COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LAW OF THE SEA

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRL 5009 LAW OF THE SEA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

International Relations (English)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DENIZ KIZILSÜMER ÖZER

Offered to

International Relations (English)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide the students with the advanced level of knowledge of the international law of the sea.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   acquire advanced knowledge in the international law of the sea.
2   evaluate critically the acquired knowledge on basic concepts, disputes and cases.
3   define and analyze conflicts which require specialization, offer a resolution by refering to related theoretical approaches, reach a conclusion and report it both verbally and in writing.
4   achive self-discipline and take responsibility for their own actions and decisions
5   develop skills of critical analysis in relation to the political, socio-cultural, economic and legal developments in national and international agenda

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 maritime ares
2 internal waters, territorial sea.
3 exclusive economic zone
4 Continental shelf
5 high seas
6 ITLOS
7 Midterm
8 Agean sea dispute
9 international straits
10 Turkish Straits
11 presentations and/or cases
12 presentations and/or cases
13 Presentations and/or cases
14 Presentations and/or cases

Recomended or Required Reading

to be announced later

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture, discussions, examples of practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. will understand the law of the sea
2.will analyze relevant rules
3.will evaluate concepts and relevant problems

Assessment Criteria

will understand the law of the sea
will analyze relevant rules
will evaluate concepts and relevant problems

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. plagiarism of any type will result in disiplinary action
2. attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.
3.all assignments shoukd be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

deniz.kizilsumer@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

one hour before or after class.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 2 35 70
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 182

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55