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INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
POL101 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1 3 3 7

GENERAL INFORMATION

Language of Instruction : İngilizce
Level of the Course Unit : LİSANS, TYY: + 6.Düzey, EQF-LLL: 6.Düzey, QF-EHEA: 1.Düzey
Type of the Course : Zorunlu
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit -
Coordinator of the Course Unit Prof.Dr. NEZİHA MUSAOĞLU
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit Dr.Öğr.Üyesi SİBEL ZENGİN
Course Prerequisite No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS

Objectives of the Course Unit: This course aims to introduce basic concepts, approaches and theories of International Relations and improve aptitude for explaining national and international events and developments, analyzing them in the basic level.
Contents of the Course Unit: Contents of the course include development of discipline from a historical, academic, political and academic perspective, basic concepts, medias, structures and problems of international policies in the modern period, developing security, law, justice and economy-policy concepts from international system to global system.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)

Describe discipline in International Relations from all aspects
Identify primary media and actors being effective in international policy.
Observe structural and historical changes in modern international system
Interpret factors effecting international policy and elements directing international relations
Explain basic concepts in the international relations discipline and current political discussions.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 Reading the related subject in the coursebook General introduction and information on course requirements Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
2 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Actors, levels of analysis, and the evolving international system Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
3 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Realism (I): Power, anarchy, balance of power, hegemony Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
4 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Realism (II): Alliances, NATO, collective defense, rationality Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
5 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Liberalism: democratic peace theory, economic interdependence, international institutions Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
6 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Decision making, domestic sources of foreign policy Documentary Screening - Discussion
7 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Theories of the causes of war Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
8 - ARA SINAV -
9 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Conventional forces, weapons of mass destruction, and arms control Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
10 Reading the related subject in the coursebook United Nations (UN), collective security, humanitarian intervention Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
11 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Political Economy and theories of trade Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
12 Reading the related subject in the coursebook European Union (EU) and integration theory Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
13 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Global South, development gap, the world-system theory Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
14 Reading the related subject in the coursebook International Development, IMF Conditionality and Foreign Assistance Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
15 Reading the related subject in the coursebook Wrap-up discussion and final exam review Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
16 - FİNAL -
17 - FİNAL -

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING

Jon C. W. Pevehouse and Joshua S. Goldstein, International Relations, 11th edition, (New York: Pearson, 2017)
Mearsheimer, John J. The Tragedy of Great Power Politics. Norton, 2003.
Waltz, Kenneth. Theory of International Politics. AddisonWesley, 1979.
Barnett, Michael, and Raymond Duvall, eds. Power in Global Governance. Cambridge, 2005.

ASSESSMENT

Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities Number of Activities Degree of Contribution (%) Description
Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5

CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE UNIT TO THE PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES

KNOWLEDGE

Theoretical

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Define the basic theoretical, political, economic and administrative theories used in the field of Political Science and International Relations.
0
2
Explain the political history, political ideas, intellectual accumulation of understanding international relations and the way that the history of diplomacy has passed from past to present.
0
3
List the norms of universal law and human rights, the principles of the modern legal system, the names of modern bureaucratic and administrative structures.
0

KNOWLEDGE

Factual

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Explain the Turkish state tradition, the influence of Islam, the accumulation of political thought and its historical background, and compare this accumulation with the current approaches.
0
2
Evaluate the chronological development of relations between political and diplomatic developments and political / diplomatic facts / events / ideas / actors from past to present.
0
3
Analyze the structure and functioning of actors, organizations and organizations that determine international relations.
0

SKILLS

Cognitive

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
In the light of current theoretical debates, apply relevant concepts to current political and international developments.
5
2
Evaluate the Turkish political tradition, developments with the Turkic community.
5
3
Use information on the field when comparing the administrative structures of different countries and their diplomatic traditions.
4

SKILLS

Practical

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Formulate the current political developments, developments and arrangements in international relations in the historical and theoretical accumulation.
2
2
Analyze the functioning of modern political regimes in the light of political and public bureaucratic structures, regulations and developments.
3
3
Examine and analyze current political developments in the Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa and the Caucasus in terms of both Turkish political history and international relations discipline.
0

OCCUPATIONAL

Autonomy & Responsibility

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
To conduct a field-specific study individually and to complete it with discipline and responsibility.
0
2
To assume duties and responsibilities in a team work as leader or team member and to fulfil them flawlessly.
0

OCCUPATIONAL

Learning to Learn

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Follow the political and administrative developments in the international political system and the bureaucratic organizations operating in this system.
0
2
Examine the international problems and conflicts, and the problems in the field of administration and politics in detail.
0

OCCUPATIONAL

Communication & Social

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Follow the current developments in the field of Political Science and International Relations and collaborate with leading names in the field.
0
2
Examine and analyze academic resources and the written and oral studies on the political developments in the region and the world, especially in the Middle East.
0
3
Debate in the field of political science and public administration with different target groups in multicultural environments.
0

OCCUPATIONAL

Occupational and/or Vocational

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
With the current historical and theoretical knowledge of the field, suggest sustainable, organizational and administrative arrangements aimed at meeting specific goals and solving certain problems.
0
2
To follow latest developments in the field and direct personal studies accordingly within the framework of the lifelong learning principle.Using the theoretical, economic, political and managerial knowledge, and produce reports on current developments, conflicts and agreements in geography related to world politics and especially in the Middle East.
0
3
Construct arguments on the current developments in Turkish politics in the light of the laws, regulations, and the important changes in the constitution and administrative law that determine Turkish political life and foreign relations.
0

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)
Ders 14 3 42
Derse Ön Hazırlık ve Ders Sonrası Pekiştirme 9 4 36
Arazi Çalışması 0 0 0
Grup Çalışması / Ödevi 0 0 0
Laboratuvar 0 0 0
Okuma 0 0 0
Ödev 0 0 0
Proje Hazırlama 0 0 0
Seminer 0 0 0
Staj 0 0 0
Teknik Gezi 0 0 0
Web Tab. Öğrenme 0 0 0
Uygulama 0 0 0
Yerinde Uygulama 0 0 0
Mesleki Faaliyet 0 0 0
Sosyal Faaliyet 0 0 0
Tez Hazırlama 0 0 0
Alan Çalışması 0 0 0
Rapor Yazma 0 0 0
Final Sınavı 1 18 18
Final Sınavı Hazırlığı 14 4 56
Ara Sınav 1 1 1
Ara Sınav Hazırlığı 1 30 30
Kısa Sınav 1 1 1
Kısa Sınav Hazırlığı 0 0 0
TOPLAM 41 0 184
Total Workload of the Course Unit 184
Workload (h) / 25.5 7,2
ECTS Credits allocated for the Course Unit 7,0