| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+U Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and Fighting In The Middle East | ULI 318 | 6 | 3 + 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Precondition Courses | |
| Recommended Optional Courses | |
| Course Language | Turkish |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Course Type | Optional |
| Course Coordinator | Prof.Dr. TUNCAY KARDAŞ |
| Course Lecturers | |
| Course Assistants | |
| Course Category | |
| Course Objective | Aim of this course is to focus on region´s conflict history in modern times. Readings on the detailed profiles of local actors in region will give participants a detailed knowledge on regions native political and armed figures. |
| Course Content | During the course students will read and focus on ethno-secterian structure of region (Syria, Lebanon, Iraq etc.) and political views of actors (Baath, Hezbollah, Israel, al Qaeda etc.) to gain an understanding about ME´s conflicts. |
| # | Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knowledge about ethno-secterian structure of near Middle East countries | Lecture, Question-Answer, | Testing, |
| 2 | Ideological backgrounds of local actors such as armed insurgencies and states | Lecture, Question-Answer, | Testing, |
| 3 | Reasons of conflicts | Lecture, Question-Answer, | Testing, |
| Week | Course Topics | Preliminary Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | State Making and Identity: Lebanon | |
| 3 | State Making and Identity: Syria | |
| 4 | Syria´s Conflict History: Islamist Uprising, Hama Massacre and Syrian Civil War | |
| 5 | Lebanon´s Conflict History: Lebanese Civil War, 2006 Lebanon War | |
| 6 | Arab-Israeli Wars | |
| 7 | Iran-Iraq War | |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | Iraq´s Conflict History: Gulf War, US Invasion of Iraq and internal conflicts | |
| 10 | Islamic State | |
| 11 | al- Qaeda | |
| 12 | Hezbollah-Hamas- al Fateh | |
| 13 | Important figures of region: Nasrallah, Zarqawi, Zawahiri, Arafat etc. | |
| 14 | Round Up |
| Resources | |
|---|---|
| Course Notes | Asaf Hüseyin, "Ortadoğu´da Devlet ve Terör".<br>William Cleveland, "Modern Ortadoğu Tarihi". |
| Course Resources | |
| Order | Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | To research the functions, basic concepts and features of the international system; to learn the basic knowledge about the sub-topics of the international relations discipline. | ||||||
| 2 | Analyzing the developments in the political history of the world within the context of the cause-effect relations. | X | |||||
| 3 | To improve the foreign language skills. | ||||||
| 4 | To analyze the Turkey´s foreign policy comprehensively in the cause-effect relations. | X | |||||
| 5 | To analyze the theoretical approaches to the foreign policy analysis and the functions of the decision-making process. | ||||||
| 6 | To learn theoretical and methodological thinking and to observe the events from this framework | ||||||
| 7 | To analyze the social developments and conditions comparatively | ||||||
| 8 | To learn the basic principles and the issues of international law | ||||||
| 9 | To examine the theories of International Relations and to learn looking at international developments within the theoretical framework | ||||||
| 10 | To analyze the Turkey´s political life historically and chronologically | ||||||
| 11 | To learn the functions and the basic principles of domestic law | ||||||
| 12 | To analyze the establishment, structure and functions of international and regional organizations and their impact on the World politics | ||||||
| 13 | To analyze the reasons and solution models of the intra-state conflicts through examples | X | |||||
| 14 | To research the issues of international security and the theoretical approaches relating to this field | ||||||
| 15 | To examine the events, occurring in the international system, within the theoretical perspective comparatively | ||||||
| 16 | To improve the analytical thinking skills about the international events | ||||||
| 17 | To learn the basic concepts and theories of Economics, Sociology, Political Science and other disciplines | ||||||
| 18 | To research the ideas of philosophers/thinkers who built the philosophical foundations of political science and to examine the contribution of these philosophical ideas to the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations | ||||||
| 19 | To gain basic computer skills | ||||||
| 20 | To gain the ability of planning, performing and composing of the scientific study individually | ||||||
| Evaluation System | |
|---|---|
| Semester Studies | Contribution Rate |
| 1. Ara Sınav | 50 |
| 1. Kısa Sınav | 20 |
| 2. Kısa Sınav | 20 |
| 1. Ödev | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
| 1. Yıl İçinin Başarıya | 50 |
| 1. Final | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
| ECTS - Workload Activity | Quantity | Time (Hours) | Total Workload (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final examination | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 121 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (Hours) | 4.84 | ||
| dersAKTSKredisi | 5 | ||