COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DIPLOMATIC HISTORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ESH 0002 DIPLOMATIC HISTORY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty Of Letters

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ISMAIL YAVUZ BÜLENT UĞRASIZ

Offered to

Archeology
Museology
.
Translation and Interpreting
.
Turkish Language and Literature
Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)
Psychology
Archeology
Comparative Literature
Sociology
Sociology
Philosophy
Linguistics
History
Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)
History
Comparative Literature

Course Objective

The object of this course is to analyze political events that change the world affairs by considering the causes and results of these events after the formation of national states.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the political affairs in the world after French Revolution
2   To evaluate world affairs through US perspective
3   To understand the developments in Ottoman Empire in a more neutral way
4   To explain the world political affairs through causes and results of these political events
5   To understand the backgrounds of contemporary international conflicts

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Cardinal Richelieu and New World Order
2 The Congress of Wien in 1815
3 III Napoleon and Chancellor Bismarck
4 Europe before the World War I
5 The First World War
6 Wilson and Versailles Peace Conference
7 Dilemma of the Victorious States
8 Midterm Exam
9 Hitler and the End of Versailles
10 The Second World War
11 The Cold War
12 Containment Policy
13 Vietnam War and the New World Order
14 Globalization

Recomended or Required Reading

Henry Kissinger, Diplomacy, Istanbul, Isbank Publications, 1998.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Homework
2. Presentation
3. Active participation in the classroom

Assessment Methods

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm
2. Homework
3. Presentation
4. Active participation
5. Final

Assessment Criteria

1. To understand world affairs through causes and results
2. To understand the background of world affairs

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is compulsory 70%
Student should read related necessary pages at the textbook to participate in the classroom

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assis.Prof.Dr. Bülent Uğrasız
Office A/111

Office Hours

Tuesday between the hours of 9.30-11.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.13355
LO.23355
LO.33355
LO.43355
LO.53355

CONTACT INFORMATION
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