COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF MODERN DIPLOMACY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 3026 HISTORY OF MODERN DIPLOMACY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR SERKAN KEÇECI

Offered to

History (Evening)
History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the basic characteristics and development of diplomacy between the 18th and 20th centuries

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have knowledge about the basic characteristics of the diplomacy of the Modern Age
2   Define the transformations of the diplomacy of the Modern Age
3   Comprehend the developments in the history of diplomacy of Europe and the Ottoman State
4   Define the critical events and developments in the history of diplomacy of the Modern Age
5   Intrepret the critical events and developments in the history of diplomacy of the Modern Age and argue the principles and rules ifluencing the diplomatic relationships

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction the subject and the literature
2 The definition and origin of diplomacy
3 The characteristic of diplomacy between the 17th and 18th centuries
4 The contributions of Richeliu to diplomacy
5 Personal diplomacy and multi-dimensional diplomacy
6 The characteristic of diplomacy until the beginning of the 20th centuries
7 The structural change of the Western civilization between 1789 and 1914
8 Midterm
9 Secret diplomacy, the period of congress, the Vienna Congress, La Haye Peace Conferences
10 The reaction of the world against the change of the Western civilization between 1789 and 1914
11 The problem of East, the Ottomans, and powerful countries
12 The problem of East, the Ottomans, and powerful countries
13 Evaluation of the past diplomacy experiences
14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Akyılmaz, Gül, Osmanlı Diplomasi Tarihi ve Teşkilatı, Gül Yayınevi, Konya, 2001.
2. Hüner Tuncer, Diplomasinin Evrimi, Gizli Diplomasiden Küresel Diplomasiye, Istanbul, 2009.
3. Hüner Tuncer, Osmanlı Diplomasisi ve Sefaretnameler, Kaynak Yay., Istanbul, 2010.
4. Hüner Tuncer, Osmanlı Devleti ve Büyük Güçler (1815-1878), Kaynak Yay., Istanbul, 2009.
5. William H. Mcneill, Dünya Tarihi, Imge Yay., Istanbul, 2008.
6. Marıan Kent, Osmanlı Imparatorluğunun Sonu ve Büyük Güçler, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yay., Istanbul, 1999.
7. Oral Sander SiyasI Tarih, Ilkçağlardan 1918 e, Imge Yay., Ankara, 1989.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. 1. Lecture
2. 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 %40
2. Final examination %60

Assessment Criteria

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.
3. Cheating in any examination is considered an extremely serious offence.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

bahar.arslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.14
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44
LO.54