COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRE 1402 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÖZDE KAYA

Offered to

International Relations
Political Science and International Relations

Course Objective

This course aims to introduce main principles of constitutional law and general characteristics of Turkish Constitutional Law.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   will demostrate understanding of main principles of constitutional law in order to examine Turkish Constitutional Law.
2   will be able to identify the main articles of Turkish Constitution in order to discuss core legal issues.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concepts of Constitution and Constitutional Law
2 Constitutionality of Law, Constitutional Jurisdiction
3 Constitutional Power
4 Concept of State and State Forms: Monarchy, Republic, Uniter- United States
5 Government Systems
6 Democracy, Elections
7 Review Lecture for the Mid-term Exam
8 Fundamental Rights
9 Constitutional Developments of Ottoman Period and Turkish Republic Period
10 Fundamental Principles
11 The Legislature
12 The Executive
13 The Judiciary
14 Review Lecture for the Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced later.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. will clearly explain main principles of general constitutional law
2. will identify the general characteristics, principles of Turkish Constitutional Law
3. will analyse specific articles of Turkish Constitutional Law

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1.Learners are expected to attend at least 70% of classes.
2.Plagiarism of any kind will result in diciplinary steps being taken.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç.Dr. Gözde Kaya
gozde.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.15
LO.25