HIST577 HISTORY OF THE LATE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, 1878-1922
| Course Code: | 2400577 |
| 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: | |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
This course will focus on the socio-political and socio-economic aspects of the history of the Late Ottoman Empire. It will take the Treaty of Berlin (1878) as a starting point in analysing and discussing the economic, political and social transformation of the Ottoman Empire. It will evaluate Abdulhamit IIs era (1876-1909) and the rule of the Committee of Union and Progress (1908-1909) in terms of the challenges and policies that led to fundamental transformation of the Ottoman Empire into the nation-state polity. It will finally deal with the Turkish National Struggle (1919-1922) in respect of highlighting the roots of the Turkish nation-state.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Demonstrate competence in their chosen fields of study including the sources and the historiography relevant to it | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Construct arguments based on developed research skills that enable them to access, analyze, synthesize and evaluate primary, secondary and tertiary sources efficiently | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Disseminate and communicate research findings effectively in oral and written form | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Develop the ability to work cooperatively on investigation of an area of historical inquiry and to share own findings with co-researchers | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Conduct research in Ottoman archives and other national and international research institutions | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Have a command of language skills necessary for their research | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Act in accordance with a universal understanding of academic ethics | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Contribute to society through a sense of personal responsibility and awareness for social issues | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution