MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
POL218	MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT	4	3	3	6

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
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	This course aims to introduce political order and political thinking and civilizations, thinkers-political scientists shaped the history till present day.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Contents of the course include, analysis on human nature by Rousseau and his thoughts on communal living, thoughts of Adam Smith founder of Liberal economic thought and classical economy, thoughts of Karl Marx, political concepts as in liberalism, nationalism, ecologism and movements of political thought of presents-day thinkers.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Define general characteristics of Liberalism, nationalism, ecologism
Distinguish and summarize thoughts of modern political thinkers as in Rousseau, Adam Smith, Karl Marx
Interpret thoughts of modern policy thinkers
Relate between political thoughts and social strife process emerged in a specific period in history and today's world

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	Introduction and Overview to the Course	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
2	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	The end of the middle age: Reformation-Renaissance and Munzer	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
3	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	Machiavelli and the Prince	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
4	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	Thomas Hobbes	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
5	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	J. Locke and Montesquieu	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
6	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	J. J. Rousseau	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
7	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	Wollstonecraft: Vindication of the women rights	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
8	-	ARA SINAV	-
9	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	John Stuart Mill and Adam Smith	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
10	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	John Stuart Mill and Adam Smith	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
11	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	Karl Marx and his manifest	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
12	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	Nietzsche	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
13	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	Foucault: Modernism and its critics	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
14	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	General Evaluation and student presentations	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
15	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	General Evaluation and student presentations	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
16	-	FİNAL	-
17	-	FİNAL	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto", Penguin Books, 2015.
Michel Foucault. "What is Enlightenment", in Subject and Power,
Michel Foucault, Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison, Vintage Books, 1995
Immanuel Kant (1784), An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment? Practical Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, translated and edited by Mary J. Gregor, 1996

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	Define the basic theoretical, political, economic and administrative theories used in the field of Political Science and International Relations.				3
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.						5
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.				3

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.			2
2	Evaluate the chronological development of relations between political and diplomatic developments and political / diplomatic facts / events / ideas / actors from past to present.						5
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.			2
2	Evaluate the Turkish political tradition, developments with the Turkic community.		1
3	Use information on the field when comparing the administrative structures of different countries and their diplomatic traditions.			2

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.					4
2	Analyze the functioning of modern political regimes in the light of political and public bureaucratic structures, regulations and developments.			2
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.			2
2	Examine the international problems and conflicts, and the problems in the field of administration and politics in detail.				3

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.			2
3	Debate in the field of political science and public administration with different target groups in multicultural environments.				3

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.			2
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.				3

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	13	7	91
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	1	1
Final Sınavı Hazırlığı	6	2	12
Ara Sınav	1	1	1
Ara Sınav Hazırlığı	1	12	12
Kısa Sınav	0	0	0
Kısa Sınav Hazırlığı	0	0	0
TOPLAM	36	0	159