ISTINYE UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| International Relations (English) | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code: | INR101 | ||||
| Course Name: | History of International Relations 1 | ||||
| Semester: | Fall | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Compulsory Courses | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. SUAT EREN ÖZYİĞİT | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üy. SUAT EREN ÖZYİĞİT |
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | In the historical process, to learn the change of the balances in the international system and to understand the current political structure. |
| Course Content: | Political, economic and social development at a global scale from the Renaissance to WWI, the transition of superiority from East to West, the Enlightenment, the Age of Discoveries and the role of colonization overseas, developments in Eastern Europe and Ottoman Empire, the French Revolution (1789-1815), European revolutions (1815-1848), Concert of Europe, Turkish-European Diplomatic Relations. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Recognize the process immediately after the Middle Ages, the disintegration of Europe and the dynamics of modern Europe. 2) Relate the situation of the English and the Dutch in the 17th century, in context of the rise of Spain, its decline, and the factors behind it. 3) Learn the economic and social changes in the 17th and 18th centuries. 4) Know the change of the international system in the context of the causes and consequences of the French Revolution. 5) Recognize the Napoleonic Era and the main transformations in Europe. 6) Examine the causal relationship between power dynamics and periodic dynamics in different periods in Europe. |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Medieval Legacies and Transforming Discoveries | |
| 2) | The Renaissance | |
| 3) | The Two Reformations | |
| 4) | The Wars of Religion | |
| 5) | The Rise of the Atlantic Economy: Spain, England and Portugal | |
| 6) | England and the Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century | |
| 7) | The Ace of Absolutism | |
| 8) | Ottoman Empire and Europe | |
| 9) | The New Philosophy of Science | |
| 10) | Enlightened Thought and the Republic of Letters | |
| 11) | Eighteenth Century Economic and Social Chance | |
| 12) | Eighteenth Century Dynastic Rivalries and Politics | |
| 13) | The French Revolution | |
| 14) | Napoleon and Europe | |
| 15) | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | John Merriman- A History of Modern Europe |
| References: | Ders kitabı |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| 1) Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 2) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level. | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 3) Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy). | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 4) Gains knowledge and skills to evaluate and discuss the events in an interdisciplinary dimension, and analyze the political, social and economic problems encountered in national and international contexts within a certain conceptual framework. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 5) Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 6) Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork. | |||||||||||
| 7) Can design and prepare scientific projects such as projects, reports, articles and theses with their own or others with uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 8) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what he/she needs and critically question the information has acquired. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 10) Follows the developments in the field and communicates with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 11) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. | |||||||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations. | 3 |
| 2) | Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level. | 3 |
| 3) | Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy). | 2 |
| 4) | Gains knowledge and skills to evaluate and discuss the events in an interdisciplinary dimension, and analyze the political, social and economic problems encountered in national and international contexts within a certain conceptual framework. | 3 |
| 5) | Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field. | 2 |
| 6) | Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork. | 2 |
| 7) | Can design and prepare scientific projects such as projects, reports, articles and theses with their own or others with uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques. | 3 |
| 8) | Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what he/she needs and critically question the information has acquired. | 3 |
| 9) | Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally. | 2 |
| 10) | Follows the developments in the field and communicates with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1. | 3 |
| 11) | Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | % 30 |
| Presentation | 2 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 15 | 45 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 30 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 15 | 30 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 10 |
| Final | 12 | 60 |
| Total Workload | 175 | |