COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHINESE FOREIGN POLICY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ELIF UZGÖREN

Offered to

International Relations

Course Objective

This course aims to introduce both existing and rising/contemporary foreign policy related topics and issues of China to students. During this introduction, the course also aims to help the participants identify the leading themese of Chinese foreign policy, and to discuss its possible consequences and role vis-à-vis other world events and politics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To analyze the leading themes, concepts and subjects by using different theories of foreign policy analysis and international relations theories.
2   To evaluate the main issues concerning China by discussing a number of topics, including conventional and nuclear proliferation, ecological factors, migration, nationalism, populism and xenophobia.
3   To improve the ability to analyze the key concepts, problems and events on Chinese foreign policy, and assess their relationship with other international events.
4   To improve the presentation skills of participants by using appropriate forms of academic resources and communication technology.
5   To improve ESL for better communication skills.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Main Actors of Chinese Foreign Policy
3 China and the Global Economy-I
4 China and the Global Economy-II
5 China, International Organizations and Multilateralism
6 China and International Organizations-II
7 General Overview
8 China and International Security
9 China and Global Actors-I
10 China and Global Actors-II
11 China and Regional Actors in Asia-Pacific
12 Future directions for Chinese Foreign Policy I
13 Future directions for Chinese Foreign Policy II
14 Course review and concluding remarks

Recomended or Required Reading


Gilbert Rozman (ed.), China's Foreign Policy: Who makes it and how is it made Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Other resources TBA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Class lectures, class discussions and student presentations

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. To become aware of the basic/leading causes of various historical or contemporary subjects and issues regarding Chinese foreign policy and to be able to explain them; to become aware of their interaction with other main/contemporary world events and developments and to be able to explain them.
2. To analyze and evaluate Chinese foreign policy and its role with regard to the rest of global issues and other concerns.
3. To analyze the changing foreign policy concepts and problems in Chinese foreign policy in a comparative perspective.
4. To present and discuss the academic information on Chinese foreign policy in an analytical framework.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gul.kurtoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

By appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 161

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.35
LO.45
LO.55

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