COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ZEHRA NILÜFER KARACASULU

Offered to

International Relations

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to enable learners to explain and evaluate major US foreign policy issues. After introducing US grand strategies in making foreign policy, main issues in US foreign policy during the Cold War and the post-Cold War will be studied.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

M. Cox & D. Stokes (editors), U.S. Foreign Policy, Oxford U. Press, 2008.
S. Ambrose & D. Brinkley, Rise To Globalism, Penguin Books, 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Presentation/Participation
3. Short videos

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Presentation grade also includes class participation

Assessment Criteria

1. The learners will clearly explain history of US foreign policy, US grand strategies, major American foreign policy issues, and how US foreign policy has changed over time.
2. The learners will demonstrate ability to prepare an organized oral presentation report

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Learners should complete course readings before the class for which they are assigned.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nilufer.karaca@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes