COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF THOUGHT AND CIVILIZATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SGK 2001 HISTORY OF THOUGHT AND CIVILIZATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

German Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR MUSTAFA ÖZBAŞ

Offered to

German Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach students the essential events, ideas and peoples that changed the world history from the emergence of the first civilizations to our present day.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the peculiarities which constitue and define "Civilization"
2   List the first civilizations and their achievements
3   Interpret the contributions of Greek, Roman and Islamic Civilizations to the World history
4   Analyze the main transformations of Western Civilization historically
5   Identify the essential events, people and ideas that changed the World history
6   Outline important problems of today's global world

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Aim and the Importance of the Course; Rules and Policies for the Course The Scope and Limitedness of the Subject The Concepts of Civilization and Idea
2 The Emergence of Humans and Their Spread on the World Main Discussions
3 Civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Asia Minor The Emergence of Monotheism: Hebrews
4 Helen and Hellenistic Period: Greeks and Romans
5 Peoples and Their Religions: Buddhism, Christianity and Islam
6 The World of Medieval Europe
7 Renaissance and the Age of Discovery
8 Midterm Exam
9 Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo: Understanding of New Universe
10 Foundations of Modern World I: Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution
11 Foundations of Modern World II: French Revolution and the World of Napoleon
12 Ideologies: Nationalism, Liberalism and Socialism
13 The Great War and Second World War
14 USSR and USA: The Cold War; Main Problems of Today's World: Poverty, Human Rights, Democracy, Environment and Population
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Davis, James C. (2011). Taş Devrinden Bugüne Tarihimiz: Insanın Hikayesi. Istanbul: Iş Bankası Kültür Yayınları
2. Davies, Norman (2012). Avrupa Tarihi (Doğu'dan Batıya, Buz Çağı'ndan Soğuk Savaş'a, Urallardan Cebelitarık'a Avrupa'nın Panoraması). Istanbul. Imge Kitabevi Yayınları
3. Roberts, J. M. (2011). Dünya Tarihi, 2 Cilt. Istanbul: Inkılap Kitabevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question and answer, discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 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)

mustafa.ozbas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday, 10:00-11:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 2 26
Pre Class Self Study 13 2 26
Midterm Exam Preparation 1 10 10
Final Exam Preparation 1 15 15
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
Final Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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