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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS TAR 4042 HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHTS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

History History (Evening)

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the political ideas from the Modern Age to present

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have knowledge about the sources of the History of Political Thoughts 2   Have knowledge about the theoretical picture emerged from the developments in the political ideas in the modern world 3   Evaluate the historical developments in the political ideas from the Enlightenment Age to present 4   Interpret Hobbes, Locke, Kant, Marx, Comte, Durkheim, Frankfurt School 5   Analyze the modern political approaches

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 The introduction to the class and its scope 2 The tradition of Cartesian thinking 3 The Enlightenment Age 4 Locke and his political approach 5 Hobbes and his political approach 6 Kant and his political approach 7 The political thinking tradition in the Continent Europe 8 Midterm 9 Montesquieu and the soul of law Rousseau and public agreement 10 The German political thinking 11 Liberalism 12 Socialism and communism 13 Fascism and nationalism 14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Murat Sarıca, 100 Soruda Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi, Gerçek Yay., Istanbul, 1981.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture 2. Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Term examination 2. Final examination

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term and final examinations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory. 2. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

oktaygokdemir@mynet.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12 Preparation for final exam 1 14 14 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13 Midterm 1 1,5 2 Final 1 1,5 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 82

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 5 5 LO.2 5 5 LO.3 5 5 LO.4 5 5 LO.5 5 5