COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF RUSSIA II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
RDE 5020 HISTORY OF RUSSIA II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Russian Language and Literature

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TAMILLA ALIYEVA

Offered to

Russian Language and Literature

Course Objective

To comprehend the social and political structure of Russia with its historical dimension.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn the history of Russia and to evaluate it from different perspectives
2   To have knowledge about the studies on the origin of the Russians
3   Being able to locate the Russians in the world political arena
4   To evaluate Turkish-Russian relations in the historical process
5   To bring different approaches to the subject

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Founding of the Russian Empire Soviet era
2 The era of Ivan the Terrible Russia and Türkiye Russian relations in the 20th century
3 Peter the Great era Russia and Türkiye Russian relations in the 20th century
4 Catherine's period General evaluation
5 The reign of Alexander I, Napoleon's invasion of Russia
6 Nicholas I and II. Alexander period
7 General repetition
8 Midterm exam
9 III. The period of Alexander and Nicholas I
10 19th century. Russian domestic and foreign policy

Recomended or Required Reading

Various Russian, English and Turkish sources

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To comprehend the social and political structure of Russia with its historical dimension.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Will be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action.
3. Preparation to weekly lectures (reading the respective material) and contribution to in class discussion is obligatory.
4. Students prepare presentations about topics given by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced.

Office Hours

Will 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 3 39
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 137

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.14
LO.24
LO.34
LO.45
LO.54