Program
| Crdts | ECTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 101 |
Historical Method and Thought I
An introduction to the discipline of history and its sources. A survey of historiography and of the variety, traditions and analytical tools of historical writing. Designed to familiarize students with the basic agendas and problematics of history writing and to provide a critical and comparative perspective on different approaches and methods used in the discipline.
|
3 | 5 |
| HIST 105 |
The Making of the Modern World I
A comparative inquiry into the origins, development and interaction of world civilizations. Exploration of the ancient, classical, Byzantine, medieval, Islamic and early Renaissance past of the Mediterranean region and the Near East; the impact of the early Turkic peoples in Central Asia and the Islamic World; the diverse cultures of South East Asia, China and Japan. Weekly discussion sessions and the study of audio-visual materials required.
|
3 | 5 |
| PSY 101 / POLS 101 / PHIL 101 |
Introduction to Psychology / Introduction to Political Science / Introduction to Philosophy
Students should select one of these courses based on their interest and schedule arrangements.
|
3 | 5 |
| SOC 101 |
Introduction to Sociology
Introduction to the basic concepts and principles of sociology. Includes a variety of theoretical perspectives and research findings that represent both the macro and microanalytic traditions in sociology.
|
3 | 4 |
| MATH 105 |
Introduction to Finite Mathematics
Systems of linear equations and inequalities, matrices, determinants, inverses, Gaussian elimination, geometric approach to linear programming, basic combinatorics, binomial theorem, finite probability theory, conditional probability, Bayes' theorem, random variables, expected value, variance, decision theory.
|
4 | 6 |
| HIST 103 |
Expository Writing in History
A course designed to improve the critical reading and writing skills of first-year students in History. Analysis of primary and secondary sources in the discipline of History; paraphrasing, summarizing and citation of sources. Guidance on writing a well-structured academic research paper with a clear thesis statement, including formulating a research question, undertaking library and internet research and synthesizing findings.
Prerequisite none
|
4 | 5 |
Total: 20 |
Total: 30 |
| Crdts | ECTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 102 |
Historical Method and Thought II
An introduction to historiography and to the methods of historical writing through the study of a wide variety of authors, past and present. The aim is to expose the students to a selection of texts that illustrate the evolution of the discipline, the wide range of approaches used in history, and the interdisciplinary nature of research in the humanities and the social sciences.
Prerequisite HIST 101
|
3 | 6 |
| HIST 106 |
The Making of the Modern World II
A comparative exploration of the political, social and economic worlds of the three major Islamic empires of the early modern age; the Renaissance and the Reformation; the making of the absolutist states of Europe; science and commerce; the English Revolution and the Enlightenment; the American, French and Russian Revolutions of the modern age; the Industrial Revolution; nationalism and imperialism; World Wars I and II; the decline and transformation of China, Japan, India, the Ottoman world, Iran and Egypt in the modern age. Weekly discussion sessions and the study of audio- visual materials required.
|
3 | 5 |
| EC 102 |
Principles of Macroeconomics
National income and its determination; changes in national income, elements of public finance, money and banking, international trade, macroeconomic policy, economic growth and development; illustrations and applications from the Turkish economy.
|
3 | 6 |
| ScE |
Science Elective*
*Science Elective: One course should be selected from the pool of introductory science courses:
Physics : STS 205, PHYS 111, PHYS 112, PHYS 205, PHYS 206
Chemistry: CHEM 111, CHEM 112, STS 301, STS 302, SCI 101, SCI 102
Molecular Biology and Genetics: BIO 121
Environmental Sciences: ESC 301, ESC 305, ESC 306
|
3 | 6 |
| AE 112/ LIT 212 |
Critical Skills in English II/ Studies in Literature II
Students who pass the proficiency exam with a C, and students who get a grade below BB in Engl 111 have to take AE 112. Students who pass the proficiency exam with a B or A grade, and students who pass Engl 111 with BB or a higher grade have to take Lit 212
|
3 | 4 |
| HIST 100 |
Introduction to History
Academic orientation to the discipline of history and the History Department. Introduction to the academic resources of the university and the department; basic methods and concepts of analysis in history through research case studies offered by faculty members in the department.
|
2 | 4 |
Total: 17 |
Total: 31 |
| Crdts | ECTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 209 |
Research Methods in History I
Introduction to the practice and skills of research in history with emphasis on quantitative methods and written sources. Quantitative methods in history, developing skills in handling, visualizing, mapping and interpreting social science data in printed and digital formats. Critical tools and basic techniques used in historical research and writing. Exposure to historical materials from written, material and visual evidence to oral accounts, and from archival, library, and archaeological materials to audiovisual and web-based sources through discussions, presentations, research projects and papers.
Prerequisite HIST 101, HIST 102
|
4 | 5 |
| HIST 221/ 231/ 232/ 213/ 214 |
Islamic Hist. Soc. 600-1000/ Islamic Hist. Soc. 1000-1500/ Hist. Med. Europe 400-1100/ Hist. Medieval Europe 1100-1500/
Students must choose one of these courses based on their interests
|
3 | 5 |
| HIST 241 |
Western European Soceties, Politics and Culture 1450-1750
Western European History between ca. 1450 and 1750. Focus on social, economic, cultural and political history. Social structures and representations, the economy, demography, the family, gender, popular and elite culture, Humanisn and the Renaissance, literacy, Protestant and Catholic reformations, European and overseas empires, slavery, the rise of the state, the general crisis of the seventeenth century, absolute monarchies and republics, dynastic rivalries, imperialism, credit and the fiscal state, political thought and the Enlightment. Western Europe and overseas empires. Historiographical debates on nobility, gender, witchcraft, popular revolt, absolute monarchy and Louis XIV.
|
3 | 5 |
| TKL 101 |
Ottoman Turkish I
Rules and practice of Turkish spelling in the Arabic script in both old and modern texts. Differences in writing between Turkish words and words of Arabic and Persian origin. Intensive reading of Ottoman Turkish in print.
|
4 | 6 |
| MLE |
Modern Language Elective
Students should choose a modern language and follow it in the upcoming semesters.
|
3 | 7 |
| TK 221 |
Turkish I
Language theories, the birth of languages and language-culture relationship. The classification of languages, with special emphasis on the Ural-Altaic language family, to which the Turkish language belongs. The study of four major areas of linguistics: phonetics, morphology, syntax and semantics. The phonetic structure of Turkish; word and sentence structure. Analysis of selected poems, essays and works of fiction.
|
2 | 3 |
Total: 19 |
Total: 31 |
| Crdts | ECTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 210 |
Research Methods in History II
Introduction to the practice and skills of research in history with emphasis on methods of oral history and visual and material data. Quantitative methods in history, developing skills in handling, visualizing, mapping and interpreting social science data in printed and digital formats. Critical tools and basic techniques used in historical research and writing. Exposure to historical materials from written material and visual evidence to oral accounts, and from archival, library and archeological materials to audiovisual and web-based sources through discussions, presentations, research projects and papers.
Prerequisite HIST 101 and HIST 102
|
4 | 5 |
| TK 222 |
Turkish II
Practice and training in written Turkish for the purposes of exposition, description, narration and discussion. Fundamental rules, examples of punctuation and dictation. Styles of writing and composition; scientific and scholarly writing, reports and essays. The work of classical and contemporary Turkish writers. Practice in public speaking and argumentation techniques.
|
2 | 3 |
| HIST 222 |
Ottoman History 1300-1600
Survey of Ottoman history between ca. 1300 and ca. 1600. The formation and subsequent transformations of the polity; the key issues in Ottoman social, economic and cultural history. Frontier society and the emergence of the Ottomans, conquest, consolidation and resistance to state-building, formation of the centralized empire and its institutions, imperial ideology and its representations, urban order and disorder, gender, communal relations, and the late sixteenth-century crisis and transformations. Discussion of historiographic issues; focus on a comparative perspective on Ottoman historical patterns.
|
3 | 5 |
| HIST 242 |
Western European Societies, Politics and Culture 1750-1890
European History between 1750 and 1890. The Frech Revolution and its impact, modernizing development of Europe in the nineteenth century. The revolutions of 1789, 1830, 1848, economic modernization, artisans, gender, the development of political consciousness, new ideologies of liberalism, socialism and nationalism, religion and popular culture, literacy and the public sphere, economic development, the development of class struggle, movements for the unification of Italy and Germany, the Second Republic and Second Empire and Imperial Germany. Debates and historiography alongside primary sources.
|
3 | 5 |
| MLE |
Modern Language Elective
Students should continue their previously chosen modern language.
|
3 | 7 |
| TKL 102 |
Ottoman Turkish II
Grammatical rules, words and phrases in Turkish usage adopted from Persian and Arabic.
Prerequisite TKL 101
|
4 | 6 |
Total: 19 |
Total: 31 |
| Crdts | ECTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 320/ 321/ 322 |
Ottoman History 1590-1790/Ottoman History 1790-1908/History of Modern Turkey
Students need to take at least two courses from this three-course pool as third year Ottoman history requirement.
|
3 | 5 |
| TKL 215 |
Ottoman Paleography I
First of two surveys on Ottoman Paleography with a focus on civil and military bureaucratic archival material. Achievement of intermediary reading and comprehension.
Prerequisite TKL 102
|
3 | 5 |
| HIST 335 / HIST 336 |
Hist. of the Byzantine Empire, 4th-9th centuries / Hist.of the Byzantine Empire, 9th-15th centuries
A survey of the late Roman and early Byzantine world from the foundation of Constantinople in 330 to the end of Iconoclasm in 843. Transformation of the Roman Empire into the Byzantine Empire in the late antique period; the transformations and challenges Byzantine society faced in the first few centuries of the Middle Ages. A chronological presentation of political developments and emphasis on social, economic, religious, and cultural aspects of Byzantine history. / A survey of Byzantine history from the struggles and transformations of the 8th and 9th centuries to the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453. Major political, social, economic, and cultural developments, focusing on topics such as social and economic structures, religion as institution and practice, and arts. Developments in the Byzantine world in the context of the medieval world, including the Muslims, the Slavs, the Latin West, and the Crusaders.
|
3 | 5 |
| HIST/COMP |
Departmental or Complementary Elective
Students must choose a course from departmental or complementary elective pool.
|
3 | 5 |
| MLE |
Modern Language Elective
Students should choose a modern language and follow it in the upcoming semesters.
|
3 | 7 |
| HTR 311 |
History of Turkish Republic I
A survey on the history of the Turkish Republic from the late Ottoman era to the early 20th century.
|
2 | 3 |
Total: 17 |
Total: 30 |
| Crdts | ECTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 320/ 321/ 322 |
Ottoman History 1590-1790/Ottoman History 1790-1908/History of Modern Turkey
Students need to take at least two courses from this three-course pool as third year Ottoman history requirement.
|
3 | 5 |
| TKL 216 |
Ottoman Paleography II
Various hand writings such as dîvanî, tâlik, rik'a, celî; and applied study on official documentations such as ferman, berat, fetva, senet, vakfiye, diploma.
Prerequisite TKL 215
|
3 | 6 |
| HIST |
Restricted Elective
courses offered by the History Department on topics related to archaeology, art and architectural history, visual culture, material culture.
|
3 | 5 |
| HIST/COMP |
Departmental or Complementary Elective
Complementary Elective: Courses offered by the Departments of Economics, Political Science and International Relations, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Turkish Language and Literature, Western Languages and Literatures, pending on the approval of the advisor and the instructor.
|
3 | 5 |
| MLE |
Modern Language Elective
Students should choose a modern language and follow it in the upcoming semesters.
|
3 | 7 |
| HTR 312 |
History of the Turkish Republic II
A general survey of Turkish history from the beginning of World War II until the present. A comparative and analytical account of party-politics, social movements and mobilizations; different interpretations of Kemalism, the problems of urbanization, industrialization, and immigration; cultural and ideological changes, Turkey's foreign policy and an overall assessment of Turkey's standing in light of national and international developments.
|
2 | 3 |
Total: 17 |
Total: 31 |
| Crdts | ECTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 401 |
Historiography I
A critical and comparative review of Western and Eastern historiography and literary methods. Special attention will be given to the relationship between the historian and his era.
|
3 | 7 |
| HIST/COMP |
Departmental or Complementary Elective
Complementary Elective: Courses offered by the Departments of Economics, Political Science and International Relations, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Turkish Language and Literature, Western Languages and Literatures, pending on the approval of the advisor and the instructor.
|
3 | 5 |
| HIST/COMP |
Departmental or Complementary Elective
Complementary Elective: Courses offered by the Departments of Economics, Political Science and International Relations, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Turkish Language and Literature, Western Languages and Literatures, pending on the approval of the advisor and the instructor.
|
3 | 5 |
| UNREST |
Unrestricted Elective
Any course from any department or faculty offered with credit. Students can take a maximum of two Pass/Fail courses to count within this category.
|
3 | 4 |
| HIST 495 |
Thesis I
Analysis of a particular problem in history. Emphasis will be placed on sound methodological approach and comprehensive bibliographical research.
|
3 | 7 |
Total: 15 |
Total: 28 |
| Crdts | ECTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HIST 402 |
Historiography II
A critical and comparative review of Western and Eastern historiography and literary methods. Special attention will be given to the relationship between the historian and his era.
|
3 | 7 |
| HIST/COMP |
Departmental or Complementary Elective
Complementary Elective: Complementary Elective: Courses offered by the Departments of Economics, Political Science and International Relations, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Turkish Language and Literature, Western Languages and Literatures, pending on the approval of the advisor and the instructor.
|
3 | 5 |
| HIST/COMP |
Departmental or Complementary Elective
Complementary Elective: Complementary Elective: Courses offered by the Departments of Economics, Political Science and International Relations, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Turkish Language and Literature, Western Languages and Literatures, pending on the approval of the advisor and the instructor.
|
3 | 5 |
| UNREST |
Unrestricted Elective
Any course from any department or faculty offered with credit. Students can take a maximum of two Pass / Fail courses to count within this category.
|
3 | 4 |
| HIST 496 |
Thesis II
Analysis of a particular problem in history. Emphasis will be placed on sound methodological approach and comprehensive bibliographical research.
|
3 | 7 |
Total: 15 |
Total: 28 |
