COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ATA 7008 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Principles of Atatürk and Turkish Revolution History Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR MEHMET EMIN ELMACI

Offered to

Principles of Atatürk and Turkish Revolution History Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

To inform the students on the historical development process of the International Relations discipline and the International Relations Theories.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To assess the theories of international relations within the context of debates on general philosophy of science and methodology throughout the course.
2   To be able to define the developments in the International Relations Theory.
3   To be able to discuss the traditional approaches of the International Relations Theory.
4   To be able to assess and discuss the new approaches emerging in the International Relations Theory.
5   To be able to apply various theories on cases.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Question of Theory in International Relations
2 The Historical Progress of the International Relations Discipline
3 The Question of Methodology in International Relations
4 The Neorealist Theory
5 The Neoliberal Theory
6 Neo-Neo Debate
7 The Marxist Theory
8 Mid-term Exam
9 The World-Systems Theory and Gramsci
10 The Regime Theory and International Organizations, Non-Governmental Agents and International Relations Theories (IRT)
11 Theories of Foreign Policy
12 Feminist Theories, Nationalism, Ethnicity and the State
13 The Postmodern Theory
14 Current Issues of International Relations

Recomended or Required Reading

Arı, Tayyar, Uluslararası Ilişkiler Teorisi, Alfa Yay., 2004
Gönlübol, Mehmet, Uluslararası Politika; Ilkeler, Kavramlar, Kurumlar, Siyasal Kitabevi, 2000
Kissinger, Henry, Diplomasi, Iş Bankası Kültür Yay., 2010
Sönmezoğlu, Faruk, Uluslararası Ilişkiler Sözlüğü, Der Yay., 2010

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To review the weekly subjects together with the students after the subjects are re-outlined by the lecturer, based on the pre-course reading process done by the students, and also to encourage the students to make a short presentation on a subject they prefer during the semester (if possible).

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

40% midterm, %60 final

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons. The instructor has right to make practical quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Kenan Kırkpınar
kenan.kpinar@deu.edu.tr
(0232) 3017922

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Atatürk Ilkeleri ve Inkılâp Tarihi Enstitüsü
Tınaztepe Yerleşkesi, 35390
Buca/IZMIR

Office Hours

Evey wednesday between 13:30-16:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 19 19
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.13
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44
LO.54

CONTACT INFORMATION
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