HIST565 HISTORY OF OTTOMAN-ITALIAN RELATIONS IN RENAISSANCE
| Course Code: | 2400565 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 3.0 |
| Department: | History |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Masters |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. MUSTAFA SOYKUT |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, students will:
Gain a comprehensive understanding of Ottoman-Italian political, economic, and cultural relations during the Renaissance.
Analyze primary sources such as diplomatic letters, treaties, travel accounts, and merchant records.
Evaluate the role of key Italian states in Ottoman-European diplomacy.
Understand the impact of trade, war, and diplomacy on shaping Italian-Ottoman interactions.
Develop skills in historical analysis and interpretation of unpublished archival sources.
Course Content
This course aims at giving the student basic facts and dynamics that constructed Italian-Ottoman relations in the age of Renaissance through primary and secondary literature of political history of the time. The course includes a wide range of unpublished primary sources as well as the least literature on the matter.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of "History of Ottoman-Italian Relations in the Renaissance," students will be able to:
Analyze Primary and Secondary Sources.
Understand Political and Diplomatic Dynamics.
Examine Economic and Trade Networks.Evaluate Cultural and Intellectual Interactions
Apply Historical Research Skills
Engage in Critical Discussions of Historiography
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