COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZC 3104 CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Museology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR URUNGU AKGÜL

Offered to

Museology

Course Objective

This course will examine the concepts of civilization and culture, and the fundamental elements of Western civilization will be introduced. Ages from antiquity to the present day in chronological order according to the historical, philosophical, architectural and artistic features will be examined.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The main issue is the history of the modern world began with the Industrial Revolution
2   This course examines the effects on public life of development in the field of industry
3   This course teaches political movements and social effects in transition from XIX. to XX. centuries
4   This course examines the art and architecture trends in the world in the twentieth century
5   Course topics are technological changes, artistic products and their social reflections that preparing the modern era

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Modern World History
2 Industrial Revolution
3 The French Revolution and effects
4 The French Revolution and effects
5 Queen Victorian era
6 Great War
7 Great War
8 Mid-term exam
9 psychoanalysis age
10 Second World War
11 Second World War
12 Trends from North
13 68 Generation
14 The Cold War
15 Europe after the Cold War
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Kagan, Donald et al. (1999) The Western Heritage Volume II: Since 1648. Prentice Hall: New Jersey.
Delouche, Frédéric (ed) ( 2001) Illustrated History of Europe A Unique Portrait of Europe s Common History Cassell: London
Palmer, R.R., Lloyd, J.C. A History of the Modern World (9th Edition), 1984.
S. Waugh, Essential Modern World History, Nelson Thornes, UK, 2001.
Walsh, B., Murray, G. Gcse Modern World History: Teacher's Resource Book, 2002.
Davenport, J.C. The French Revolution and the Rise of Napoleon, Chelsea House, Library of Congress Cataloging, New York, 2012

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Lecture
2.Presentation
3. Question and answer
4.Research activites library

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

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes 1-5 will be evaluated via the question asked in the mid-term and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1-70% class attendance is obligatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

urungu.akgul@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 10:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1435
LO.2435
LO.3435
LO.4435
LO.5435

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