlere Batı’da Siyasal Düşünceler (İstanbul: İletişim, 2013).
Other Sources 2. - Şenel, A. (2019) Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi. Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları
3. - Tunçay, M. (2021) Batı'da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi: Seçilmiş Yazılar, 1, 2. ve 3. Ciltler. İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
4. - Uslu, A. (2021) Siyasal Düşüncelerin Toplumsal Tarihi. Yordam Kitap.

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 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students can learn the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and public administration and use them in the analysis of national and global political developments and cause-effect relationships.
2 It enables one to understand how policies are created and implemented in real life at the local, national, regional and/or global level, to recognize the important institutions and actors that play a role in these processes, and to know the functioning of public administration.
3 It provides a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as international relations, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history, etc.) and thus provides an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relationships between different areas of life and establishes connections. X
4 Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field.
5 By promoting critical analytical thinking, intellectual debate and lifelong learning, the development of the ability to act with an open mind, to avoid discrimination and to be sensitive and respectful of different points of view, thus developing skills for acting in partnership.
6 To develop decision-making and initiative taking, work completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related fields.
7 Developing communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the writing principles and procedures required to write an academic article on political science and public administration disciplines.
8 The aim of the course is to master the English terminology in the disciplines of political science and public administration and to gain foreign language knowledge at a level to follow the studies written in English, so that current political developments and events in various countries can be analysed comparatively.
9 To know the political history of both Turkey and the world in terms of periods, important turning points and actors, to comprehend the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 14 3 42
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 4 56
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 22 22
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 30 30
Total Workload 150