COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EUROPEAN CULTURAL HISTORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 5055 EUROPEAN CULTURAL HISTORY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NEVZAT KAYA

Offered to

History

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to study the European Cultural History within its social and literary dimensions, i.e. from a socio historical view.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To analyze movements in the European cultural history from a socio historical view.
2   To assess historical periods in terms of the literary and cultural history.
3   To distinguish the underlying dynamics of the periods in the European cultural history.
4   To construe historical periods from an interdisciplinary point of view.
5   To recognize the importance of peripheral elements of history.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Antiquity
2 The Human as a Tragic Being
3 Christianity
4 Renaissance
5 A New World
6 Discoveries and Discoverers
7 Enlightenment
8 Midterm
9 Enlightenment and the Other
10 Mythology of Racism
11 19th Century
12 Industrialization and Estrangement from Nature
13 End of the World and the Apocalypse: Fin de siècle
14 A Modern World

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Fernand Braudel: A History of Civilizations, New York, 2011.

Materials: Various papers related to course topics.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Participation
3. Discussion
4. Assignment/presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes will be assessed by questions regarding the course topics in midterm and final exam and by the evaluation of assignments and/or presentations prepared by the students.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% participation is obligatory.
2. All kinds of attempts at plagiarism will result in disciplinary action.
3. Students have to prepare to class and do their readings and participate in in-class discussions.
4. Students prepare assignments/presentation about topics determined by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Tel.: 0232 3019494, nevzat.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

By appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 160

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.1444
LO.2444
LO.3444
LO.4444
LO.5444

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

Copyright 2015 DEÜ. BİD

HOME / ABOUT US / DEGREE PROGRAMMES / GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS