COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POLITICAL THEORY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 5007 POLITICAL THEORY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GÜLSÜM TÜTÜNCÜ

Offered to

History

Course Objective

Starting with Ancient Greece and Rome moving on to the Medieval and Renaissance ideas, the Enlightenment and to the various thinkers of the 19th and 20th centuries, this course chronologically explores the basic themes, motives, ideas and assumptions of political thought as relevant to international relations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain basic concepts, assumptions and ideas of major political thinkers with special emphasis on international politics, in order to demonstrate advanced understanding of Western political thought
2   Compare and contrast different approaches to political issues in order to identify the contested nature of political science concepts
3   Identify the social, political and intellectual contexts in order to comprehend the interrelation of theory and practice
4   Explain the intellectual legacy of various political thinkers to detect their contribution to theories of international relations
5   Deliver elaborate and well articulated presentations of academic material to demonstrate a proficiency in presentation skills
6   Write a well-designed academic paper to demonstrate a proficiency in academic writing skills

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Ancient Greece Thucydides
3 Machiavelli Hobbes
4 Aquinas Grotius
5 Locke Kant
6 Rousseau Burke
7 Hegel Marx
8 Realism
9 Modern Liberalism
10 Critical Theory Habermas
11 Postmodernism
12 General Evaluation
13 Presentations
14 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced later

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentations
Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will:
1. Explain the basic concepts, assumptions and ideas of political thinkers taught in class in a clear and consistent manner.
2. compare and contrast different thinkers with regard to certain common criteria.
3. describe the social and political context in which a thinker lived and how this is reflected in his theory.
4. explain the influence of some thinkers on others and their importance for political philosophy and international relations.
5. present and discuss selected learning material in an elaborate and well organized manner.
6. submit a well-designed research paper

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
2. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

TBA

Office Hours

TBA

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Midterm 1 20 20
Final 1 30 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 140

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.1444
LO.2444
LO.3444
LO.4444
LO.5444
LO.6444

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