| Course Name | Diplomatic History II |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| PSIR 204 | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | To explain the rises and falls of the major powers of the international system through a cyclical system. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Diplomatic History focuses on nations, states, politics, decisionmakers and their interactions and conflicts through the ages. It is the study of international relations between states or across state boundaries and is the most important form of history. Diplomatic History II classes cover the period of 1919-1991 in international relations. |
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| Core Courses | X |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction of the course and the course material | |
| 2 | First World War: Attempts of the Central Powers for a quick victory | Kennedy, 1989, pp. 256-274 Sander, 2012 (pdf), pp. 210-224 Kramer, Palmer and Colton, 2020, Chapter 17 |
| 3 | The Russian Revolution and the US Entry into the Great War, the Entente’s Victory | Kennedy, 1989, pp. 256-274 Sander, 2012 (pdf), pp. 244-259 Kramer, Palmer and Colton, 2020, Chapter 17 |
| 4 | Peace Treaties Ending WW I, Inadequacies of the Paris Settlement and the status of Germany in the 1920’s | Kramer, Palmer, Colton, 2020, Chapter 19 Kennedy, 1989, pp. 275-291 |
| 5 | The Great Depression of 1929 and the rise of the totalitarian regimes | Kramer, Palmer, Colton, 2020, Chapter 20 Kennedy, 1989, pp. 291-320 |
| 6 | Policy of Appeasement and the Munich Settlement, Spanish Civil War, the Sino-Japanese War | Kennedy, 1989, pp. 320-333 |
| 7 | World War II | Kramer, Palmer, Colton, 2020, Chapter 21 Kennedy, 1989, pp. 333-343 |
| 8 | MIDTERM | |
| 9 | End of the WW2 | Kennedy, 1989, pp. 343-357 |
| 10 | Post-WW2 settlements, emergence of a bipolar world | Kramer, Palmer, Colton, 2020, Chapter 22 Kennedy, 1989, pp. 357-395 |
| 11 | Superpower competition in 1960s | Kramer, Palmer, Colton, 2020, Chapter 24 Kennedy, 1989, pp. 395-413 |
| 12 | Détente period | Kennedy, 1989, pp. 413-437 |
| 13 | Collapse of the eastern bloc and the USSR | Kennedy, 1989, pp. 437-535 Kramer, Palmer, Colton, 2020, Chapter 25 |
| 14 | Student Presentations | |
| 15 | Student Presentations | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Kramer, Llyod., Palmer, R. R. and Colton, Joel. 2020. A History of Europe in the Modern World. New York: McGraw-Hill.
All books are either available in the library reserve section or through course Blackboard page. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | R.R. Palmer, Joel Colton, Lloyd Kramer, A History of the Modern World, McGraw Hill, New York (any edition) Eric Hobsbawm, Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century 1914-1991, London, 1994. Derek Urwin, A Political History of Western Europe Since 1945, Longman, London, 1997 (the fifth edition). Henry Kissinger, Diplomacy, Simon&Schuster, New York, 1994. Robin George Collingwood, The Idea of History, Oxford University Press, Berkshire, 1994. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | 1 | 15 |
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
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| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 15 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| 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 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 20 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 27 | |
| Total | 145 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to have the basic knowledge of, and make use of other disciplines which contribute to the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to recognize regional and global issues, and develop solutions based on research. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of Political Science and International Relations critically. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to transfer ideas and proposals on issues in the areas of Political Science and International Relations to other people and institutions verbally and in writing. | |||||
| 7 | To be able to identify the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to examine concepts, theories, and developments with scientific methods in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to take responsibility as an individual and as a team member. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to Political Science and International Relations. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Political Science and International Relations and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of experience. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
