COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TCT 5017 HISTORY OF TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

History of The Turkish Republic

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ISMAIL YAVUZ BÜLENT UĞRASIZ

Offered to

History of The Turkish Republic

Course Objective

The basic aim of this course is to learn the history and existing Turkish American relations, comparatively. In the time Ottoman Empire and Turkish Republic, the relations of two countries will be compared and examined in the existing world system.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn the American Foreign Policy by considering different periods of American history
2   To learn Turkish American relations in the time of Ottoman Empire
3   To learn Turkish American relations in the time of Turkey
4   To learn the place of Turkey in the American Foreign Policy
5   To learn the importance of Turkish American relations in American Foreign Policy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Relevance and Significance of U.S. Foreign Policy
2 Understanding Foreign Policy, Its Complexity and Politics
3 The Study of U.S. Foreign Policy: The Analytical Framework
4 History of United States Foreign Policy
5 The Cold War Era
6 The Cold War Era
7 Global Context and American Power
8 Global Complexity and American Decline
9 American Renewal
10 How U.S. Became Aware of Ottoman Empire
11 Missionaries in Ottoman Empire
12 Formation of Diplomatic Relations Between U.S. and Ottomans
13 Presentations
14 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

erel Rosati, The Politics of United States Foreign Policy, Belmont California, Wadsworth Thomson Learning, 2003.
Henry Kissinger, Does America Need a Foreign Policy: Toward the Diplomacy of 21st Century, New York, Simon&Schuster Publication, 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assigned reading texts should be studied before attending the class and these assigned and prepared special topics will be discussed in the class.

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 143

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.124233
LO.224233
LO.324233
LO.424233
LO.524233

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

Copyright 2015 DEÜ. BİD

HOME / ABOUT US / DEGREE PROGRAMMES / GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS