COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARMAMENT AND DISARMAMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISS 7016 ARMAMENT AND DISARMAMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

International Security Studies Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ZEHRA NILÜFER KARACASULU

Offered to

International Security Studies Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

This course aims to introduce main debates on arms control, nuclear proliferation and nonproliferation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To comprehend concepts of nuclear proliferation and arms control
2   US-China and Russia relations
3   Have main information on IR theories
4   To develop academic 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 Nuclear nonproliferation topics 1
3 Nuclear nonproliferation topics 2
4 US Strategy on nuclear arms
5 US space security policy
6 Policy to stop nuclear tests
7 Midterm
8 Nuclear risks in the ME
9 Nuclear risks in the South Asia
10 Nuclear risks in the North Korea
11 Issues on Nuclear energy
12 Bio security
13 Syber security
14 General overview

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion and presentation

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 8 96
Preparation for midterm exam 1 35 35
Preparing presentations 1 35 35
Preparation for final exam 1 35 35
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 244

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45