| Course Name | Environmental Politics |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSIR 490 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course aims to indicate issues that states, nongovernmental actors, and international organizations deal with while looking for solutions on environmental problems. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Environmental problems and crises grow in number everyday. Thus, civil society, international organizations and states take related decisions that might affect people’s lifes. This course will deal with such decisions, their consequences. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |         |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction of the course | |
| 2 | Emergence of Global Environmental Politics | Pamela S. Chasek, Janet Welsh Brown and David Leonard Downie (2006) Global Environmental Politics (Dilemmas in World Politics) (Boulder, Colorado: Westview) s.116 |
| 3 | Emergence of Global Environmental Politics: International Management Systems in Environmental Politics, Environmental Politics and Paradigm Shift | Pamela S. Chasek, Janet Welsh Brown and David Leonard Downie (2006) Global Environmental Politics (Dilemmas in World Politics) (Boulder, Colorado: Westview) s.1640. |
| 4 | Actors on Environment I: Nation state actors, International organizations | Pamela S. Chasek, Janet Welsh Brown and David Leonard Downie (2006) Global Environmental Politics (Dilemmas in World Politics) (Boulder, Colorado: Westview), s. 4173 |
| 5 | Actors on Environment II: NonGovernmental Organizations, Companies | Pamela S. Chasek, Janet Welsh Brown and David Leonard Downie (2006) Global Environmental Politics (Dilemmas in World Politics) (Boulder, Colorado: Westview), s. 7395. |
| 6 | Development of Environment Management Systems: Sample Cases I Air pollution, Delaceration of Ozone layer, Climate change | Pamela S. Chasek, Janet Welsh Brown and David Leonard Downie (2006) Global Environmental Politics (Dilemmas in World Politics) (Boulder, Colorado: Westview), s. 97128 |
| 7 | Development of Environment Management Systems: Sample Cases IIInternational toxic waste, toxic chemicals, whale hunting | Pamela S. Chasek, Janet Welsh Brown and David Leonard Downie (2006) Global Environmental Politics (Dilemmas in World Politics) (Boulder, Colorado: Westview), s. 128158 |
| 8 | Development of Environment Management Systems: Sample Cases IIIAnnihilation of biological variation, annihilation of fishery species, desertation | Pamela S. Chasek, Janet Welsh Brown and David Leonard Downie (2006) Global Environmental Politics (Dilemmas in World Politics) (Boulder, Colorado: Westview), s. 159195 |
| 9 | Midterm | |
| 10 | Efficient Environment Management Systems: Opportunities and Obstacles | Pamela S. Chasek, Janet Welsh Brown and David Leonard Downie (2006) Global Environmental Politics (Dilemmas in World Politics) (Boulder, Colorado: Westview), s. 197232 |
| 11 | Future of Economy, Development and Environmental Politics INorthSouth disparity, disparities and environment, Trade and environment | Pamela S. Chasek, Janet Welsh Brown and David Leonard Downie (2006) Global Environmental Politics (Dilemmas in World Politics) (Boulder, Colorado: Westview), s. 233261 |
| 12 | Future of Economy, Development and Environmental Politics IIEnvironment and development, future of environment politics | Pamela S. Chasek, Janet Welsh Brown and David Leonard Downie (2006) Global Environmental Politics (Dilemmas in World Politics) (Boulder, Colorado: Westview), s. 261278 |
| 13 | Class presentations | |
| 14 | Class presentations | |
| 15 | Class presentations | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Book chapters, power point presentations
*All course readings are available at the University Library and as open sources. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 25 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 5 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 20 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 4 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| 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 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 15 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 25 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 30 | |
| Total | 170 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to have the basic knowledge of, and make use of other disciplines which contribute to the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship. | |||||
| 4 | To be able to recognize regional and global issues, and develop solutions based on research. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of Political Science and International Relations critically. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to transfer ideas and proposals on issues in the areas of Political Science and International Relations to other people and institutions verbally and in writing. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to identify the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to examine concepts, theories, and developments with scientific methods in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to take responsibility as an individual and as a team member. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to Political Science and International Relations. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Political Science and International Relations 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 human history to their field of experience. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
