COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL IDEAS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAT 5028 HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL IDEAS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ERKAN SERCE

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

At end of this course, students will have knowledge of developments in the History of Political Ideas with comprehending importance of the political ideas in history from Renaissance until today

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define main concepts of political sciences
2   To explain main movements in the area of political ideas prior to Renaissance
3   To write main political movements and their reflections from Renaissance till today
4   To summarize turning points in the History of Political Ideas
5   To compare main political ideologies that affected twentieth century and world of today

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Political Sciences- Types of Legitimacy and Elements that determine politics
2 Political Ideas From Middle Ages to New Ages: Demolition of Feudality, Reformists and Strengthening of Absolute Kingdoms
3 Problems of Absolute Monarchy: Machiavelli, Jean Bodin,Thomas Hobbes
4 Strengthening of the Bourgeoisie and Fundamental of Democracy: John Locke - Montesquieu ve J. J. Rousseau
5 Enlightenment and Its Political Results: French Revolution and World of Political Ideas (The Jacobins - Babeuf - Sieyès)
6 Democracy and Liberalism Perception of Nineteenth Century : Benjamin Constant - Tocqueville and others
7 Reactions to Enlightenment: Traditionalism and Positivism
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Nationalism: German and French Nationalisms
10 Socialism: Utopic Socialists- Marx ve Engels
11 Socialism: Revisionists - Anarchists and Followers of State Socialism
12 Political Ideas which are determinant of the Twentieth Century: Leninism and Maoism
13 Fascism and National Socialism
14 New Nationalism -Political Ideas of Modern Days
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Sarıca, Murat (1999). 100 Soruda Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi. Istanbul: Gerçek Yayınevi
2. Şenel, Alâeddin (1986). Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi: Tarih Öncesinde, Ilkçağda, Ortaçağda ve Yeniçağda Toplum ve Siyasal Düşünüş. Ankara: Teori Yayınları
3. Burnes, Edward McNall (1984). Çağdaş Siyasal Düşünceler, 1850-1950. Ankara: Birey ve Toplum Yayınları
4. Tunçay, Mete - Der. (2006). Batı'da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi: Seçilmiş Yazılar. Istanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları
5. Ağaoğulları, Mehmet Ali - Levent Köker (1991). Tanrı Devletinden Kral Devletine. Ankara: Imge Kitabevi
6. Ağaoğulları, Mehmet Ali - Cemal Bâli Akal - Levent Köker (1991). Kral Devlet Ya Da Ölümlü Tanrı. Ankara, Imge Kitabevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

erkan.serce@gmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 151

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55