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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Fall
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Required
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • have knowledge of key ethical and political concepts and questions
  • be able to to think critically and creatively about key ethical and political questions
  • be able to assess such fundamental concepts as justice, freedom, state, civil society and human right
  • be able to discuss central classical and contemporary issues in political theory and practice
  • be able to evaluate critically the political and philosophical foundations of Europe and modernity
Course Description

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction and definition of the course; what is political philosophy?
2 Socratic citizenship: Socrates’ Apology Plato, “Sokrates’ Apology,” The Last Days of Socrates, (Hardmondsworth: Penguin, 1993), 3767.
3 Political philosophy of Plato I: What is justice? What is the aim of the politics? Plato, The Republic, Books 12 (Basic Books, 1991), 361.
4 Political philosophy of Plato II: What is justice? What is Good? What is education? Plato, The Republic, Books 34 (Basic Books, 1991), 63125.
5 Plato’s political philosophy: Is it possible to constitute a just community? Plato, The Republic, (Basic Books, 1991), 127161.
6 Aristotle’s conception of politics I : What is politics and what is its goal? What is citizenship? Aristotle, Politics, Books 1 and 3 (Cambridge University Press, 1986), 1139,
7 Aristotle’s conception of politics II: Various goverment forms and ideal government form Aristotle, Politics, Book 4, 6185, 91114.
8 Midterm
9 Political thought of Machiavelli I: Government and power Machiavelli, The Prince, (Cambridge University Press, 1988), 354.
10 Political thought of Machiavelli II: Art of government and human nature Machiavelli, The Prince, (Cambridge University Press, 1988), 5491.
11 Political philosophy of Hobbes I: Structure and goal of modern state Hobbes, Leviathan, (Cambridge University Press, 1997), 86115.
12 Political philosophy of Hobbes II: Social contract, the rights of sovereign, and freedom Hobbes, Leviathan, (Cambridge University Press, 1997), 117154.
13 Locke’s account of state and freedom I Locke, Second Treatise of Government, Political Writings, (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1993)
14 Locke’s account of state and freedom II Locke, Second Treatise of Government,
15 The Declarations of Human Rights The American Declaration of Independence, The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, The UN Declaration of Universal Human Rights
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Works written below.
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
20
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
2
40
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
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
12
3
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
45
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
2
15
Final Exams
1
15
    Total
174

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 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 X
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. X
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, X
8 To be able to distinguish the differences between the classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship, X
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 X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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