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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Required
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Q&A
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to discuss the significance of Renaissance and Reformation movements in the history of Western thought.
  • will be able to discuss the contributions of the enlightenment thought to the rise of modern/secular/rational society.
  • will be able to discuss the transformations in the types of political control in Western history and the rise of modern state.
  • will be able to elaborate on the transformed nature of economy and society with regard to the development of industrial capitalism and its impact on individual, workplace, and production relations.
  • will be able to realize gender inequalities and discuss its transformation under modern conditions.
  • will be able to discuss the declining impact of religion on social structures and individual in modern context with reference to secularization and sacralization processes.
  • will be able to discuss the social, political and economic impacts of globalization.
Course Description

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Presentation and overview of the course
2 Renaissance and Reformation movements Jocelyn Hunt, The Renaissance, Routledge, 1999. (The Beginning of the Renaissance, pp.1 7; Humanism, pp. 17 19; Scientific Change in the Renaissance, pp. 77 86; The Links between the Renaissance and the Reformation, pp. 49 51.)Chris Harman, A People’s History of the World, Bookmarks Publications, 2002, pp. 237 241 (Chapter 2: From superstition to science)
3 Principles of enlightenment and its relation to emergence modern individual Jonathan Dewald, Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World, Thomson Gale, 2004, pp.299 306 (Enlightenment).Peter Hamilton, ‘The Enlightenment and the Birth of Social Science’ Stuart Hall et al., eds., Modernity: An Introduction to Modern Societies, Blackwell, 1996, pp. 20 27.Chris Harman, A People’s History of the World, Bookmarks Publications, 2002, pp. 242 246 (Chapter 3: The Enlightenment)
4 Movie screening The Name of the Rose
5 The rise of modern public sphere and its impact on French Revolution Jonathan Dewald, Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World, Thomson Gale, 2004, pp. 258 260 (Encyclopedie).Peter Hamilton, ‘The Enlightenment and the Birth of Social Science’, Stuart Hall et al., eds., Modernity: An Introduction to Modern Societies, Blackwell, 1996, pp. 27 35.
6 MIDTERM I
7 The forms of power in premodern societies David Held, “The Development of the Modern State”, Stuart Hall et al., eds., Modernity: An Introduction to Modern Societies, Blackwell, 1996, pp. 63 73.
8 The rise of modern state and its organization Gianfranco Poggi, The State: Its Nature, Development and Prospects, Polity Press, 1990, pp. 19 33. (The Nature of the Modern State)
9 The industrial revolution and the rise of industrial society Chris Harman, A People’s History of the World, Bookmarks Publications, 2002, pp. 318 325 (Chapter 5: The Industrial Revolution)James Fulsher, Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2004, pp. 59 131.
10 The organization of industrial society Barbara Bari, “Factory Work” (Britain, 1750 1914), Encyclopedia of European Social History: From 1350 to 2000, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2001, pp. 479 483.Anthony Giddens, Sociology, 3rd ed., 1998, pp. 240 263; 270 281.Movie Screening:Idle Class by Charlie Chaplin
11 MIDTERM II
12 Gender relations in modern society Ian Marsh and Mike Keating ed., Sociology: Making Sense of Society, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006, pp. 263 308. Movie Screening:Birdcage or Tootsie
13 Religion in modern world John J. Macionis, Sociology 8th edition, Prentice Hall, 2001, pp. 506 510. R.T. Schaefer, Sociology 10th edition, Mac Graw Hill, 2007, pp.3 19; 324 327.M. Kimmel and A. Aronson, Sociology Now, Pearson, 2009, pp. 498 500. Movie Screening:Persepolis
14 Globalization in the contemporary world Frank J. Lechner and John Boli, “General Introduction”, F. J. Lechner and J. Boli eds., The Globalization Reader, Blackwell, 2008, pp. 15.Jan Nederveen Pietersee, ‘Globalization and Culture: Three Paradigms’, Economic and Political Weekly, 31: 3, (Jun 8. 1996), pp.1389 1393.
15 Movie Screening Babel
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Must readings mentioned in this information sheet.
Suggested Readings/Materials None

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
14
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
20
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
35
Final Exam
1
35
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
65
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
35
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
14
2
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
15
Final Exams
1
15
    Total
116

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 To be able to use the advanced theoretical and practical knowledge that the graduates have acquired in the areas of international relations X
2 To be able to examine, interpret data and assess concepts and ideas with the scientific methods in the area of international relations/political science X
3 To take the responsibility as a group team member and as an individual to solve unforeseen and multidimensional problems that are unforeseen in practice X
4 To be able to recognize regional and global issues/problems, and to be able to develop solutions based on research and scientific evidence X
5 To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the area of international relations/political science critically and to detect learning requirements and to guide learning. X
6 To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of international relations; to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems verbally and in writing to experts and nonexperts. X
7 To be able to interpret theoretical debates regarding relations among factors in global politics such as structures, institutions and culture, to be able to pinpoint the continuities and changes of main dynamics of international relations, X
8 To be able to distinguish the differences between the classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship, X
9 To be able to make use of other disciplines that international relations are based upon (political science, law, economics, sociology, psychology, etc.) and to have the basic knowledge of these disciplines. X
10 To be able to keep abreast of current news on international relations, learn a foreign language and to communicate with one’s peers (European language portfolio global scale, level B1)
11 To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently
12 To have ethical, social and scientific values in the stages throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to international relations. X
13 To be able to improve the acquired knowledge, skills and qualifications for personal and social reasons X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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