Course Detail
Course Description
Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HISTORY of POLITICAL THOUGHT I | - | Fall Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 6 |
Course Program |
Prerequisites Courses | |
Recommended Elective Courses |
Language of Course | English |
Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
Course Type | Required |
Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK |
Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK |
Assistant(s) | |
Aim | The main purpose of this course is to examine main political philosophers from Ancient Greece to the 19th century (until Karl Marx). In this context, it also aims to examine how main concepts of modern political thought such as power, state, society, freedom, rights, equality, and legitimacy were considered and evaluated in different periods by different thinkers. |
Course Content | This course contains; Get to know each other and introduction,Classical Tradition: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle,Hellenistic and Roman Thought,Early and Medieval Christianity,Birth of Modernity,Hobbes and Locke,Enlightenment,Rousseau,18th century political thought in Britain (D. Hume and E. Burke),Utilitarianism (J. Bentam and J. S. Mill),Early American Political Thought,Hegel,Spencer, Green, and Comte,Karl Marx,Wrap up . |
Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
Explains the origins of modern political thought and philosophy. | 10, 14, 16, 19, 9 | C |
Dİscusses how fundamental concepts of western political thought were evaluated at different periods in the history of western political thought. | 10, 14, 16, 19, 9 | C |
Describes the main political thinkers and their approaches of Political Philosophy and compares them with each other. | 14, 16, 19, 9 | A, G |
Tells which thinker of Western Political Thought lived in which period and explains the features of the periods. | 14, 16, 9 | A, C |
Compares the main philosophical discussions on power, equality, liberties, legitimacy, government, state, society and the individual. | 10, 14, 16, 19, 9 | C |
Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 14: Self Study Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 19: Brainstorming Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam, C: Multiple-Choice Exam, G: Quiz |
Course Outline
Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
---|---|---|
1 | Get to know each other and introduction | none |
2 | Classical Tradition: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle | Weekly readings |
3 | Hellenistic and Roman Thought | Weekly readings |
4 | Early and Medieval Christianity | weekly readings |
5 | Birth of Modernity | Weekly readings |
6 | Hobbes and Locke | Weekly readings |
7 | Enlightenment | Weekly readings |
8 | Rousseau | Weekly readings |
9 | 18th century political thought in Britain (D. Hume and E. Burke) | Weekly readings |
10 | Utilitarianism (J. Bentam and J. S. Mill) | Weekly readings |
11 | Early American Political Thought | Weekly readings |
12 | Hegel | Weekly readings |
13 | Spencer, Green, and Comte | Weekly readings |
14 | Karl Marx | Weekly readings |
15 | Wrap up | readings |
Resources |
Doyle, P. (1961). A history of political thought. London: Bradford and Dickens. Germino, D. (1972). Machiavelli to Marx modern western political thought. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press. Hampsher-Monk, I. (1992). A history of modern political thought. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. Runkle, G. (1968). History of western political thought. New York, NY: The Ronald Press Company. Wiser, J. L. (1983). Political philosophy: a history of the search for order. New Jersey, NJ: Pearson Education. |
Instructor may provide extra readings during the semester. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
1 | PC1. Students know the fundamental concepts, theories, research methods and analysis techniques used in the fields and sub-fields of Political Science and International relations. | X | |||||
2 | PC2. Students understand the political, economic, social, and cultural relations among political systems, international actors, states and non-state actors; analyzes the reasons for the issues and problems in these fields, develop skills for systematic and critical thinking for alternative solutions. | X | |||||
3 | PC3. Students of the program will be able to work at public and private institutions, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations. They will be able to involve in the foreign policy making, analysis, and implementation processes; manage project implementations, and shoulder responsibilities at different positions of decision-making processes. The multi-disciplinary perspective they have developed in the program facilitates following solution-oriented perspective at times of crisis, evaluating existing resolutions and developing new alternatives. | X | |||||
4 | PC4. Students will be able to conduct scientific research in the fields and sub-fields of political science and international relations, analyze the results and report the findings to stakeholders. | X | |||||
5 | PC5. Students will be able to conduct scientific research in the fields and sub-fields of political science and international relations, analyze the results and make scientific publications. | X | |||||
6 | PC6. Students will be able to work as group leader in public and private institutions, plan and administer events and activities. | X | |||||
7 | PC7. As a result of development of critical thinking, students stay open to change and development; adopt never-ending learning principle to their life. | X | |||||
8 | PC8. Students use the appropriate oral and written language skills and adopt professional ethics in their communication while sharing results, analyses, and solution suggestions with colleagues and stakeholders | X | |||||
9 | PC9. Students use English language skills in research and fields of expertise; easily follow international developments and communicates with international stakeholders. | X | |||||
10 | PC10. Students use fundamental computer skills in communication with colleagues and stakeholders. | X | |||||
11 | PC11. Students will be able to lead decision-making mechanisms, involve in policy making and analysis processes, and manage negotiation processes in public and private institutions. | X | |||||
12 | PC12. Students will be able to develop original and scientific solutions and knowledge in their fields of expertise, create projects and act as a consultant to decision-making mechanisms. | X |
Assessment Methods
Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
Total | 100 |
ECTS / Workload Table | ||||||
Activities | Number of | Duration(Hour) | Total Workload(Hour) | |||
Course Hours | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Guided Problem Solving | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Term Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Presentation of Project / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Midterm Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
General Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total Workload(Hour) | 0 | |||||
Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(0/30) | 0 | |||||
ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit. |
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HISTORY of POLITICAL THOUGHT I | - | Fall Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 6 |
Course Program |
Prerequisites Courses | |
Recommended Elective Courses |
Language of Course | English |
Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
Course Type | Required |
Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK |
Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK |
Assistant(s) | |
Aim | The main purpose of this course is to examine main political philosophers from Ancient Greece to the 19th century (until Karl Marx). In this context, it also aims to examine how main concepts of modern political thought such as power, state, society, freedom, rights, equality, and legitimacy were considered and evaluated in different periods by different thinkers. |
Course Content | This course contains; Get to know each other and introduction,Classical Tradition: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle,Hellenistic and Roman Thought,Early and Medieval Christianity,Birth of Modernity,Hobbes and Locke,Enlightenment,Rousseau,18th century political thought in Britain (D. Hume and E. Burke),Utilitarianism (J. Bentam and J. S. Mill),Early American Political Thought,Hegel,Spencer, Green, and Comte,Karl Marx,Wrap up . |
Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
Explains the origins of modern political thought and philosophy. | 10, 14, 16, 19, 9 | C |
Dİscusses how fundamental concepts of western political thought were evaluated at different periods in the history of western political thought. | 10, 14, 16, 19, 9 | C |
Describes the main political thinkers and their approaches of Political Philosophy and compares them with each other. | 14, 16, 19, 9 | A, G |
Tells which thinker of Western Political Thought lived in which period and explains the features of the periods. | 14, 16, 9 | A, C |
Compares the main philosophical discussions on power, equality, liberties, legitimacy, government, state, society and the individual. | 10, 14, 16, 19, 9 | C |
Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 14: Self Study Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 19: Brainstorming Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam, C: Multiple-Choice Exam, G: Quiz |
Course Outline
Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
---|---|---|
1 | Get to know each other and introduction | none |
2 | Classical Tradition: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle | Weekly readings |
3 | Hellenistic and Roman Thought | Weekly readings |
4 | Early and Medieval Christianity | weekly readings |
5 | Birth of Modernity | Weekly readings |
6 | Hobbes and Locke | Weekly readings |
7 | Enlightenment | Weekly readings |
8 | Rousseau | Weekly readings |
9 | 18th century political thought in Britain (D. Hume and E. Burke) | Weekly readings |
10 | Utilitarianism (J. Bentam and J. S. Mill) | Weekly readings |
11 | Early American Political Thought | Weekly readings |
12 | Hegel | Weekly readings |
13 | Spencer, Green, and Comte | Weekly readings |
14 | Karl Marx | Weekly readings |
15 | Wrap up | readings |
Resources |
Doyle, P. (1961). A history of political thought. London: Bradford and Dickens. Germino, D. (1972). Machiavelli to Marx modern western political thought. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press. Hampsher-Monk, I. (1992). A history of modern political thought. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing. Runkle, G. (1968). History of western political thought. New York, NY: The Ronald Press Company. Wiser, J. L. (1983). Political philosophy: a history of the search for order. New Jersey, NJ: Pearson Education. |
Instructor may provide extra readings during the semester. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
1 | PC1. Students know the fundamental concepts, theories, research methods and analysis techniques used in the fields and sub-fields of Political Science and International relations. | X | |||||
2 | PC2. Students understand the political, economic, social, and cultural relations among political systems, international actors, states and non-state actors; analyzes the reasons for the issues and problems in these fields, develop skills for systematic and critical thinking for alternative solutions. | X | |||||
3 | PC3. Students of the program will be able to work at public and private institutions, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations. They will be able to involve in the foreign policy making, analysis, and implementation processes; manage project implementations, and shoulder responsibilities at different positions of decision-making processes. The multi-disciplinary perspective they have developed in the program facilitates following solution-oriented perspective at times of crisis, evaluating existing resolutions and developing new alternatives. | X | |||||
4 | PC4. Students will be able to conduct scientific research in the fields and sub-fields of political science and international relations, analyze the results and report the findings to stakeholders. | X | |||||
5 | PC5. Students will be able to conduct scientific research in the fields and sub-fields of political science and international relations, analyze the results and make scientific publications. | X | |||||
6 | PC6. Students will be able to work as group leader in public and private institutions, plan and administer events and activities. | X | |||||
7 | PC7. As a result of development of critical thinking, students stay open to change and development; adopt never-ending learning principle to their life. | X | |||||
8 | PC8. Students use the appropriate oral and written language skills and adopt professional ethics in their communication while sharing results, analyses, and solution suggestions with colleagues and stakeholders | X | |||||
9 | PC9. Students use English language skills in research and fields of expertise; easily follow international developments and communicates with international stakeholders. | X | |||||
10 | PC10. Students use fundamental computer skills in communication with colleagues and stakeholders. | X | |||||
11 | PC11. Students will be able to lead decision-making mechanisms, involve in policy making and analysis processes, and manage negotiation processes in public and private institutions. | X | |||||
12 | PC12. Students will be able to develop original and scientific solutions and knowledge in their fields of expertise, create projects and act as a consultant to decision-making mechanisms. | X |
Assessment Methods
Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
Total | 100 |