THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE: FOURTEENTH TO TWENTIETH CENTURIES
MDS3OTT
2015
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
This subject combines the study of Ottoman and Turkish history with summer-semester foreign travel to Marmara region of Turkey. Combining prior study with going to Turkey makes History come alive. This subject is offered in association with Australians Studying Abroad, students choose between scores of topics exploring the cultural, architectural and political history of the Ottomans from the Fourteenth Century to the Kemalist Republic. At Marmara-region historic sites in Turkey -- including Gallipoli and the Ottoman capitals, Bursa, Edirne and Istanbul --students examine seven key periods of Ottoman history: The early Ottomans, the conquest of Constantinople, the era of Suleyman the Magnificent, the eighteenth-century 'Tulip Age', nineteenth-century Europeanization and reform, and the Gallipoli campaign of 1915 and its tragic aftermaths. Students enrol in the subject just like any other La Trobe subject, but they must also register their interest with the travel provider, Australians Studying Abroad and with the subject coordinator. Participants may qualify for a LTU Study-Abroad subsidy or OS-FEE-HELP.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 30
Subject Co-ordinator: Adrian Jones
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 30 credit points of first year history or co-ordinator's approval
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: HIS2OTT, HIS3OTT and MDS2OTT
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: This subject will only be offered with sufficient enrolments and may be cancelled at anytime if minimum enrolments are not met. A maximum 40 students may enrol in this subject. Availability of this unit (to Australian students) may be subject to advice drawn from Commonwealth travel safety notices.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | A Social History of Ottoman Istanbul | Preliminary | Boyar, E & Fleet, K | CAMBRIDGE 2010 |
| Readings | Ottoman empire and Islamic tradition, | Preliminary | Itzkowitz, N. | PHOENIX 1980 |
| Readings | Constantinople - City of the World's Desire | Preliminary | Mansel, P | JOHN MURRAY 1995 |
| Readings | The Ottoman Empire - A Short History | Preliminary | Faroqhi, S | MARCUS WEINER 2009 |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Assimilate historians' lines of arguments and use of visual and textual sources in relation a particular historical problem, placing all in their contexts.
- Activities:
- Two 2000-word essays, a 2-hour test, and two 7-minute oral presentations
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
02. Discuss disciplinary skills as articulated in readings and as modelled in lectures.
- Activities:
- Two 2000-word essays, a 2-hour test, and two 7-minute oral presentations
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
03. Identify some ways historians show continuity and change the contexts in a past.
- Activities:
- Two 2000-word essays, a 2-hour test, and two 7-minute oral presentations
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
04. Investigate a small historical topic and frame a response in any one of a variety of history genres.
- Activities:
- Two 2000-word essays and two 7-minute oral presentations
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
05. Present a properly-referenced talk or multimedia project using primary and secondary sources to frame a line of argument about an aspect of a past.
- Activities:
- Two 7-minute oral presentations
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
06. Write properly-referenced essays using primary and secondary sources to frame a line of argument about an aspect of a past, including an annotated bibliography.
- Activities:
- Two 2000-word essays, and a 2-hour test
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
Albury-Wodonga, 2015, Week 42-05, Off Campus
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: 5
Enrolment information: Supervisor avialability Order of application
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Susan Gilbert
Class requirements
Field TripWeek: 42 - 05
One 25.0 days field trip other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 42 to week 05 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 42 - 05
One 2.0 hours seminar other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 42 to week 05 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 2-hour test and drawings or photomontage | (equivalent to 2000 words) | 20 | 01, 02, 04, 05, 06 |
| two 2,000-word research essays | Third-year students are to show greater levels of achievement of discipline-specific skills than second-year students. | 50 | 01, 03, 04, 06 |
| two 7-minute onsite oral presentations | (equivalent to 2000 words) | 30 | 01, 02, 04 |
Bendigo, 2015, Week 42-05, Off Campus
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: 5
Enrolment information: Supervisor avialability Order of application
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Adrian Jones
Class requirements
Field TripWeek: 42 - 05
One 25.0 days field trip other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 42 to week 05 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 42 - 05
One 2.0 hours seminar other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 42 to week 05 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 2-hour test and drawings or photomontage | (equivalent to 2000 words) | 20 | 01, 02, 04, 05, 06 |
| two 2,000-word research essays | Third-year students are to show greater levels of achievement of discipline-specific skills than second-year students. | 50 | 01, 03, 04, 06 |
| two 7-minute onsite oral presentations | (equivalent to 2000 words) | 30 | 01, 02, 04 |
Melbourne, 2015, Week 42-05, Off Campus
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: 10
Enrolment information: Supervisor avialability Order of application
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Adrian Jones
Class requirements
Field TripWeek: 42 - 05
One 25.0 days field trip other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 42 to week 05 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 42 - 05
One 2.0 hours seminar other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 42 to week 05 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 2-hour test and drawings or photomontage | (equivalent to 2000 words) | 20 | 01, 02, 04, 05, 06 |
| two 2,000-word research essays | Third-year students are to show greater levels of achievement of discipline-specific skills than second-year students. | 50 | 01, 03, 04, 06 |
| two 7-minute onsite oral presentations | (equivalent to 2000 words) | 30 | 01, 02, 04 |
Mildura, 2015, Week 42-05, Off Campus
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: 5
Enrolment information: Supervisor avialability Order of application
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Adrian Jones
Class requirements
Field TripWeek: 42 - 05
One 25.0 days field trip other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 42 to week 05 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 42 - 05
One 2.0 hours seminar other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 42 to week 05 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 2-hour test and drawings or photomontage | (equivalent to 2000 words) | 20 | 01, 02, 04, 05, 06 |
| two 2,000-word research essays | Third-year students are to show greater levels of achievement of discipline-specific skills than second-year students. | 50 | 01, 03, 04, 06 |
| two 7-minute onsite oral presentations | (equivalent to 2000 words) | 30 | 01, 02, 04 |
Shepparton, 2015, Week 42-05, Off Campus
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: 5
Enrolment information: Supervisor avialability Order of application
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Adrian Jones
Class requirements
Field TripWeek: 42 - 05
One 25.0 days field trip other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 42 to week 05 and delivered via blended.
SeminarWeek: 42 - 05
One 2.0 hours seminar other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 42 to week 05 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 2-hour test and drawings or photomontage | (equivalent to 2000 words) | 20 | 01, 02, 04, 05, 06 |
| two 2,000-word research essays | Third-year students are to show greater levels of achievement of discipline-specific skills than second-year students. | 50 | 01, 03, 04, 06 |
| two 7-minute onsite oral presentations | (equivalent to 2000 words) | 30 | 01, 02, 04 |