COURSE SYLLABUS

HISTORY OF THE BALKANS

1	Course Title:	HISTORY OF THE BALKANS
2	Course Code:	TRH3005
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi Seher Boykoy
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof.Dr.Saime Yüceer
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	E-mail: tarih78@gmail.com Uludağ Üniversitesi, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Tarih Bölümü 16059-Görükle / BURSA Telefon: 0 224 2941802
18	Website:	http://tarih.uludag.edu.tr/
19	Objective of the Course:	To teach the history of the Balkans at under graduate level. Aims of the course are to know todays Balkan peoples by connecting to the past, to comprehend the source of problems and to be aware of the historical development of the Balkans.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To graspthe historical backgroundof people livingin the Balkans.;
2	To understand the status of the Balkans after the ‘Kavimler Göçü’ (Migration of the Tribes).;
3	To learn the adventure of the settlement of Turks in the Balkans during the historical period.;
4	To comprehend the emergence of todays Balkan states.;
5	To have an idea about Turkey's role in Balkan politics.;
6	To grasp view and politics of the Balkan States about Turkey.;
7	To evaluate geo-strategic importance of the Balkans in the past and in the future.;
8	To evaluate geopolitic importance of the Balkans in the past and in the future.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction of the course and the meaning of the “Balkans”
2	Geostrategic and geopolitical importance of the Balkans
3	History of Turks who came to Balkans from the North
4	Turkish settlements from Anatolia to the Balkans
5	Balkans under the Ottoman administration
6	Serbian Uprising
7	The Greek Uprising and the establishment of the State of Greece
8	Repeating courses and midterm exam
9	Bulgarian Rebellion, Bulgarian Principality and Bulgarian State
10	Establishment of the State of Romania, States of Serbia and Montenegro
11	State of Albania
12	Developments in the Bosnia and Herzegovina
13	The Balkan Wars
14	Balkan States of today’s and general assessment

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	George Castellan Balkanların Tarihi Charles and Barbara Jelavich, The Establishement ofthe Balkan National States, 1804-1920
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High