Fundamental questions about the emergence of the earliest civilizations. Origins of modern humans, the earliest evidence for art and symbolic thinking, the development of agriculture, sedentism and social inequalities as well as the formation of the earliest states. Comparative perspective of the often parallel ways through which these major developments took place across different regions in the Old World and in the Americas.

The history, archaeology, art and architecture of societies and civilizations of the Mediterranean region from the prehistory until the 15th century AD. Focusing on the examination, discussion and analysis of the art, architecture, history and religion of various civilizations in Anatolia, Near East, the Levant, Northern Africa, Greece and western Mediterranean countries. Some basic questions such as exchange, continuity and discontinuity, trade, migration, traditions and innovations.

Focusing on how power structures and different cultural encounters including trade, religious conversion, conquest, migration, colonization and warfare influence the way people see themselves and `the others? from the 18th century to the beginning of 21st century. Understanding how individuals conceive and experience their identities along nation, class, race, ethnicity, gender in the broader context of different geographic regions across the globe. Recourse to a variety of historical sources from photos to cartoons.

Focusing on how power structures and different cultural encounters including trade, religious conversion, conquest, migration, colonization and warfare influence the way people see themselves and `the others? from the 18th century to the beginning of 21st century. Understanding how individuals conceive and experience their identities along nation, class, race, ethnicity, gender in the broader context of different geographic regions across the globe. Recourse to a variety of historical sources from photos to cartoons.

Focusing on how power structures and different cultural encounters including trade, religious conversion, conquest, migration, colonization and warfare influence the way people see themselves and `the others? from the 18th century to the beginning of 21st century. Understanding how individuals conceive and experience their identities along nation, class, race, ethnicity, gender in the broader context of different geographic regions across the globe. Recourse to a variety of historical sources from photos to cartoons.

Focusing on how power structures and different cultural encounters including trade, religious conversion, conquest, migration, colonization and warfare influence the way people see themselves and `the others? from the 18th century to the beginning of 21st century. Understanding how individuals conceive and experience their identities along nation, class, race, ethnicity, gender in the broader context of different geographic regions across the globe. Recourse to a variety of historical sources from photos to cartoons.

Introduction to the history and archaeology of Ancient Egypt, between 3000 BCE and the 7th century CE. Focuses on daily life in Egypt and the world of the Ancient Egyptian gods and life-after-death. Examines the development of Ancient Egyptian art and architecture against the background of political, socio-economic and religious developments. Attention to the place of Ancient Egypt within the larger framework of the Mediterranean and the contacts and interchanges with contemporaneous civilisations.

Introduction to many of the religious traditions from the Mediterranean and Near Eastern regions including ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, the Hittites, Judaism and Christianity. Study of the history and cultural contexts of these religions in order to better understand how the belief systems developed over time.

Introduction to many of the religious traditions from the Mediterranean and Near Eastern regions including ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, the Hittites, Judaism and Christianity. Study of the history and cultural contexts of these religions in order to better understand how the belief systems developed over time.

An inquiry concerning the idea with which Western philosophy begins: we are rational animals. An investigation of what kind of power rationality is and in what respects it sets humans apart from non-rational creatures. An examination of the commonplace instances of irrationality such as weakness of the will, wishful thinking, and self-deception in order to explain the possibility of irrationality in the lives of beings which are by nature rational.

Various approaches and methods to explore human representations and how they function within particular societies. Forms and meanings of human image in the world of Late Antiquity, their transformations from Pagan to Christianity and their development throughout the Middle Ages, up to the beginning of Modernity and the Renaissance. Investigation of human image and its making not only as an artistic process but as anthropological, philosophical, religious and cultural phenomena that help us understand better the evolution of ancient societies, their particular conceptions of the body, the individuals, the authority, the death, the afterlife, the divine and the sacred.

Various approaches and methods to explore human representations and how they function within particular societies. Forms and meanings of human image in the world of Late Antiquity, their transformations from Pagan to Christianity and their development throughout the Middle Ages, up to the beginning of Modernity and the Renaissance. Investigation of human image and its making not only as an artistic process but as anthropological, philosophical, religious and cultural phenomena that help us understand better the evolution of ancient societies, their particular conceptions of the body, the individuals, the authority, the death, the afterlife, the divine and the sacred.

An examination of the relationships between truth and power through the history of philosophy from the Greeks to the 20th century. Assessment of the relations between knowledge and political authority through the examination of key texts from Plato, Descartes, Kant, Rousseau, Nietzsche, Marx, etc. Contextualized elucidation of various models of government through their reliance on philosophical and theological worldviews. Examination of the political implication of scientific and philosophical developments.

Investigating the evolution and the defining features of Turkish nationalism from the demise of the Ottoman Empire until today. Providing students with a better understanding of how different scholars conceptualize nationalism as a force shaping and reshaping the state and societies in the 19th and 20th centuries. Included topics: ideological consolidation of Turkish nationalism, the other, and the relationship of Islam and Turkish nationalism.

Examines the material culture of nomadic empires that emerged from the Eurasian steppe from antiquity to the early modern era. Thought of as bow-wielding warriors on horseback, tribal groups such as the Scythians, Huns, Turks, Mongols and Timurids encountered and came to rule many cities from ancient Greece to China. Studies the art and architecture of steppe cultures and assesses the dynamics between nomadic and settled civilizations.

Addressing the questions of "what is visual?", "what does an image say?" by studying images such as photographs, posters, videos or web sites in order to understand how they communicate, persuade and produce meaning. Utilizing a variety of methods from various disciplines to analyze the messages (hidden, preferred, other?) in visuals. Providing students with practical techniques on how to use visual elements effectively.

Financial accounting principles and cost systems for engineering economic analyses. Cost-volume-profit analyses, discounted cash flow and budgeting techniques.

Basic parametric statistics such as estimation, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. Distribution fitting, goodness of fit tests. Independence tests and contingency tables. Simple linear regression and correlation analysis. Nonlinear and multiple regression, analysis of categorical data. Industrial engineering applications in quality control and demand forecasting. Statistical software packages and computer implementations.

Basic parametric statistics such as estimation, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. Distribution fitting, goodness of fit tests. Independence tests and contingency tables. Simple linear regression and correlation analysis. Nonlinear and multiple regression, analysis of categorical data. Industrial engineering applications in quality control and demand forecasting. Statistical software packages and computer implementations.

Introduction to modeling concepts and optimization; setting upoptimization models from problem description; linear programming problem formulation; simplex method, duality and sensitivity analysis; applications of mathematical programming in engineering and management with computer implementations.

Introduction to modeling concepts and optimization; setting upoptimization models from problem description; linear programming problem formulation; simplex method, duality and sensitivity analysis; applications of mathematical programming in engineering and management with computer implementations.

Introduction of simulation models to analyze the behavior of complex stochastic systems. Modeling time and randomness, model validation. Generation of stochastic inputs, random variate generation. Implementation of models arising from case studies via simulation languages and software. Output analysis, variance reduction techniques. Monte Carlo and Quasi Monte Carlo Methods.

Quantitative models for decision-making with focus on tactical and operational decisions in manufacturing environments. Aggregate planning, inventory control, forecasting, project management, production scheduling, manpower and capacity planning, location and layout planning, manufacturing resource planning (MRP) and just-in-time (JIT) systems.