| Course Name | Multiculturalism and Globalization |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| GEET 202 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Service Course | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | Multiculturalism and Globalisation are central concepts across numerous academic disciplines in the 21st century. Over time they have given rise to a variety of concepts and theories that attempt to explain their impact on contemporary sociteties, states, and individuals. Multiculturalism cannot be fully understood in isolation from globalisation. In today’s rapidly changing world shaped by globalisation, multiculturalism remains one of the most widely discussed and contested issues—both within academia and in public discourse. This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of multiculturalism and globalisation, offering knowledge that is valuable for both research and professional careers beyond academia. By fostering critical thinking and encouraging creativity, it also aims to broaden students’ perspectives, helping them interpret today’s globalised world, address its challanges, and anticipate the near future in a more insightful and enriched way. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | In the opening weeks, the course will address the topics of multiculturalism and globalisation separately, equipping students with a foundational understanding of these two phenomena. This will be followed by a week dedicated to key theories of multiculturalism and globalisation. In the subsequent weeks, the course will explore the relationship between multiculturalism and globalisation in the context of phenomena such as migration, global inequalities, and populism. In the concluding weeks, attention will turn to the challenges and future prospects of multiculturalism and globalisation, concluding with student presentations. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the course: Objectives and Expectations | |
| 2 | What is globalisation? Key Ideas and Concepts | 1) Steger, M. B. (2023). Globalization: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press. Ch. 1 & 2 2) Heywood, A. (2019). Politics, Red Globe Press. Ch.7 (pp. 293-309) |
| 3 | What is Multiculturalism? Key Ideas and Concepts | 1) Heywood, (2019), Ch. 8 2) Rattansi, A. (2011). Multiculturalism: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press (Introduction) & Ch.1 |
| 4 | Theories of Globalization | 1) Ritzer, G., & Dean, P. (2019) Globalization: The Essentials. Wiley‐Blackwell. Ch.2 |
| 5 | Theories of Multiculturalism | 1) Heywood, A. (2021). Political ideologies: An introduction. Red Globe Press. Ch. 11 |
| 6 | Multiculturalism in the Context of Globalisation: Understanding Diversity in a Connected World | 1) Smallman, S, & Brown, K. (2020). Introduction to international and global studies. Univ of North Carolina Press. Ch. 5 2) Shome, R. (2012). Mapping the limits of multiculturalism in the context of globalization. International Journal of Communication, 6, 144–165. 3) Steger, Ch. 5 |
| 7 | Migration | 1) Ritzer & Dean, Ch. 8 2) Pakulski, J, & Markowski, S. (2014). Globalisation, immigration and multiculturalism – the European and Australian experiences. Journal of Sociology, 50(1), 3-9 |
| 8 | Global inequalities | 1) Ritzer & Dean, Ch. 11 & 12 |
| 9 | Midterm Exam | |
| 10 | Populism, Multiculturalism and Globalisation | 1) Heywood, (2021), Ch. 8 2) Kymlicka, W. (2016). Defending diversity in an era of populism: Multiculturalism and interculturalism compared. In N. Meer, T. Modood R. Zapata-Barrero (eds.), Multiculturalism and interculturalism: Debating the dividing lines, Edinburgh University Press,158-177. (Ch. 7) 3) Steger, Ch. 7 |
| 11 | Challenges of Globalisation & Multiculturalism | 1) Rattansi, Ch. 3 & 4 2) Nye, M. (2007). The challenges of multiculturalism. Culture and Religion, 8(2), 109-123. 3) Ritzer & Dean, Ch. 13 |
| 12 | The Future of Globalization & Multiculturalism: Technology, wars, etc. | 1) Steger, Ch. 8 2) Rattansi,(Conclusion) 3) Smallman, & Brown, Ch. 13 |
| 13 | Student Presentations I | |
| 14 | Student Presentations II | |
| 15 | Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
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| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 70 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| 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 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 22 | |
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| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 26 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 34 | |
| Total | 150 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able master and use fundamental phenomenological and applied physical laws and applications, | |||||
| 2 | To be able to identify the problems, analyze them and produce solutions based on scientific method, | |||||
| 3 | To be able to collect necessary knowledge, able to model and self-improve in almost any area where physics is applicable and able to criticize and reestablish his/her developed models and solutions, | |||||
| 4 | To be able to communicate his/her theoretical and technical knowledge both in detail to the experts and in a simple and understandable manner to the non-experts comfortably, | |||||
| 5 | To be familiar with software used in area of physics extensively and able to actively use at least one of the advanced level programs in European Computer Usage License, | |||||
| 6 | To be able to develop and apply projects in accordance with sensitivities of society and behave according to societies, scientific and ethical values in every stage of the project that he/she is part in, | |||||
| 7 | To be able to evaluate every all stages effectively bestowed with universal knowledge and consciousness and has the necessary consciousness in the subject of quality governance, | |||||
| 8 | To be able to master abstract ideas, to be able to connect with concreate events and carry out solutions, devising experiments and collecting data, to be able to analyze and comment the results, | |||||
| 9 | To be able to refresh his/her gained knowledge and capabilities lifelong, have the consciousness to learn in his/her whole life, | |||||
| 10 | To be able to conduct a study both solo and in a group, to be effective actively in every all stages of independent study, join in decision making stage, able to plan and conduct using time effectively. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Physics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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