COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MODERN WORLD HISTORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAE 3009 MODERN WORLD HISTORY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ERKAN SERCE

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students learn political, social and cultural changes and transformations that European History experienced since Industrial Revolution.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to summarise political, social and economical changes in European History since 18th century
2   To be able to explain Enlightenment concept
3   To be able to tell the colonial activities of the European states
4   To be able to write the causes and consequences of World Wars I. and II.
5   To be able to analyze the movements of independence in 20. century

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 18th Century Industrial Revolution and Change in European Economic Structure
2 Enlightenment and the French Revolution in Europe
3 Napoleonic Era in Europe
4 Restoration and European Revolutions (1815-1848)
5 The Rise of Britain
6 Participation of Germany and Italy to the Competition
7 From Colonialism Wars to Great War
8 General Revision, Course Assessment, Midterm Exam
9 Revolution in Russia, the Soviet Model Development
10 Diplomacy and Economy between the Two World Wars
11 From Second World War to the Cold War
12 Independence Movements and the Great Powers
13 New World Order 1973-1985
14 From the dissolution of the Soviet Union to the European Union- Problems of Contemporary Europe
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Hobsbawn Eric J. (1989). Devrim Çağı: 1789-1848. Istanbul: Verso Yayınları
2. Lee, Stephan J. (2002). Avrupa Tarihinden Kesitler 1789-1980, 2. Cilt. Ankara: Dost Yayınları
3. Heaton, Herbert (1985). Avrupa Iktisat Tarihi. Ankara: Teori Yayınları
4. Langlois, Georges vd. (2000). 20. Yüzyıl Tarihi, Istanbul: Nehir Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question and answer, discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


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 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 66

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