ETHNICITY AND NATIONALISM PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
POL433	ETHNICITY AND NATIONALISM	5	3	3	5

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	English
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. GÜLŞEN FİLAZOĞLU ÇOKLUK
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	1.Introduce students to the main theoretical approaches to ethnicity and nationalism. 2. Learn how to critically engage different theoretical approaches 3. Apply the learned theoretical approaches to concrete empirical cases
Contents of the Course Unit:	This is an advanced undergraduate seminar on the definitions of and the relationship between ethnicity and nationalism/nationhood. Competing definitions of ethnicity and rival explanations for the emergence of nationalism are critically engaged. While covering the classical works in the field of ethnicity and nationalism studies, the course readings also incorporate the most recent and cutting-edge works in the field.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Introduce students to the main theoretical approaches to ethnicity and nationalism.
Learn how to critically engage different theoretical approaches
Apply the learned theoretical approaches to concrete empirical cases

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	General Introduction and information on course requirements	-
1	Reading the related subject in the textbook	General Introduction and information on course requirements	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
2	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Introduction. Defining Ethnicity: Primordial and Constructivist approaches	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
3	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Theories of Nationalism (I)	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
4	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Theories of nationalism (II)	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
5	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Linking ethnicity with nationalism – regimes of ethnicity	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
6	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Pre-national era and the nationalist pioneers in the Americas	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
7	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Industrialization and the onset of nationalism in Europe	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Dynastic nationalism and imperialism	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
10	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Typology of nationalisms	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
11	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Censuses and Maps	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
12	Reading the related subject in the textbook	The future of nationalism	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
13	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Ethnicity and nationality in Germany	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
14	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Ethnicity and nationality in Turkey	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
15	Reading the related subject in the textbook	Ethnicity and nationality in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (Verso, first published in 1983 – revised editions in 1991, 2006, and 2016)
Ernest Gellner, Nations and Nationalism (Blackwell Publishing, first published in 1983 – revised edition in 2006)
Şener Aktürk, Regimes of Ethnicity and Nationhood in Germany, Russia, and Turkey (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012)
John Hutchinson and Anthony D. Smith (eds.), Ethnicity (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996)
Philip S. Gorski. “The mosaic moment: An early modernist critique of modernist theories of nationalism.” American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 105, no. 5 (2000): pp. 1428-1468.
Anthony W. Marx. “The Nation‐State and Its Exclusions.” Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 117, no. 1 (2002): pp. 103-126.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Use information sources, including the most effective methods and current information related to psychology and auxiliary disciplines at a high level. (Bloom 3)
2	Identify problems in psychology and produce solutions. (Blooms 3)

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Distinguish normal and abnormal behaviors. (Blooms 2)
2	Interpret and report psychology research. (Bloom 3)

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Establish connections between psychology and other social sciences. (Bloom 4)

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Apply psychological tests. (Bloom 3).
2	Gain knowledge and skills about contemporary psychology theories and integrate this knowledge and skills to help individuals. (Bloom 6)
3	Conduct various experiments in the field of psychology. (Bloom 6)

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Collaborate with the necessary institutions and individuals in the field studies. (6)

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Integrate developments in psychology with existing knowledge. (Blooms 6)
2	Scientifically analyze human behavior. (Bloom 4)

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Express his/her knowledge and thoughts about the field in a fluent and understandable manner both written and verbally. (Bloom 2)
2	Recognize the individual, national and universal influences of problems in the field of psychology

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Integrate the knowledge of computer software, hardware and statistics required by the field of psychology. (blooms 6)
2	Survey the developments in information and communication technologies. (Bloom 4)
3	Support social projects related to psychology. (Blooms 5)

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	1	15	15
Preliminary & Further Study	1	12	12
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	1	12	12
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	1	12	12
Assignment (Homework)	1	12	12
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	1	15	15
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	15	15
Preparation for the Final Exam	1	12	12
Mid-Term Exam	1	12	12
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	1	12	12
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	10	0	129