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Lesson plan / HISTORY OF CIVILIZATIONS

Lesson Information

Course Credit	3.0
Course ECTS Credit	4.0
Teaching Language of Instruction	İngilizce
Level of Course	Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course	Compulsory
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience?	Z
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Purpose and Content

The aim of the course	The course intends to define major world civilizations, outline major developments in a historical time frame, and map them in a geographical framework; define political and economic structures of these civilizations; compare and contrast various major world religions including the ancient ones; explore competing political and economic interests as well as cultural ties among various regions.
Course Content	The course provides a broad historical study of the main cultural, economic and political trends and events from the rise of civilization in the Near East to the Age of Absolutism. The course will survey the history of world civilizations, with special emphasis on their political, cultural and religious history.

Learning Outcomes

Comprehend the political science theories and practices.
Comprehend the theories and practices of international relations.
Identify the basic principles and concepts of management science.
Use basic legal knowledge within the discipline of political science and international relations.
Use general knowledge of economics and green economics within the discipline of political science and international relations.
Comprehend the political history of Turkey and of the world.
Relate the discipline of political science and international relations with sociology.
Analyze the structure and functioning of international organizations.
Analyze global and international issues.
Analyze the State structure of Turkey.
Prepare reports according to academic and professional expectations.
Relate the concepts of political science and international relations with the concepts of other disciplines.
Prepare a proper report within the discipline.
Prepare structured plans within the discipline.
Develop strategical solutions within the discipline.
Respond with an environmental conscience to the issues relating to the discipline.
Make time management in the issues relating to the discipline.
Take initiative in the problem solving.
Use the potential and competence of leadership.
Establish a causality between events and facts.
Follow the new theoretical approaches in the discipline.
Access to sources on the discipline.
Support the knowledge on the discipline with a lifelong learning competence.
Communicate in mother tongue and at least one foreign language.
Engage in teamwork and division of labor.
Apply scientific and social ethical values.
Use scientific research methods in an efficient manner and with respect to academic norms.
Apply statistical knowledge within software packages.
Use the methods of diplomatic correspondence.
Analyze the global and international environmental problems.

Weekly Course Subjects

1	What is “civilization”? Prehistory and Early Complex Societies
2	Early Complex Societies in Mesopotamia
3	Early African Societies
4	States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa
5	Early Societies and Empires in South and East Asia
6	The Unification of China
7	State, Society and Salvation in India
8	Early Societies in the Americas and Oceania
9	Midterm exam
10	Worlds Apart: The Americas and Oceania
11	The Empires of Persia
12	Nomadic Empires and Eurasian Integration
13	The Establishment and Expansion of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula
14	General Review

Resources

Jerry H. Bentley et al. Traditions & Encounters: A Brief Global History Volume I: To 1500. 2nd Edition. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2010.

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