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Program of Political Science and International Relations (English)

POLI304

POLITICAL HISTORY II

Course Code
POLI304
Semester
Sixth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study3
SemesterSixth Term (Spring)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. have knowledge about developments in political history from the end of the I. World War till today.
  2. analyse developments in political history via international relations theories.
  3. comment on current developments based on historical events.
  4. establish the relations between domestic-foreign politics historically and to analyse them.
  5. establish linkages among political, societal and economic phenomena.
  6. make comparative analysis about historical events.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo recommended optional programme components.
Course DescriptionIt is a complementary of POLI 303 Political History I course. The aim of the course is to convey the developments of the world history beginning from the First World War until 1990 to the students by focusing on inter-state relations.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction
2nd Week Effects and results of the I. World War and Paris Peace Treaty
3rd Week Civil war in Russia and establishment of the USSR
4th Week 1920s in Western world. Illusionary peace and Locarno Spirit. Developments in Asia. World economic crisis
5th Week Rise of fascism and process leading to the II World War.
6th Week II. World War
7th Week Midterm Exam
8th Week Bipolar era: Beginning of Cold War, Korean War, Developments in Western Europe.
9th Week European integration process, Developments in socialist countries
10th Week Decolonization period, Developments in Middle East
11th Week Cuban misilse crisis and era of Detente, Vietnam War
12th Week Changes in global economic system, Reagan era and new era in Cold War, Deng era in China
13th Week End of Cold War
14th Week International politics after the end of Cold War and 9/11 attacks.
Recommended or Required ReadingR. R. Palmer, Joel Colton, and Lloyd Kramer, A History of the Modern World, 10th Edition, Boston, McGraw-Hill, 2007.
George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia, Mariner Books, 1980.
Eric Hobsbawm, The Age Of Extremes: 1914-1991, Abacus, 1995.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Assignment 4 20
Project 1 20
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1.5 1.5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 2 28
Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 16 16
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1.5 1.5
Homework 4 5 20
Project 1 17 17
Total Work Load151
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.03
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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