Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
European History (Modern) TAR 303 Turkish Compulsory 5. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Theoretical
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Onur ÇAPAR
Instructor(s) Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Onur ÇAPAR (Güz)
Goals In this course, the process leading up to the French Revolution and the political and social developments after it in Enlightenment Europe will be discussed, and the political environment that created the First World War will be analyzed.
Course Content Understands the intellectual movements affecting the French Revolution, learns the nationalist and liberal movements in post-revolution Europe, understands the formation of Italian and German national unions, gets an idea about the modern colonial process, examines the impact of European states on world politics during the period leading up to the First World War, have information about the new order in the world during the post-war period.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Students interpret the stages of the formation of the European History
2 To have knowledge about the French Revolution
3 To have knowledge about the establishment of German and Italian troops
4 To have knowledge about the situation of European States in the process leading to the First World War
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Developments in Enlightenment Europe Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Class Hours
2. Week Intellectual movements on Modern European History Other Activities Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research
3. Week French Revolution Preparation, After Class Study Research Class Hours Other Activities
4. Week Vienna Congrees- Efforts to continue the decisions of the Vienna Congress Class Hours Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study
5. Week Revolutions of 1830 in Europe Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Class Hours Research
6. Week Revolutions of 1848 in Europe Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
7. Week Making of Italy’s national unity Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research
8. Week Midterm Exam
9. Week Making of Germany’s national unity Preparation, After Class Study Class Hours Research Other Activities
10. Week Emperor’s Leagues I and II, Tripartite Agreement Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
11. Week Developments in the American continent, Monroe Doctrine, Expansion of US territory in the XIXth century Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
12. Week Colonization of China - British, French, German, Russian and Japanese colonialism Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Class Hours
13. Week World War I-European Fronts Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
14. Week The process of maintaining order after the First World War Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Research Class Hours
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 The students gain the ability to produce scientific knowledge and analyze a history of the discipline of history method.
2 The students gain information about past and present historiographical and schools in the world and in Turkey, they recognize new schools and evaluate the effects of date.
3 The students understand and penetrate historically, developing the ability to identify problems, deeply into every aspect of historical events.
4 The students will have the ability to comprehend current events and processes the relationship between the past. They will be able to relate to local and oral history research through the unique a relationship between what is universal is the winner.
5 The students gain the ability to present historical texts, analyze, criticize, and is capable of analyzing and summarizing the subject as a foundation sources, making transcription, reporting, and notification scientific meetings etc.
6 Historical problems, academic / ability to approach the objective of making winning the reasoning and analytical thinking skills are developed by the students.
7 The students obtain information at a basic level Ancient and Islamic history, Islam before and after the Turkish history, Ottoman and Republican history, such as European and World history about all periods of history, learn the basic problems and within these periods can be compared.
8 The students can use acquired knowledge and skills in the field of history, social sciences, studies conducted in conjunction with other areas.
9 The students get knowledge of the interpretation about Ottoman, European and World History and have the skills to make comparison and analysis.
10 The students gain the habit of using the library and archives and the ability, learn ways of doing research on a topic and use them in other areas of life.
11 The students Specific analyze tools for working with documents that are required for certain periods, historical texts (paleography, epigraphy, etc.), inscriptions and epitaphs, and gain the skills to use source texts in various languages.
12 The students adopt the importance of lifelong learning and folllow developments in contemporary issues and develop self; they get scientific ethics and consciousness of responsibility.
13 The students gain the skills to use and the information bibliographical repertoires, archival inventories, information retrieval tools, such as electronic references. By using internet technologies in the field of information and knowledge creation, editing, forwarding, storage, and sharing presentations is capable of (They capable of knowledge creation, editing, forwarding, storage, and sharing presentations by using internet technologies in the field of information).
14 The students capable of independent decision-making and individual study skills. They gain confidence to express their ideas and criticism in a constructive manner, oral and written and a clear and concise manner.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4
PY1 2 2 2 2
PY2 1 1 1 1
PY3 2 2 2 2
PY4 5 5 5 5
PY5 2 2 2 2
PY6 2 2 2 2
PY7 5 5 5 5
PY8 4 4 4 4
PY9 5 5 5 5
PY10 2 2 2 2
PY11 2 2 2 2
PY12 3 3 3 3
PY13 2 2 2 2
PY14 3 3 3 3
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Fahir Armaoğlu, 19. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi, İstanbul: Timaş Yay., 2017.
  • J. M. Roberts, Avrupa Tarihi, Ankara: İnkılap Kitabevi Yay, 2011. Norman Davies, Avrupa Tarihi, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi, 2011.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 3 42
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 14 2 28
Research 14 2 28
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 102
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0