TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	Second Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Sabri Koç
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will comprehend more recent period of Western Civilization. 2) will learn formation history of present societies. 3) will improve their critical thinking skills
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Following up on Western Civilization I course, this course aims at surveying the history of western civilization from the period of Reformation to the turn of the 21st century. The main focus of the course will be on the Age of Enlightenment, the American and French Revolutions, the Industrial Revolution, World Wars I and II, with emphasis on their influence on the formation of the modern world.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week General Introduction 2nd Week Chapter 16 The New Science of the Seventeenth Century- Part 1 3rd Week Chapter 16 The New Science of the Seventeenth Century- Part 2 4th Week Chapter 17 Europe during the Enlightenment - Part 1 5th Week Chapter 17 Europe during the Enlightenment - Part 2 6th Week Chpater 18 The French Revolution - Part 1 7th Week Chpater 18 The French Revolution - Part 2 8th Week Mid-Term Exam 9th Week Chapter 19 The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society -Part 1 10th Week Chapter 19 The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society -Part 2 11th Week Chapter 29 A World without Walls: Globalization and the West - Part 1 12th Week Chapter 29 A World without Walls: Globalization and the West - Part 2 13th Week General Review 14th Week Final Exam 15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Cole, Joshua and Carol Symes. Western Civilizations: Their History and Their Culture. 18th ed. Vol. II. New York: Norton, 2014.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Practice,Project,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 15 Presentation of Case Study 1 10 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 3 2 6 Total Workload 147 Total Workload / 30 4,9 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No