IR101 WORLD HISTORY I
| Course Code: | 3140101 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. PINAR BEDİRHANOĞLU TOKER |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The aim of this course is to give the students a basic introduction to major themes in world history from the rise of the Ottoman empire to the beginning of the 19th century. By the end of the course, students will be expected to have a general understanding of major world events and to have developed a critical and analytical approach to historical data.
Course Content
The course examines the rise and fall of great powers as political, military and economic entities, with reference to economic and political relations of large states like the Ottoman Empire, France, Great Britain, Austrian-Hungarian Empire, Prussia as well as the two great powers, the United States and Russia, within the framework of European Balance of Power and the traditional isolationist foreign policy of the U.S. in the last century. The course includes an analysis of the World War I.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To establish a firm basis of academic knowledge in the discipline of International Relations. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To draw connections among different social sciences disciplines. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To analyze social and international phenomenon in a holistic manner. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To communicate in oral and written ways. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To create original ideas through academic inquiry and research. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To have social sensitivity and moral responsibilities. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution