HIST501 HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY AND ETHICS IN RESEARCH
| Course Code: | 2400501 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | History |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr ŞEFİKA AKİLE ZORLU DURUKAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, students will:
- be familiar with the development of history writing from ancient Greece to the end of the nineteenth century
- be able to establish a chain of shifts in historiography
- have acquired comparative and diverse perspectives regarding the concept of history, historiography and historical methodology.
Course Content
The course is designed to acquaint the students with different historical traditions. The students will be involved in both applied (analytical) and theoretical work. For this purpose, works from different methodological backgrounds will be chosen and studied together with the respective school of thought.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be:
- able to identify and discuss the characteristics of key representatives of different historical traditions and their works.
- familiar with various definitions and debates, methodological approaches and conceptual concerns related to historical understanding and inquiry.