COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

International Relations (English)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ZEHRA NILÜFER KARACASULU

Offered to

International Relations (English)

Course Objective

The main objective of the course is to explain and evaluate past and present United States foreign policies and also to predict for the future. Thus, the leading approaches or theoretical perspectives on American foreign policy and some of the key foreign policy issues since the World War II will be examined. After introducing theoretical perspectives, during the rest of the semester major emphasis will be placed on the evolution of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War (1945-1991), on the post-Cold War period (1991-2001), on the post-September 11, 2001, period of the George W. Bush presidency, and the Obama administration's foreign policy (2009-12).

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. John Ikenberry, American Foreign Policy: Theoretical Essays, New York: Pearson-Longman, 2005.
2. D. S. Papp, L. K. Johson and J. E. Endicott, American Foreign Policy, New York: Pearson-Longman, 2005.
3. Richard A. Melanson, American Foreign Policy Since the Vietnam War, New York: M. E. Sharpe, 2005.
4. In addition to the assigned textbooks, there will also be numerous articles (tba)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be conducted as a seminar. Students will be expected to complete the readings assigned for each session prior to each class meeting and to participate actively in class discussions. One (or more) students (depending on the size of the class) will be assigned responsibility for reviewing the required readings orally during each session prior to the general discussion.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes