COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO GEOPOLITICS AND GEOSTRATEGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISB 5026 INTRODUCTION TO GEOPOLITICS AND GEOSTRATEGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Social Studies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALI EKBER GÜLERSOY

Offered to

Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

It is to be able to address basic concepts, theories concerning geopolitics and geostrategy within the scope of past-present-future relationship; and to be able to acquire ability to evaluate political position of regions, countries and Turkey in particular within geopolitical, geostrategical theories and power centers, which are reshaped within new international order.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to address basic concepts and theories concerning geopolitics and geostrategy.
2   To be able to comment connections between the changing space-human relationships through geopolitics and geostrategy.
3   To be able to examine hot spots of the Earth geopolitically and geostrategically, and to be able to address reflections of them to present day.
4   To be able to comprehend connections between development-underdevelopment through geopolitics and geostrategy.
5   To be able to question new geopolitical-geoeconomical-geosociocultural-geostrategical position of great nations, countries and Turkey on the world chessboard, and to be able to make predictions for the future.
6   To be able to make inferences for future by addressing the role of geopolitics and geostrategy in raising statesman and conscious citizen.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Giving information about the course outline and references.
2 Definitions and major theories concerning geopolitics and geostrategy, and their application.
3 Definitions and major theories concerning geopolitics and geostrategy, and their application.
4 Geopolitical and geostrategical opinions in our day.
5 Power centers from geopolitical and geostrategical aspects.
6 Connections between the changing space-human relationships through geopolitics and geostrategy .
7 Geopolitics and geostrategy of great nations and countries.
8 MID-TERM EXAM + Geopolitics and geostrategy of great nations and countries.
9 Geography of underdevelopment.
10 Hot spots of the Earth from geopolitical-geostrategical aspects.
11 Geopolitical-geostrategical position of Turkey (New World Order and Turkey).
12 Geopolitical-geostrategical position of Turkey (New World Order and Turkey).
13 The role of geopolitics and geostrategy in raising statesman and conscious citizen.
14 General revision.
15 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

TARAKÇI, N., (2003), Devlet Adamlığı Bilimi: Jeopolitik ve Jeostrateji, Çantay Kitabevi, Istanbul.
LACOSTE, Y., (2008), Büyük Oyunu Anlamak, Jeopolitik: Bugünün Uzun Tarihi, NTV Yayınları, Istanbul.
FLINT, C. ve TAYLOR, P.J., (2014), Siyasi Coğrafya, Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara.
KÜLEBI, A., (2010), Askeri Doktrinler ve Stratejik Yaklaşımlar, Berikan Yayınevi, Ankara.
HUNTINGTON, S., (2006), Medeniyetler Çatışması, Vadi Yayınları.
BUHARIN, N. (2005), Emperyalizm ve Dünya Ekonomisi, Bağlam Yayıncılık, Istanbul.
BRZEZINSKI, Z., (2005), Büyük Satranç Tahtası, Inkılap Kitabevi.
DONNAN, H., WILSON, T.M.,( 2002), Sınırlar - Ulus Devletin Uçları, Ütopya Yayınları.
ARI, T., (2008), Uluslararası Ilişkiler Teorileri, MKM yayınları.
AĞAOĞULLARI, M.A., (2006), Ulus-Devlet ya da Halkın Egemenliği, Imge Kitabevi.
FOUSKAS, V., (2004), Balkanlar, Ortadoğu, Kafkasya - Soğuk Savaş Sonrası ABD Politikaları, Aykırı Yayınları, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer, brain storming, reading the related texts, report preparation and presentation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + PRS * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Written examinations (with long and short answers).

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Participation in the course is essential.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.gulersoy@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 11.30-12.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 25 25
Reading 1 15 15
Project Assignment 1 1 1
Project Final Presentation 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.11
LO.2132
LO.315
LO.414
LO.5121
LO.611

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