COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ILKIM ÖZDIKMENLI ÇELIKOĞLU

Offered to

International Relations

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to introduce the rise and evolution of modern ideologies and political movements with special emphases on the writings of major representatives. Enlightenment thought, liberalism, conservatism, Marxism, social democracy, nationalism, and feminism are amongst the main topics that are to be dealt in this course.

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

Andrew Heywood, Political Ideologies: An Introduction (5th Edition), Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2012.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Weekly readings
3. Class discussions
4. Assignment(s)

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Each student will prepare two short assignments the topic of which will be anounced by the instructor in the first week of semester. Attendance and active participation in class discussions will be also be considered in granting the assignment grade.

Assessment Criteria

The learner will:
1. Write clear and coherent explanations of the ideologies and thinkers taught in class.
2. Compare and contrast different ideologies and thinkers with regard to certain common criteria.
3. Describe the social and political context in which an ideology was born and how this ideology shaped the political life in return.
4. Participate in the discussions and demonstrate that he/she had done the weekly readings.
5. Submit assignment(s) the topics of which will be announced at the beginning of the semester. He/she has to do proper justification of arguments and follow rules of academic writing. A plagiarized paper will get a significantly lowered grade or, most probably, a zero.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory. Attendance may be checked anytime during class. Please do not demand being marked present if you were absent during the check.
2. You are expected to come to class on time.
3. You are expected to read the assigned material before class, and participate in class discussions.

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