| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History of European II | TAR268 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Meryem GÜRBÜZ
Assistant Prof. Dr. Özge ASLANMİRZA
Assistant Prof. Dr. Erol ÇETİN
Assistant Prof. Dr. Oya GÖZEL DURMAZ
Lecturer Hüseyin DOĞAN
Research Assistant Dr. Sinan VARDAR
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Learning about the Renaissance period, the conditions that prepared this period, and the social, political and scientific innovations that emerged during the Renaissance period.
2) Learning the process of Age of Exploration and its effects on European culture.
3) Learning about the Peace of Westphalia and its effects on international diplomacy.
4) Learning about the important thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment and their impact on the political and economic transformation of Europe.
5) Learning about the political climate in Europe after the French Revolution.
6) Learning the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the European social, cultural, political and economic structure.
7) Learning the development and effects of social movements in Europe from the end of the 18th century to the end of the 20th century.
8) Learning the development of the concepts of modern state, constitution and democracy in 19th century Europe.
9) Learning the effects of international conflicts in the 20th century on European politics, culture and economy.
10) To gain the competence to evaluate European history from intellectual, political, cultural and economic perspectives.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||
| 1 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||
| 1 | High | |
| 2 | High | |
| 3 | High | |
| 4 | High | |
| 5 | High | |
| 6 | High | |
| 7 | High | |
| 8 | High | |
| 9 | High | |
| 10 | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
History of Europe I
Course Contents
From the 16th century to the end of the 20th century, it evaluates the important transformation processes of European history in social, economic and political terms.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction, explaining the course syllabus, giving the main sources of the course.2) The Renaissance period, the conditions that prepared this period, and the effects of the social, political and scientific innovations that emerged during the Renaissance period on the following periods.
3) Age of Exploration, colonialism and their consequences.
4) Reformation movements and their effects on the socio-political structure of Europe.
5) Important thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment and their impact on the political and economic transformation of Europe.
6) The Revolution of 1648, the Peace of Westphalia and its effects on international diplomacy.
7) The effects of the Industrial Revolution on the European social, cultural, political and economic structure.
8) Midterm.
9) The French Revolution and its political and intellectual repercussions in Europe.
10) Political and intellectual consequences of the Napoleonic Wars and the Treaty of Vienna.
11) Revolutions of 1848 and their effects.
12) "Deutsche Einigung" and Risorgimento" and aftermath; the rise of nationalism; The effects of the 19th century financial crises on European social and political life.
13) The independence movements in the Balkans, the Balkan Wars and the effects of these developments on the formation of Balkan political geography.
14) The political, cultural and economic transformation of Europe during the World Wars (1914-1945).
15) The political and cultural structure of Europe during the Cold War.
16) Final exam.
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Jacob Burckhardt, İtalya'da Rönesans Kültürü, çev. Bekir Sıtkı Baykal, İstanbul: Maarif Vekaleti, 1978
2- Niccolo Machiavelli, De Principatibus (Prens: Hükümdarlıklar Hakkında), çev. Buğra Poyraz, İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınevi, 2013
3- Nicolaus Copernicus, Göksel Kürelerin Devinimi Üzerine, çev. C. Cengiz Çevik, İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 2017
4- Galileo Galilei, İki Büyük Dünya Sistemi Hakkında Diyalog, çev. Reşit Aşçıoğlu, İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 2017
5- Carlo Ginzburg, Peynir ve Kurtlar: Bir 16. Yüzyıl Değirmencisinin Evreni, çev. Ayşen Gür, İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 2018
6- Peter Burke, Yeniçağ Başında Avrupa Halk Kültürü, çev. Göktuğ Aksan, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi Yayınları, 1996
7- Fernand Braudel, Uygarlıkların Grameri, çev. Mehmet Ali Kılıçbay, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi, 2001
8- Fernand Braudel, II. Felipe Döneminde Akdeniz ve Akdeniz Dünyası [2 Cilt], çev. Mehmet Ali Kılıçbay, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi Yayınları, 1994
9- Ed. Thomas Benjamin, Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450, Detroit & New York: Thomson Gale, 2007
10- Kristof Kolomb, Seyir Defterleri, çev. Sait Maden, İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 2015
11- James Cook, Dünyanın Çevresinde Yolculuk Öyküleri, çev. Aysen Altınel, İstanbul: İthaki Yayınları, 2006
12- Andrew Pettegree, Reformasyon Dünyası, çev. Mehmet Doğan, İstanbul: Alfa Yayınları, 2021
13- Martin Luther, Doksan Beş Tez, çev. C. Cengiz Çevik, İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 2019
14- Benedictus Spinoza, Teolojik-Politik İnceleme, çev. Cemal Bâli Akal, Reyda Ergün, Ankara: Dost Kitabevi Yayınları, 2021
15- Martin Luther, Jean Calvin, Seküler Otorite ve Sivil Yönetim, çev. İsmail Hakkı Yılmaz, İstanbul: Pinhan Yayıncılık, 2016
16- Francis Bacon, Novum Organum: Tabiatın Yorumu ve İnsan Alemi Üzerine Özlü Sözler, çev. Sema Önal Akkaş, Ankara: Dorum Yayıncılık, 1999
17- Christopher Hill, 1640 İngiliz Devrimi, çev. Neyyir Kalaycıoğlu, Ankara: Kaynak Yayınları, 2005
18- John Locke, Hoşgörü Üstüne Bir Mektup, çev. Melih Yürüşen, İstanbul: Liberte Yayınları, 2018
19- Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan veya Bir Din ve Dünya Devletinin İçeriği, Biçimi ve Kudreti, çev. Semih Lim, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2016
20- Jean Jacques Burlamaqui, Doğal Hukukun İlkeleri, çev. Barkın Asal, İstanbul: Pinhan Yayıncılık, 2019
21- Yıldırım Torun, Hugo Grotius'un Hukuk ve Siyaset Felsefesi, İstanbul: Kaknüs Yayınları, 2005
22- Hugo Grotius, Mare Libervm (Denizlerin Serbestisi), çev. Reşat Volkan Günel, Timuçin Köprülü, Ankara: Savaş Yayınları, 2019
23- Metehan Bekleviş, Hugo Grotius'un Siyaset Felsefesi, İstanbul: KDY, 2020
24- Hugo Grotius, Savaş ve Barış Hukuku, çev. Seha L. Meray, Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Yayınları, 1967
25- Derek McKay, H. M. Scott, Büyük Devletlerin Yükselişi: 1648-1815, çev. Eşref Bengi Özbilen, İstanbul: Dergâh Yayınları, 2019
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Lecture
3) Lecture
4) Lecture
5) Lecture
6) Lecture
7) Question-Answer
8) Question-Answer
9) Question-Answer
10) Discussion
11) Discussion
12) Discussion
13) Discussion
14) Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required