HIST338 HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE SINCE 1603
| Course Code: | 2400338 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | History |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course aspires to provide the students with subtantial information about the most significant era of the British Empire. It will offer relevant details about the cultural, political and social conditions in Britain during the period between the early seventeenth and twentieth centuries.
Course Content
The course analyzes the formation, development, and decline of the last great empire in human history, the British Empire, with emphasis on both political and social history of its past. The era covered by the course is between the union of crowns of Scotland and England in 1603 and the parliamentary election for Scottish Parliament and the Welsh and Ulster Assemblies in late 1990s.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the semester, the students will obtain substantial information about the history of the British Empire, and will be able to analyze specific cultural, political and social issues and problems that are going to be referred to throughout the course.
Program Outcomes Matrix
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| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | are familiar with general world historical periods and trends; demonstrate knowledge of key facts, ideas, societies, organizations, cultures, structures and processes related to a variety of historical contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | are familiar with existing scholarly literature, historiography and historical methodology; and have developed the ability to approach them critically. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | are acquainted with interdisciplinary approaches. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | are able to generate research questions and conduct independent historical research by locating and analyzing primary and/or secondary sources; can construct viable arguments based on source interpretation. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | have developed sufficient English language skills; additionally, they have acquired the skill to read both printed texts and manuscripts in Ottoman Turkish. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | are able to present research results both in oral and written form. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | are able to work individually or as part of a team. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | are equipped with academic ethics. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | are aware of modern day issues and current events; have the skills and knowledge to generate informed opinions. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution