SBUS407 American Foreign Policy

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- 7. Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Unit FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PR.
Code SBUS407
Name American Foreign Policy
Term 2019-2020 Academic Year
Semester 7. Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Label E Elective
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. HARUN ARIKAN
Course Instructor Prof. Dr. HARUN ARIKAN (Güz) (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students materials about the US Political System and US foreign policy making by focusing on the major actors in US Foreign Policy Making as well as continuity and change in US Foreign Policy.

Course Content

This course presents a general picture of the US Political System and US foreign poicy making. More specifically, it covers the critical players and actors in the US foreign policy making, major foreign policy events and crises as well as continuity and Change in US Foreign Policy.

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Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Introduction
LO02 Students learn about the early US history, including the British Colonial Era and Civil War.
LO03 Students learn about the US Political System and main political actors such as the Constitution, President, Congress, Lobby Groups, and Other Actors
LO04 Students learn about the foreign policy of the U.S. in the early period until the World War I
LO05 Students learn about US Foreign policy in the inter-war period.
LO06 Students learn about US Foreign policy during WWII
LO07 Students learn about the sources of the Cold War and the US foreign policy in the early years of the Cold War, including Truman Doctrine, Containment Policy, NATO)
LO08 MidTerm
LO09 Students learn about the major crises during Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy Administrations
LO10 Students learn about the Vietnam War and its social, political, economic impacts.
LO11 Students learn about the Johnson, Nixon and Ford Era
LO12 Students learn about the Carter-Reagan era
LO13 Students learn about the foreign policy of the Bush and Clinton Administrations.
LO14 Students learn about President George Bush Era and the aftermath of September 11
LO15 Recap


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction Reading
2 US History: 1492, British Colonial Era, Independence and Civil War Reading
3 US Political System: Constitution, President, Congress, Lobby Groups, and Other Actors Reading
4 Tradition in US Foreign Policy Reading
5 World War I and Inter-War Period Reading
6 US Foreign Policy and World War II Reading
7 Cold War; Truman Doctrine, Containment Policy Reading
8 Mid-Term Exam Exam
9 Problems during the Cold War: Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy Periods Reading
10 Vietnam War Reading
11 Johnson, Nixon and Ford Periods Reading
12 Carter-Reagan Years Reading
13 Bush-Clinton Periods Reading
14 George W. Bush and September 11 Reading
15 US Foreign Policy in the Obama Era Reading
16 Term Exams Exam
17 Term Exams Exam


Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria

Assessment Type Midterm / Year Impact End of Term / End of Year Impact
1. Midterm Exam 100 40
General Assessment
Midterm / Year Total 100 40
1. Final Exam - 60
Grand Total - 100


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 2 10 20
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 10 10
Final Exam 1 15 15
Total Workload (Hour) 157
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,28
ECTS 6 ECTS

Update Time: 14.05.2025 10:13