| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+U Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Relations | SAU 107 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Precondition Courses | |
| Recommended Optional Courses | |
| Course Language | Turkish |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Course Type | OPTIONAL |
| Course Coordinator | Doç.Dr. NESRİN KENAR |
| Course Lecturers | |
| Course Assistants | |
| Course Category | Other |
| Course Objective | To learn concepts, approaches and actors on International Relations, to understand aims, strategies and tools of foreign policy, to study interantional organizations and their organs |
| Course Content | The course will first start with a close examination of key issues in international relations such as the enforcement problem and power politics. It will also analyze briefly the evolution of the international system to facilitate students´ understanding of the current dynamics of the international system. It will then cover the role of diplomacy, propaganda, and economic relations in modern international relations. |
| # | Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Understanding state, organization and individual as international relations actor | Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Motivations to Show, Role Playing, | |
| 2 | Learning foreign policy environmet of states | Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Role Playing, Lecture, | |
| 3 | Discussing foreign policy aims of state by example of Turkey and regional countries. | Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Role Playing, | |
| 4 | Testing foreign policy strategies by taking today?s and near term policies into consideration | Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Role Playing, | |
| 5 | Understanding foreign policy tools as diplomacy, propaganda, economic means and arms. | Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Role Playing, | |
| 6 | Having main knowladge to become an expert in international relations area. | Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Role Playing, |
| Week | Course Topics | Preliminary Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the international relations | |
| 2 | Basic concepts in International Relations and foreign policy analysis | |
| 3 | Actors of Internatinal Relations-I | |
| 4 | Actors of Internatinal Relations-II | |
| 5 | Power Politics-I | |
| 6 | Economic Power and World economic order | |
| 7 | Military Power and World Military order | |
| 8 | Power, Democracy and Diplomacy | |
| 9 | Midterm exam | |
| 10 | Historical development of world politics | |
| 11 | Turkish foreign politics | |
| 12 | Turkey-EU Relations | |
| 13 | Relations between Turkey and the Middle East | |
| 14 | Problems of Turkish foreign politics |
| Resources | |
|---|---|
| Course Notes | Şaban Kardaş ve Ali Balcı, Uluslararası İlişkilere Giriş, Küre Yay.2013 |
| Course Resources | Diğer Kaynaklar Tayyar Arı, "Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Dış Politika", Alfa, İstanbul. Andrew Heywood, "Küresel Siyaset", Açılım Yay. İnat, Kemal ve Ali Balcı (2006), Dış Politika, Teorik Perspektifler, Zeynep Dağı (Der.), Uluslararası Politikayı Anlamak, Alfa, İstanbul, ss. 212-286. Evans, Graham ve Jeffrey Newnham (2007), Uluslararası İlişkiler Sözlüğü, Gökkubbe, İstanbul |
| # | Contribution of Course Learning Outcomes to Program Outcomes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Understanding state, organization and individual as international relations actor |
| 2 | Learning foreign policy environmet of states |
| 3 | Discussing foreign policy aims of state by example of Turkey and regional countries. |
| 4 | Testing foreign policy strategies by taking today?s and near term policies into consideration |
| 5 | Understanding foreign policy tools as diplomacy, propaganda, economic means and arms. |
| 6 | Having main knowladge to become an expert in international relations area. |
| Evaluation System | |
|---|---|
| Semester Studies | Contribution Rate |
| 1. Ara Sınav | 70 |
| 1. Kısa Sınav | 10 |
| 2. Kısa Sınav | 10 |
| 3. Kısa Sınav | 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 | 2 | 32 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Quiz | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Final examination | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 115 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (Hours) | 4.6 | ||
| dersAKTSKredisi | 2 | ||