POLS420 Selected Topics in International Relations II

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- 8. Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Unit FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PR. (ENGLISH)
Code POLS420
Name Selected Topics in International Relations II
Term 2021-2022 Academic Year
Semester 8. Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language İngilizce
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Label E Elective
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ÖZDEN SELCEN ÖZMELEK
Course Instructor
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Course Goal / Objective

The aim of the course is to explain how the logic and concepts work in international relations and to show how they are selected to analyze (as an introduction level) at graduate courses.

Course Content

The selected topics may vary each year according to the interest subjects of students and to the new emerging perspectives in international relations.

Course Precondition

Resources

Notes



Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Analyse the international contemporary issues and their sources.
LO02 Follow the political, social, and economic processes in the world in detail.
LO03 Examines different approaches and solutions produced for differing crises in international relations.
LO04 Expresses his / her thoughts and suggestions in written and oral form and communicate effectively within the work life.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Information About Course Content and Methodology None
2 Gorbachevs Politics Reading assignment
3 Afghanistan and the End of the Bipolar World Reading assignment
4 Newly Emerging Countries after the Fall of the USSR Reading assignment
5 Yugoslavian War and Kosovo Crisis Reading assignment
6 Gulf War, USA and Rogue States Reading assignment, homework
7 Interventions in Somali and Haiti, Rwandan Genocide and African War Reading assignment, homework
8 Mid-Term Exam Studying for exam
9 Developments in Palestine, Developments in Eastern Asia and Asian Tigers, ASEAN Reading assignment
10 Afghanistan War Reading assignment
11 War in Iraq Reading assignment, homework
12 Israel-Palestine Relations, Iran-Lebanon Relations, Arab Spring Reading assignment, homework
13 2008 Crisis and Global Changes Reading assignment, homework
14 2008 Russia-Georgia War Reading assignment, homework
15 War and Peace in Colombia Reading assignment, homework
16 Term Exams Studying for exam
17 Term Exams Studying for exam


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 7 98
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2
Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload (Hour) 144
Total Workload / 25 (h) 5,76
ECTS 6 ECTS

Update Time: 14.05.2025 10:02