COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GLOBAL ISSUES: WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRE 4125 GLOBAL ISSUES: WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ZEHRA NILÜFER KARACASULU

Offered to

Political Science and International Relations
International Relations

Course Objective

This course is going to focus on the global issues of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Before one can understand the most important global issues confronting the post-Cold War World, one must understand the Cold War. Therefore, the first part of the course will confront the origins of, and dynamics of the Soviet/U.S. balance of terror. We will look at the history and the major theoretical frameworks relating to WMD. The latter part will examine the role of WMD in the Post-Cold War world. We will examine proliferation concerns related to nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehend the knowledge about the role of WMD in international relations
2   Develop skills to make critical analysis
3   Improve skills to engage in discussions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Introduction: Overview of the class, syllabus, class requirements.
2 History of the Cold War: Origins of the Cold War
3 History of the Cold War: Arms Control, Detente, Nuclear weapons
4 History of the Cold War: Arms Control, Detente, Nuclear weapons (continue)
5 History of the Cold War: End of the Cold War
6 Nuclear proliferation: which is better more or less
7 Biolological and chemical weapons
8 Nuclear Proliferation: India-Pakistan
9 Nuclear Proliferation: North Korea
10 Nuclear Proliferation: Iran
11 WMD Programs: Libya and Syria
12 The future of nuclear weapons/ WMD
13 Student presentation
14 Student presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Melvyn P. Leffler and Odd Arne Westad (eds.), The Cambridge History of the Cold War, volume 1: origins, (Cambridge, 2010)

Melvyn P. Leffler and Odd Arne Westad (eds.), The Cambridge History of the Cold War, volume 2: Crises and Detente, (Cambridge, 2010)

John Lewis Gaddis, Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War, rev. ed. (New York, 2005)

Joseph Cirincione, Jon Wolfsthal, Miriam Rajkumar, Deadly Arsenals: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Threats, Second Edition Revised and Expanded, 2005

Jonathan Tucker (editor), Toxic Terror: Assessing Terrorist Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons, (MIT Press, 2000)


Articles will be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures
Participation

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

Explain the role of WMD in the Cold War and post-Cold War period.
Critically analyze the issues.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attending at least 70% of the lectures is mandatory.
Plagiarism of any type will result in a disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nilufer.karaca@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

TBA

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 152

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
LO.3532