GEHU 203 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Public Relations and Advertising

Course Name

Modern World History

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
GEHU 203	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	5

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Service Course
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Ozan ARSLAN
Assistant(s)	Araş. Gör. Nil DİKMENGİL

Course Objectives	To give an insight of mankind’s political, social and economic history in the last five hundred years.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; to identify the origins and reasons of the military and naval rise of Europe at the start of the Modern Ages to discuss the financial and military “revolutions” of the 16th and 17th centuries. to outline the rises and falls of the historical “Great Powers” such as Habsburg Spain, Bourbon and later Napoleonic France, Victorian Britain, and Wilhelmian Germany. to define the origins and the outcome of the First World War. to emphasize the failure of the League of Nations in the “Interwar Period” and the origins of the Second World War. to identify the origins and the phases of the “Cold War” in the post-WW II era. to outline the collapse of the “Eastern Bloc” and the end of the Cold War.
Course Description	GEHU 203 Modern World History classes offers an overview of mankind’s political, social and economic history in the period between the 16th and 21st centuries.
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Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction of the course and the course material
2	The Military and Naval Rise of Europe Documentary	Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics in the Pre-industrial World” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 3-30. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, İlkçağlardan 1918’e, pp. 51-70.
3	The “Military and Financial Revolutions” in Europe and the Westphalian Order	Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics in the Preindustrial World” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 31-100 Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, İlkçağlardan 1918’e, pp. 70-77
4	The Rise of France and the Franco-British Global Struggle, American and French Revolutions, the “Napoleonic Wars”	Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics in the Preindustrial World” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 100-142. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, İlkçağlardan 1918’e, pp. 77-128.
5	The “Metternich Order” and the “Concert of Europe”, the “Industrial Revolution”	Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics in the Industrial Era” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 143-169. Norman Rich, “Peacemaking 1814-1815” and “Peacekeeping 1815-1823: The Concert of Europe” in Great Power Diplomacy, 1814-1914, pp. 1-43. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, İlkçağlardan 1918’e, pp. 128-143.
6	The American Civil War and “Re-unification”, Unifications of Italy and Germany \| Mid-term Examination	Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics in the Industrial Era” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 170-193. Norman Rich, “The Great Powers and the American Civil War” in Great Power Diplomacy, 1814-1914, pp. 147-164. Norman Rich, “The Unification of Italy” in Great Power Diplomacy, 1814-1914, pp. 123-144. Norman Rich, “The Unification of Germany” in Great Power Diplomacy, 1814-1914, pp. 184-215. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, İlkçağlardan 1918’e, pp. 159-165.
7	System of Alliances, Clash of Imperialisms, “Triple Alliance” versus “Triple Entente”, the First World War	Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics in the Industrial Era” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 194-274. Norman Rich, “The Breakdown of Bismarck’s Alliance System” in Great Power Diplomacy, 1814-1914, pp. 251-262. Norman Rich, “Confrontational Diplomacy” in Great Power Diplomacy, 1814-1914, pp. 408-420. Norman Rich, “The Coming of World War I” in Great Power Diplomacy, 1814-1914, pp. 440-461. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, İlkçağlardan 1918’e, pp. 171-285.
8	Post-WW I Settlements and the Interwar Era, Rise of Revisionism and Totalitarianism, Failure of the League of Nations	Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics in the Preindustrial World” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 275-343. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, 1918-1994, pp. 13-65.
9	The Second World War, Post-WW II Settlements, Emergence of a Bipolar World; the Cold War Years	Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics, Today and Tomorrow” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 333-373. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, 1918-1994, pp. 101-201.
10	The Superpowers’ Global Competition; the Détente Era, the “Second Cold War” and the Collapse of the Eastern Bloc	Paul Kennedy, “Strategy and Economics, Today and Tomorrow” in The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, pp. 373-535. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, 1918-1994, pp. 202-520.
11	Online Group Presentations
12	Online Group Presentations
13	Online Group Presentations
14	Online Group Presentations
15	Review of the Semester
16	Final Exam

Course Notes/Textbooks

Paul Kennedy, The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, Fontana Press (any edition).

Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, İlkçağlardan 1918’e, İmge Kitabevi Yayınları (any edition).

Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih, 1918-1994, İmge Kitabevi Yayınları (any edition).

Suggested Readings/Materials

R.R. Palmer, Joel Colton, Lloyd Kramer, A History of the Modern World, McGraw Hill (any edition).

Eric Hobsbawm, Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991, Vintage, New York, 1995.

Derek Urwin, A Political History of Western Europe Since 1945, Longman, London, 1997 (any edition).

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	2	15
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury	1	25
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	20
Final Exam	1	40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	4	60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	40
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	10	3	30
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury	1	20	20
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	15	15
Final Exam	1	30	30
		Total	143

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to critically interpret theories, concepts, methods, instruments and ideas that form the basis of Public Relations and Advertising field.	-	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to collect and use necessary data to produce content in the field of Public Relations and Advertising with scientific methods.	-	-	-	-	-
3	To be able to use theoretical knowledge gained in the field of Public Relations and Advertising in practice.	-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to use analytical thinking skills in the field of Public Relations and Advertising.	-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to convey creative ideas and solution suggestions supported by scientific data in written and oral form to stakeholders.	-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able to take responsibility as individual and group members to solve problems encountered in the practice of Public Relations and Advertising field.	-	-	-	-	-
7	To be able to develop solutions that favor public good and raise awareness by having knowledge about regional, national and global issues and problems.	-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to relate the basic knowledge of other disciplines supporting the field of Public Relations and Advertising with his/her own field of expertise.	-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to use the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired by following regulations, innovations, changes, current developments, and occupational health and safety practices closely in the field of Public Relations and Advertising; in a lifelong manner and for individual and social purposes.	-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to collect, interpret and share data by considering social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of Public Relations and Advertising.	-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect data in the areas of Public Relations and Advertising and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)	-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.	-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.	-	-	-	-	-