PSIR110 INTERNATIONAL HISTORY (1914-1989)
| Course Code: | 3540110 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Political Science and International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. HANDE SÖZER |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
- To become acquainted with the
* political,
* social,
* economic, and
* cultural dimensions of the twentieth century world history
Course Content
This course is an introduction to the international history of the -short- twentieth century. Its primary concerns are the rise and formation of the modern international order with analysis directed at the causes and consequences of the two world wars, the processes of decolonization, the development of the Cold War and the development of international organizations and world order over the twentieth century.
Course Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the students are expected:
- To demonstrate the ability to better analyze the origins and processes of the modern international order;
- To better understand the key formative events and processes of the modern international history;
- To enable to develop skills in historical interpretation, critical thinking, analysis, reading, writing and discussing.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Having academic knowledge in Political Science and International relations disciplines | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Developing an interdisciplinary perspective incorporating other areas of the social sciences as well | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Being capable of evaluating political, economic and social matters at local, national and international levels | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Being capable of making sense of, follow and analyze political, economic and social events | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being sensitive to global, environmental and social problems | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Developing a critical mind capable of making constructive criticisms, open to lifelong learning, researching, inquiring, questioning and problems solving | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Being capable of individual work, entrepreneur, good time management and able to actively take part in group work for common purposes | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Having effective communication skills in Turkish and English languages | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Being capable of using communication technologies in reaching to information and organizing and presenting this information in a systematic way | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution