COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBÖ 2012 HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHTS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Social Studies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR DOĞAN DUMAN

Offered to

Social Studies Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

: At the end of this course the students will comprehend the significance of political thought in history and learn the development of political thought since renaissance until present.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehends fundamental concepts of political science
2   Explains main trends of political thought before the Renaissance
3   Writes the main trends and reflections of political thought since Renaissance until present
4   Summarizes main landmarks in the history of political thought
5   Compares fundamental political ideologies that effects 20. century and contemporary world

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Evolution of political thought from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
2 Political thought from the Middle Age to the Modern Ages: Dissolving of Feudal Structure, Rise of the Reformists and Monarchs
3 Problems of Monarchy: Machiavelli- Jean Bodin - Thomas Hobbes
4 Rise of Bourgeoisie and Foundations of Democracy: John Locke Montesquieu and J. J. Rousseau
5 Enlighentment and Political Consequences: The French Revolution and the World of Political Thought (Jacobens Babeuf Sieyes)
6 Understanding of 19th century Democracy and Liberalism: Benjamin Constant Tocqueville and others
7 Reaction to Enlightenment: Traditionalism and Positivism
8 Midterm Exam
9 Nationalism: German and French Nationalisms
10 Socialism: Utopic Socialists Marx and Engels
11 Socialism: Revisionists Anarchists and Supporters of State Socialism
12 Political Thoughts that Set 20th century: Leninism and Maoism
13 Fascism and National Socialism
14 New Nationalism Contemporary Political Thought
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Sarıca, Murat (1999). 100 Soruda Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi. Istanbul: Gerçek Yayınevi
2. Şenel, Alâeddin (1986). Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi: Tarih Öncesinde, Ilkçağda, Ortaçağda ve Yeniçağda Toplum ve Siyasal Düşünüş. Ankara: Teori Yayınları
3. Burnes, Edward McNall (1984). Çağdaş Siyasal Düşünceler, 1850-1950. Ankara: Birey ve Toplum Yayınları
4. Tunçay, Mete Der. (2006). Batı da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi: Seçilmiş Yazılar. Istanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları
5. Ağaoğulları, Mehmet Ali Levent Köker (1991). Tanrı Devletinden Kral Devletine. Ankara: Imge Kitabevi
6 . Ağaoğulları, Mehmet Ali Cemal Bâli Akal Levent Köker (1991). Kral Devlet Ya Da Ölümlü Tanrı. Ankara, Imge Kitabevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, question-answer, discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.245
LO.345
LO.445
LO.5452

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