COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SELECTED TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRE 4104 SELECTED TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SEVILAY ZEHRA AKSOY

Offered to

International Relations

Course Objective

The main purpose of this course is to engage the upper undergrade students in critical discussions on those topics that are currently on the international agenda.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Further improve the awareness and knowledge about various issues on the changing agenda of international relations.
2   Grasp the complex and multi-causal nature of those issues.
3   Develop the skill to make critical and reasoned argument.
4   Improve the necessary skills to make presentations in the classroom.
5   Develop the skill to engage in discussions with the rest of co-learners as well as the lecturer
6   Develop the skill to use, find and evaluate the relevant sources, including academic and media material.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Security issues on the international agenda I
3 Security issues on the international agenda II
4 Security issues on the international agenda III
5 Security issues on the international agenda IV
6 Humanitarian intervention I
7 Humanitarian intervention II
8 Global environmental problems I
9 Global environmental problems II
10 Global inequality and politics of economic development
11 Important regional or state-level developments
12 Important regional or state-level developments

Recomended or Required Reading

Various book chapters, articles and/or media materials (updated regularly).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Student Presentations
Active participation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS Presentation
2 PRT Participation
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS * 0.80 + PRT * 0.20


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods



Assessment Criteria

The student;
1. can discuss selected contemporary issues in international relations.
2. can critically evaluate/analyze those issues.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sevilayz.aksoy@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

TBA

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparing presentations 1 36 36
Project Final Presentation 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 135

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.14
LO.24
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.64