HIST420 THEMES IN THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
| Course Code: | 2400420 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | History |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. KAYHAN ORBAY |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Identify and analyze major economic, commercial, monetary, demographic, military, and climatic changes between 1500 and 1700, exploring their broad implications.
2. Understand the economic, political, social, and military consequences of developments such as the rise of global trade, changes in population dynamics, and shifts in military technology and tactics.
3. Introduce students to the different historiographical approaches and concepts used by contemporary scholars in understanding the Early Modern period, focusing on the global interconnectedness of events.
4. Compare developments in different regions of the world during the Early Modern period, including Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, and understand how these regions were interconnected through trade, migration, and conflict.
5. Situate significant global shifts, such as the Age of Exploration, the expansion of European empires, and the rise of early capitalism, within the broader context of social and political transformations in the 16th and 17th centuries.
6. Examine how military innovations and climate shifts, such as the Little Ice Age, influenced the political and economic landscapes of the time.
7. Develop a deeper understanding of interdisciplinary approaches, integrating economics, political science, and environmental studies into the study of early modern history.
Course Content
Economic, commercial, monetary, demographic, military and climatic changes and developments on the global scale between 1500-1700, their economic, political, social and military consequences. Introducing different approaches, perspectives and concepts that the current historiography uses in exploring the aforementioned period. Understanding and comparing the global developments in the early modern age.
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will gain new perspectives and be able to formulate research questions related to the early modern history.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will:
Demonstrate Knowledge of Key Themes: Demonstrate an understanding of the major economic, social, political, military, and environmental changes that shaped the Early Modern period (1500-1700).
Analyze Economic and Political Consequences: Be able to critically analyze the consequences of the global expansion of trade, the rise of capitalism, and shifts in military power, and explain their impact on local and global political structures.
Critically Assess Historiographical Approaches: Display an understanding of different historiographical methodologies and concepts used to study the Early Modern period, including global history, economic history, and environmental history.
Compare Global Developments: Compare developments in different regions of the world, showing an understanding of the interconnected nature of early modern history, including the impact of European expansion, colonialism, and global trade networks.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | are familiar with general world historical periods and trends; demonstrate knowledge of key facts, ideas, societies, organizations, cultures, structures and processes related to a variety of historical contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | are familiar with existing scholarly literature, historiography and historical methodology; and have developed the ability to approach them critically. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | are acquainted with interdisciplinary approaches. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | are able to generate research questions and conduct independent historical research by locating and analyzing primary and/or secondary sources; can construct viable arguments based on source interpretation. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | have developed sufficient English language skills; additionally, they have acquired the skill to read both printed texts and manuscripts in Ottoman Turkish. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | are able to present research results both in oral and written form. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | are able to work individually or as part of a team. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | are equipped with academic ethics. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | are aware of modern day issues and current events; have the skills and knowledge to generate informed opinions. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution