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Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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Fall |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
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Course Type | Required | |||||
Course Level | - | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description |
| Core Courses | X |
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Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction | |
2 | What is international relations? | Goldstein and Pevehouse, Understanding International Relations (2006): 3/6 |
3 | Discipline of International Relations and Basic Assumptions | Scot Burchill and Andrew Linklater, The Foundation of International Relations (Palgrave MacMillan, 2005): 6/9 and 15/18 Jackson and Sorensen, (Oxford University Press, 1998): 278/ 285. |
4 | Actors in International Relations | |
5 | Realist Theory of IR | Jackson and Sorensen, (Oxford University Press, 1998): 59/69. |
6 | Major Issues in Realism: Power | Roger Carey, (Routledge, 2008): 61/73 |
7 | Major Issues in Realism: Interdependency | Paul R. Viotti and Mark V. Kauppi, (Longman Publishers, 1998): 76/79. |
8 | Major Issues in Realism: Change | Paul R. Viotti and Mark V. Kauppi, (Longman Publishers, 1998): 79/82. |
9 | Midterm Exam | |
10 | Liberal Theory of IR | Jackson and Sorensen, (Oxford University Press, 1998): 96/108. |
11 | Major Issues in Liberal Theory of IR: Interdependency | Paul R. Viotti and Mark V. Kauppi, International Relations Theory: Realism, Pluralism and Beyond, (Longman Publishers, 1998): 215/219. |
12 | Major Issues in Liberal Theory of IR: System and Change | Paul R. Viotti and Mark V. Kauppi, International Relations Theory: Realism, Pluralism and Beyond, (Longman Publishers, 1998): 219/221. |
13 | Republican Liberalism | Jackson and Sorensen, (Oxford University Press, 1998): 109/113. |
14 | Comparison of Realist and Liberal Theories of IR | Jill Steans and Lloyd Pettiford, International Relations: Perspectives and Themes (Pearson, 2005): 8/16 |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Lecture and power point presentations |
Suggested Readings/Materials | International newspaper articles - http://homes.ieu.edu.tr/~igurleyen/Teaching/IREU%20101/ |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | 7 | 70 |
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 30 |
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 8 | 100 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | 7 | 5 | |
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Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 24 | |
Final Exams | |||
Total | 139 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to use the advanced theoretical and practical knowledge that the graduates have acquired in the areas of international relations | X | ||||
2 | To be able to examine, interpret data and assess concepts and ideas with the scientific methods in the area of international relations/political science | X | ||||
3 | To take the responsibility as a group team member and as an individual to solve unforeseen and multidimensional problems that are unforeseen in practice | X | ||||
4 | To be able to recognize regional and global issues/problems, and to be able to develop solutions based on research and scientific evidence | |||||
5 | To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the area of international relations/political science critically and to detect learning requirements and to guide learning. | X | ||||
6 | To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of international relations; to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems verbally and in writing to experts and nonexperts. | |||||
7 | To be able to interpret theoretical debates regarding relations among factors in global politics such as structures, institutions and culture, to be able to pinpoint the continuities and changes of main dynamics of international relations, | |||||
8 | To be able to distinguish the differences between the classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship, | |||||
9 | To be able to make use of other disciplines that international relations are based upon (political science, law, economics, sociology, psychology, etc.) and to have the basic knowledge of these disciplines. | X | ||||
10 | To be able to keep abreast of current news on international relations, learn a foreign language and to communicate with one’s peers (European language portfolio global scale, level B1) | X | ||||
11 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently | |||||
12 | To have ethical, social and scientific values in the stages throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to international relations. | X | ||||
13 | To be able to improve the acquired knowledge, skills and qualifications for personal and social reasons |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest