COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SELECTED TOPICS ON ASIAN SECURITY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRE 4124 SELECTED TOPICS ON ASIAN SECURITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR GÜL MEHPARE KURTOĞLU ESKIŞAR

Offered to

International Relations

Course Objective

This course aims to introduce both existing and rising/contemporary security related issues in Asia to students. During this introduction, the course also aims to help the participants identify the leading causes of the aforementioned issues, and to discuss their possible consequences and role vis-à-vis other world events and politics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To analyze the leading security concepts and subjects by using different theories of international relations.
2   To evaluate the main security issues concerning Asia by discussing a number of topics, including conventional and nuclear proliferation, ecological factors, migration, nationalism, populism and xenophobia.
3   To improve the ability to analyze the key concepts, problems and events on Asian security, and assess their relationship with other international events.
4   To improve the presentation skills of participants by using appropriate forms of academic resources and communication technology.
5   To improve ESL for better communication skills.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Security in Asia after the Cold War: Theoretical Issues
3 Hegemon Wars in Asia I
4 Hegemon Wars in Asia II
5 Asian Security and `Other Players
6 International Organizations and Building a Security Community in Asia
7 Economics and Security in Asia
8 Security Issues in South Asia
9 Security Issues Concerning the Korean Peninsula
10 Energy Security in Asia
11 Human Security in Asia
12 Contemporary Events

Recomended or Required Reading

Rex Li, A Rising China and Security in East Asia: Identity construction and security discourse, London: Routledge, 2009.
Antonio Marquina, ed., Energy Security Visions from Asia and Europe, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Yukiko Nishikawa, Human Security in Southeast Asia, London: Routledge, 2010.
David Shambaugh and Michael Yahuda, eds., International Relations of Asia, Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2008.
Other resources TBA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Class lectures, class discussions and student presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 PRS Presentation
3 PRT Participation
4 FN Final
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.25 +PRS * 0.25 + PRT * 0.20 +FN * 0.30
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.25 + PRS * 0.25 + PRT * 0.20 + BUT * 0.30


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. To become aware of the basic/leading causes of various existing or contemporary subjects and issues regarding Asian Security and to be able to explain them; to become aware of their interaction with other main/contemporary world events and developments and to be able to explain them.
2. To analyze and evaluate Asian security and its role with regard to the rest of the world s security issues and other concerns.
3. To analyze the changing security concepts and problems in different parts of Asia in a comparative perspective.
4. To present and discuss the academic information on Asian security in an analytical framework.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 % of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Class presentations not delivered on time will not be graded.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gul dot kurtoglu dot deu dot edu dot tr

Office Hours


By appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 13 13
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 5 12 60
Preparing presentations 1 17 17
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 143

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.15
LO.25
LO.34
LO.45
LO.55

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