European Political History I (IR207) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
European Political History I	IR207	General Elective	3	0	0	3	6

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Prof. Dr. Şükrü Sina Gürel
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The course will focus on the important developments in the European as well as world history since Westphalia Treaty of 1648. As the historic developments are very key in understanding even the current political debates world in general and Europe in specific, it is necessary to search these historical developments in detail
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Students will have a general view and essential knowledge concerning the political history of the period between 1789 and 1939 with special emphasis on Europe. Students will have the ability to analytically analyze current events with regard to the political history. Students will have particular knowledge on international legal regime, which remarks modern period in political history.
Course Content	The diplomatic relations between the European Powers and the Ottoman Empire in the 19th Century starting with the Vienna Congress of 1814; policies of Great Powers of Europe with regard to the Ottoman Empire and the main factors influencing these policies.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction	None
2	Discoveries of new continents and the rise and fall of Portugal and Spain	Palmer, pp. 151-159
3	Thirty Years of War and the Peace of Westphalia, 1648	Palmer, pp.140-150, pp. 160-209
4	French Supremacy in Europe	Palmer, pp.176-199
5	Spanish succession war and the Utrecht Treaty	Palmer, pp. 210-273
6	Anglo-French war over supremacy in North America and the American Revolution	Palmer, pp. 351-360
7	Midterm Exam	None
8	French Revolution	Palmer, pp.361-403
9	Napoleonic Wars and the Establishment of the Vienna System	Palmer, pp. 417-441
10	1830 and 1848 Revolutions across Europe	Palmer, pp. 453-495
11	Unifications of Italy and Germany	Palmer, pp. 542-577
12	Balance of power politics in late 19th and early 20th centuries	Palmer, pp. 583-683
13	Causes of the First World War	Palmer, pp.695-722
14	First World War	Palmer, pp. 732-772
15	Europe at the end of the First World War	Palmer, pp. 777-799
16	Final Exam	None

Sources

Course Book	1. Palmer, Colton, and Kramer, A History of the Modern World, McGraw-Hill Education, 2013
	2. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, İmge Kitabevi, 2000

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	2	60
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	40
Toplam	3	100

Percentage of Semester Work	60
Percentage of Final Work	40
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing
2	To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English literature.
3	To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts
4	To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects
5	To be able to compare and contrast English literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres.
6	To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures
7	To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field
8	To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking
9	To gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and to use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research
10	To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production
11	The ability to translate various kinds of texts from different disciplines both from English into Turkish and from Turkish into English
12	To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects
13	To be able to understand and decipher various discourses involved in literature such as literary, philosophical, psychological, cultural, critical and theoretical discourses in English language
14	To be able to understand and be a part of world culture

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
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	20	20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	40	40
Total Workload			150