TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Fifth Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Süleyman Sezgin Mercan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) have knowledge about the important developments in political history, be able to comment on them and develop a comparative perspective with regard to different periods in history. 2) analyse current developments from a historical perspective. 3) be able to examine political history from a theoretical perspective. 4) have knowledge about internal and external politics in political history.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITION	Important political developments happened within the period between the French Revolution and the First World War, and inter-state relations, constitute the topic of this course.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction (Palmer, Colton, Kramer, 297-348) 2nd Week American Revolution, Europe before French Revolution, Reasons of French Revolution and Analysis of French Revolution (Blanning, 15-46, Palmer, Colton, Kramer, 349-394) 3rd Week Events following French Revolution and international reaction (Blanning, 15-46; 46-76) 4th Week Era of Napoleon (Blanning, 76-101, Palmer, Colton, Kramer, 395-431) 5th Week Nationalist movements in Europe. Vienna Congress and end of the Napoleonic era (Blanning, 101-126) 6th Week Industrial Revolution. Emerging ideologies. Start of revolutionary movements (Palmer, Colton, Kramer, 433-483) 7th Week 1848 Revolutions (Palmer, Colton, Kramer, 483-517) 8th Week Midterm Week 9th Week Unification of Italy and Germany (Palmer, Colton, Kramer, 517-561) 10th Week Reforms in Russia. American Civil War. Developments in Asia (Palmer, Colton, Kramer, 537-549) 11th Week Demographic and economic developments in Europe (Palmer, Colton, Kramer, 559-675) 12th Week Era of Wilhelm II in Germany. Emergence of imperialism (Palmer, Colton, Kramer, 561-601) 13th Week I. World War (Palmer, Colton, Kramer 629-677) 14th Week General evaluation, Society and Culture in Europe (Palmer, Colton, Kramer, 601-630)
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	R. R. Palmer, Joel Colton, and Lloyd Kramer, A History of the Modern World, 10th Edition, Boston, McGraw-Hill, 2007 T. C. W. Blanning, The Oxford History of Modern Europe, New York, Oxford University Press, 2000.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 20 Assignment 4 20 Project 1 20 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 35 35 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 4 4 16 Project 1 4 4 Total Workload 157 Total Workload / 30 5,23 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No