COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ATA 6052 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Principles of Atatürk and Turkish Revolution History

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MITHAT KADRI VURAL

Offered to

Principles of Atatürk and Turkish Revolution History

Course Objective

To inform the students on the historical development process of the International
Relations discipline and the International Relations Theories.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to comprehend hte terms of concept,theory and methodology
2   To be able to define the developments in the International Relations Theory
3   To be able to discuss the traditional approaches of the International Relations Theory
4   To be able to assess and discuss the new approaches emerging in the International Relations Theory
5   To be able to apply various theories on cases

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Neorealist Theory
2 The Neoliberal Theory
3 Neo-Neo DebateNeo-Neo Debate
4 The Marxist Theory
5 The World-Systems Theory
6 The Critical Theory
7 Structuralism
8 Development of the Modern State and the International System
9 International politics from Nation-State to Globalization
10 International Relations Theories and Structuralism
11 International actors and problems
12 International actors in the period leading up to the First World War
13 Political developments and actors in the period leading to the Second World War
14 Cold War and global politics

Recomended or Required Reading

Arı, Tayyar, Uluslararası Ilişkiler Teorisi, Alfa Yay., 2004
Gönlübol, Mehmet, Uluslararası Politika; Ilkeler, Kavramlar, Kurumlar, Siyasal
Kitabevi, 2000
Kissinger, Henry, Diplomasi, Iş Bankası Kültür Yay., 2010
Sönmezoğlu, Faruk, Uluslararası Ilişkiler Sözlüğü, Der Yay., 2010
Balta, Evren, Küresel Siyasete Giriş, Iletişim Yay. 2023

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To review the weekly subjects together with the students after the subjects are reoutlined
by the lecturer, based on the pre-course reading process done by the students,
and also to encourage the students to make a short presentation on a subject they
prefer during the semester (if possible).

Assessment Methods

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

40% midterm, %60 final

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons. The instructor has right to
make practical quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam
scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Associate professor Mithat kadri Vural
mithat.vural@deu.edu.tr
Dokuz Eylul University
Principals of Ataturk and Revalution History Institute
Tınaztepe Campus, 35390
Buca/IZMIR
0 232 301 79 38

Office Hours

Evey Friday between 9.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.14
LO.2
LO.35
LO.45
LO.54

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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