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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SOS 4047 INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL STUDIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology Sociology (Evening)

Course Objective

To acquire an understanding of different regions in the international field and examine different dimensions of regional cooperation within the scope of international relations and comparative politics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the concept of regions in international relations in the context of actors and levels of analysis 2   To be familiarized with with the political, economic and cultural characteristics of countries in different regions 3   To be able to evaluate the factors in the emergence and development of regional cooperation models 4   To be able to conduct research and provide assessments by use of various resources 5   To develop communication skills by presentation and discussion

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction 2 Actors and levels of analysis in international relations 3 The state and political regimes 4 Sovereignty, intergovernmental and supranational relations 5 Regional institutions and types of cooperation 6 Europe: states and regimes 7 European Union: formation and organizational structure 8 European Union: economic cooperation 9 European Union: political and security cooperation 10 European Union: relations with other regions 11 Other regions 12 Other regions 13 Presentations 14 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): -Börzel TA and Risse T (2016) The Oxford handbook of comparative regionalism. Oxford University Press. Supplementary Book(s): TBA

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Lectures 2.Term paper 3.Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 ASG ASSIGNMENT 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ * 0.30 + ODV * 0.30 + FN * 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.30 + ODV * 0.30 + BUT * 0.40 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sevgi.cilingir@deu.edu.tr 232 301 8217

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36 Preparing assignments 1 5 5 Reading 3 5 15 Midterm 1 1 1 Final 1 1 1 Project Final Presentation 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 3 4 3 3 3 LO.2 4 4 LO.3 3 5 4 4 4 LO.4 5 5 4 5 LO.5 5 3