COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND POLITICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STR 5006 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND POLITICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Strategic Research

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TÜRKMEN TÖRELI

Offered to

Strategic Research

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to learn the emergence and development of international relations in the historical process, to evaluate the differences and similarities between the international policies pursued by states, to recognize the aims and scope of international organizations, to analyze major international problems with political, economic, geopolitical and conjunctural changes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   learn main concepts in international relations
2   understand historical development end methodologies of international relations
3   know strategic changes in current world conjuncture
4   understand strategic decisions and practices in international relations
5   know local and global problems in international relations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to international relations
2 Historical bacground
3 Principals of international relations and politics
4 Agentsof international relations and politics
5 International Institutions
6 International Problems
7 International Migration and Integration
8 Mid-term
9 Globalization
10 Other theories and methods
11 Development and transformation of internatiıonal politics
12 Security, demilitarization and teror
13 The EU and international relations
14 Recent world conjuncture, identity, security and Türkiye's policies
15 Conjunctural change in world politics and Türkiye's policies
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Tayyar Arı (2004), Uluslararası Ilişkiler ve Dış Politika, Alfa Yayınları: Istanbul.
Cemil Koçak (1991), Türk Alman Ilişkileri (1913-1939), Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları: Ankara.
Çağdaş Türk Diplomasisi: 200 Yıllık Süreç, Sempozyumda Sunulan Bildiriler Kitabı, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara 1999.
Fahir Armaoğlu (1987), 20. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi (1914-1980), Kültür Yayınları: Ankara.
Faruk Sönmezoğlu (2004), Türk Dış Politikasının Analizi, Der Yayınları: Istanbul.
Feridun Cemal Erkin, (1980), Dışişlerinde 34 Yıl, Anılar-Yorumlar, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara.
Mehmet Gönlübol (1993), Uluslararası Politika (Ilkeler, Kavramlar, Kurumlar), Atilla Kitabevi: Ankara.
Mehmet Gönlübol, C. Bar, A. Ş. Esmer, H. Ülman, D. Sezer, S. Bilge, H. Bingün (1996), Olaylarla Türk Dış Politikası (1919-1995), Siyasal Kitabevi: Ankara.
Türk Dış Politikası, Cilt 1, (2001) 1919-1980, (ed. Baskın Oran), Iletişim yayınları: Istanbul.
Türk Dış Politikası, Cilt 2, (2001) 1980-2001, (ed. Baskın Oran), Iletişim yayınları: Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Presentations
3. Text reading
4. Seminary

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

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Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3 will be asked in mid-term exam
2. LO 1-5 will be asked in final exam
3. LO 1-5 will be assessed with term homework or presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is compulsory to attend 70% of the courses.
2. Presentations and assignments prepared within the scope of the course must comply with scientific ethics and institute rules.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

turkmen.toreli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Mondays 11:00 to12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 156

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.13
LO.23
LO.33
LO.4
LO.5