The discipline of history is no longer about providing the ‘most accurate’ narrative of the past. Rather, it is about using the most up-to-date conceptual and theoretical frameworks and sophisticated methodologies to analyse and produce diverse narratives that are informed by a plurality of perspectives.
Recently, history has become more popular in literature, politics and the media, as well as in everyday life more generally. In order for this discipline to serve genuine democracy and peace, the latest developments in historical scholarship and methodology must be closely followed and implemented. One can hardly claim, however, that such developments have had an immediate impact on history education generally.
Thanks to our staff’s following closely the latest developments in their fields of research, the History Department at Istanbul Bilgi University offers students the opportunity to develop the conventional skills of historical craftsmanship and to master the key concepts of historiography. Students are taught with the most current literature and about the latest theoretical and methodological discussions in various fields. On the one hand, our department aims to give candidates who aspire to become successful historians a competent professional formation over four years. But it also grants a sound, multidisciplinary grounding to all students, so that they can continue their professional lives in a variety of areas.
History department offers a range of courses to encourage students to develop interests across many topics in order to surpass the narrow confines of the rather dull history courses taught in high schools, which can often be sources of distress for pupils. Furthermore, semester projects, term papers and a final graduation thesis project in the fourth year give students the chance to develop areas of specialization. These projects often fall within the broad areas within which our academic staff conduct their research: History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey within a comparative and global perspective. Our department’s relatively small size gives students the opportunity to work closely with their instructors and to speak with them on a regular basis.
Students are offered the chance to take on a minor or double major during their four years of study, which allows them to receive second diplomas from different departments. They are also encouraged to take advantage of the international experiences offered through international exchange programs, such as the Erasmus Programme, which allow them to spend one or two semesters abroad.
Thanks to our determination to guide and support our students also after their graduation, our department has had a significant number of alumni continuing their studies in graduate programs at prominent universities in Turkey and abroad.
[Program] 29 - History |
Prerequisites / Conditions Graph |
Course Code | Course Name | Core/Elective | Theory+Practice (Hour) | ECTS |
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HIST 161 | Global History I: Cultural Encounters from Antiquity to the 20th Century | Core | 6 | |
HIST 179 | History and Historiography I | Core | 6 | |
HIST/E 179 | English for Academic Purposes I | Core | 3 | |
HTR 111 | History of Turkish Revolution I | Core | 2 | |
TK 103 | Turkish Language I | Core | 2 | |
GE-Arts And Humanities List I | Elective | 6 | ||
GE-Social Responsibility And Participation List I | Elective | 5 | ||
Total ECTS credits | 30 |
Course Code | Course Name | Core/Elective | Theory+Practice (Hour) | ECTS |
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HIST 162 | Global History II: Cultural Encounters from Antiquity to the 20th Century | Core | 6 | |
HIST 180 | History and Historiography II | Core | 6 | |
HIST/E 180 | English for Academic Purposes II | Core | 3 | |
HTR 112 | History of Turkish Revolution II | Core | 2 | |
TK 104 | Turkish Language II | Core | 2 | |
GE-Arts And Humanities List I | Elective | 6 | ||
GE-Social Responsibility And Participation List I | Elective | 5 | ||
Total ECTS credits | 30 |
Course Code | Course Name | Core/Elective | Theory+Practice (Hour) | ECTS |
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HIST 201 | Early Ottoman History | Core | 6 | |
HIST 211 | European Economic History | Core | 6 | |
HIST 221 | Introduction to Ottoman Turkish I | Core | 6 | |
HIST 251 | Polities, Empires, and Peoples: History of Medieval Anatolia | Core | 6 | |
HIST 281 | Basics of Political Economy for Historians | Core | 6 | |
Total ECTS credits | 30 |
Course Code | Course Name | Core/Elective | Theory+Practice (Hour) | ECTS |
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HIST 202 | Late Ottoman History | Core | 6 | |
HIST 212 | Ottoman Economic History | Core | 6 | |
HIST 222 | Introduction to Ottoman Turkish II | Core | 6 | |
HIST 272 | Beyond the Borders of the Ottoman World: Iran, India and China 1500-1750) | Core | 6 | |
HIST 292 | History of Political Thought | Core | 6 | |
Total ECTS credits | 30 |
Course Code | Course Name | Core/Elective | Theory+Practice (Hour) | ECTS |
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HIST 311 | Methodology and Philosophy of History I | Core | 6 | |
HIST 321 | European Social History | Core | 6 | |
HIST 371 | Contemporary Turkish History I | Core | 6 | |
HIST 381 | Reading Skills in Ottoman Turkish I | Core | 6 | |
Full List | Elective | 6 | ||
Total ECTS credits | 30 |
Course Code | Course Name | Core/Elective | Theory+Practice (Hour) | ECTS |
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HIST 312 | Methodology and Philosophy of History II | Core | 6 | |
HIST 322 | Ottoman Social History | Core | 6 | |
HIST 372 | Contemporary Turkish History II | Core | 6 | |
HIST 382 | Reading Skills in Ottoman Turkish II | Core | 6 | |
Full List | Elective | 6 | ||
Total ECTS credits | 30 |
Course Code | Course Name | Core/Elective | Theory+Practice (Hour) | ECTS |
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HIST 431 | Formation of the Modern Ottoman State | Core | 6 | |
HIST 433 | Formation of the Modern Middle East | Core | 6 | |
HIST 441 | Graduation Thesis Methodology | Core | 6 | |
Full List | Elective | 6 | ||
Full List | Elective | 6 | ||
Total ECTS credits | 30 |
Course Code | Course Name | Core/Elective | Theory+Practice (Hour) | ECTS |
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HIST 422 | Special Topics in History | Core | 6 | |
HIST 424 | Comparative Historical Sociology | Core | 6 | |
HIST 442 | Senior Project | Core | 6 | |
Full List | Elective | 6 | ||
Full List | Elective | 6 | ||
Total ECTS credits | 30 |
[Pathway] 2903 - Minor Program in History |
Prerequisites / Conditions Graph |
Course Code | Course Name | Core/Elective | Theory+Practice (Hour) | ECTS |
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HIST 179 | History and Historiography I | Core | 6 | |
Total ECTS credits | 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Core/Elective | Theory+Practice (Hour) | ECTS |
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HIST 180 | History and Historiography II | Core | 6 | |
Total ECTS credits | 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Core/Elective | Theory+Practice (Hour) | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
HIST 201 | Early Ottoman History | Core | 6 | |
Total ECTS credits | 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Core/Elective | Theory+Practice (Hour) | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
HIST 202 | Late Ottoman History | Core | 6 | |
Total ECTS credits | 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Core/Elective | Theory+Practice (Hour) | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
HIST 371 | Contemporary Turkish History I | Core | 6 | |
Total ECTS credits | 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Core/Elective | Theory+Practice (Hour) | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
HIST 372 | Contemporary Turkish History II | Core | 6 | |
Total ECTS credits | 6 |