Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Contemporary World History (America-Africa) TAR 404 Turkish Compulsory 8. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 6.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Lecture / presentation
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Hamdi ÖZDİŞ
Instructor(s)
Goals To enable students to comprehend the historical development processes of the Chinese and Japanese states, which are two important actors in the history of the Far East, taking into account the international relations, the roles and importance of these two states in their own regions and peripheries in terms of their place in Contemporary World History.
Course Content The second semester of the two-semester Contemporary World History course focuses on the history of America, Latin America and Africa. The founding and rise of America and its place on the stage of history as an imperialist power and its relationship with Africa and Latin America are examined through historical chronology.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Gain the ability to understand and define the near term, to improve the ability of the assay.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Independence of the United America Class Hours
2. Week Colonialism Class Hours
3. Week Colonizaioan of the Africa Class Hours
4. Week America in the First World War Class Hours
5. Week Africa in the First World War Class Hours
6. Week Temporary Peace Period 1929-1939 Class Hours
7. Week Disarmament Preparation, After Class Study Class Hours Research Other Activities
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Africa in the Second World War Class Hours
10. Week America in the Second World War Class Hours
11. Week Vietnam War Class Hours
12. Week Africa in the Cold War Era Class Hours
13. Week America in the Cold War Era Class Hours
14. Week Socio-Economic Structure in Africa and America After the Cold War 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
PY1 5
PY2 4
PY3 3
PY4 3
PY5 4
PY6 3
PY7 2
PY8 3
PY9 5
PY10 2
PY11 2
PY12 3
PY13 3
PY14 4
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih 1918-1994
  • Eric Habsbawm, Kısa 20. Yüzyıl Tarihi
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 3 42
Research 14 2 28
Other Activities 14 2.5 35
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 1 1 1
Homework 2 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 153
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 6.0