| Course Type | Elective Course |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Year of Study | - |
| Semester | - |
| ECTS | 4 |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Learn descriptive and analytic historical perspectives.
- Read the historical development of Western Civilization through these perspectives.
- Learn modern law, modern state, currenteconomic systems and the origins of the modern political systems and their historical development processes.
|
| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
| Prerequisites | No |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
| Course Description | "Civilization" is a society or culture group normally defined as a complex society characterized by the practice of agriculture and settlement in towns and cities. In this course it will be emphasized especially Western Civilization. The history of Western Civilization traces its roots back to Classical Antiquity and continues to the present era in Europe, North America, South America, and Oceania. From Classical Antiquity to today, how Western Civilization is developed disscussed in this course. |
| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
|
1st Week |
Introduction & Main Concepts |
|
2nd Week |
Antiquity |
|
3rd Week |
Middle Ages |
|
4th Week |
Middle Ages |
|
5th Week |
Early Renaissance |
|
6th Week |
The Renaissance and Reformation |
|
7th Week |
The Rise of Western Empires |
|
8th Week |
Midterm Exam |
|
9th Week |
Absolutism |
|
10th Week |
Enlightenment |
|
11th Week |
American Revolution |
|
12th Week |
French Revolution |
|
13th Week |
Industrial Revolution |
|
14th Week |
Contemporary problems |
|
| Recommended or Required Reading | Ahmet Taner KIŞLALI, Siyaset Bilimi, İmge.
Alaeddin ŞENEL, Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi, Bilim ve Sanar, Ankara.
Fernand BRAUDEL, Richard MAYNE, A History of Civilization, Penguin.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
|
| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
|
| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
|
|
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
18 |
18 |
| Course hours |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
16 |
16 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
14 |
1 |
14 |
| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
|
|
|
| Total Work Load | 120 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
|
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Work Placement(s) | No |