TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Cihan Dizdaroğlu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) demonstrate awareness of the historical developments and analyze these developments in the context of causality; 2) identify key events, peoples, terms, periods and chronology in the history of civilization; 3) learn about modern law, the state, current economic systems and the origins of modern political systems and their historical development; 4) critically analyze the dynamics of the modern world through comparison with historical instances.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITION	This course is designed to introduce the students to the history of civilization through major social, political, economic, and cultural developments. Beginning with Mesopotamia, the cradle of the first settled civilizations, students will have the opportunity to trace the developments such as politics, state-building, economic development, population movements, religious beliefs, and the role of the art and technology in history. The main objective of this course is to acquaint students with the political, economic, cultural, and scientific foundations of civilization from a critical and multi-dimensional perspective.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week General Introduction to the course 2nd Week Early Civilizations (The emergence of towns and villages, the development of writing, Mesopotamian, Sumerians, and Egyptian civilizations) 3rd Week The Hebrews and the Greek Civilization 4th Week The Rise of Macedonia and The Hellenistic Kingdoms 5th Week Rome: From Republic to Empire 6th Week Roman Empire and Christianity 7th Week Middle Ages from 500 to 950: Rome?s Three Heirs 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Middle Ages from 950 to 1100: The Expansion of Europe 10th Week Consolidation of Europe, 1100-1300 11th Week Crisis, Unrest, and Opportunity, 1300?1500 12th Week Commerce, Conquest, and Colonization, 1300?1600 13th Week Renaissance and Reformation 14th Week Wrap-up and conclusion: General evaluation of the course
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	JJ. Coffin, R. Stacey, J. Cole and C. Symes (2011) Western Civilizations: Their History & Their Culture. Seventeenth Edition, Vol. 1, New York & London: W.W. Norton.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Attendance 1 30 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 40 40 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1,15 1,15 Homework Total Workload 152,15 Total Workload / 30 5,07 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No