ECTS - Turkish Foregn Policy: Past and Present
Turkish Foregn Policy: Past and Present (IR503) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Turkish Foregn Policy: Past and Present | IR503 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving, Team/Group. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The basic aim of this course is to ensure that students learn the Turkish foreign policy's historical development with all political, economic and social dimensions by taking domestic, regional and global dynamics into consideration. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | An overview of Turkish foreign policy from the late Ottoman times, throughout the Republican era and the post-Cold War era. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | A General Introduction to the course | None |
| 2 | Foreign Relations of the late Ottoman Empire and the First World Ware | William Hale (2013) Turkish Foreign Policy since 1774, Oxon: Routledge, Chapter 1, pp.8-30, Bölüm2, pp.31-55. |
| 3 | Turkey and the Second World War | William Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy since 1774, (Oxon: Routledge, 2013), Chapter 3, pp.56-75 |
| 4 | Turkey and the Cold War | William Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy since 1774, (Oxon: Routledge, 2013), Chapter 4, pp.78-103, Chapter 5, pp.104-134. |
| 5 | Turkish Foreign Policy after the Cold War | William Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy since 1774, (Oxon: Routledge, 2013), Chapter 6, pp.135-157. |
| 6 | Understanding the New Dynamics of Turkish Foreign Policy | Bülent Aras (2014) “Davutoğlu Era in Turkish Foreign Policy Revisited”, Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 16:4, 404-418. |
| 7 | Turkey and the Middle East | William Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy since 1774, (Oxon: Routledge, 2013), Chapter 11. |
| 8 | Turkey and Africa | Gökhan Bacık, İsa Afacan (2013) “Turkey Discovers Sub-Saharan Africa: The Critical Role of Agents in the Construction of Turkish Foreign-Policy Discourse”, Turkish Studies, 14:3, No. 3, 483–502. |
| 9 | Midterm | None |
| 10 | Turkey and Russia, Central Asia&Caucasus | William Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy since 1774, (Oxon: Routledge, 2013), Chapter 10. |
| 11 | Turkey and the European Union | William Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy since 1774, (Oxon: Routledge, 2013), Chapter 8. |
| 12 | Turkey and the United States | William Hale, Turkish Foreign Policy since 1774, (Oxon: Routledge, 2013), Chapter 7. |
| 13 | Student Presentations | None |
| 14 | Student Presentations | None |
| 15 | General Review | None |
| 16 | Final Week |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Hale, W., Turkish Foreign Policy: 1774- 2000, Routledge, 2003 |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 20 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 80 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Gains the ability to understand, explain, and apply the basic concepts and methodologies of international relations | X | ||||
| 2 | Gains the ability to analyze international relations at a theoretical level | X | ||||
| 3 | Gains the ability to interpret current global and national political issues through logical and informed analysis | X | ||||
| 4 | Gains the ability to adopt different perspectives on international relations | X | ||||
| 5 | Gains the ability to analyze the current and future positions of global and regional actors | X | ||||
| 6 | Develops relevant academic and applied research skills in political issues | X | ||||
| 7 | Develops the academic writing skills related to the field | X | ||||
| 8 | Develops the academic presentation skills related to the field | X | ||||
| 9 | Develops analytical thinking and independent research skills | X | ||||
| 10 | Develops critical analysis, interpretation, and discussion skills, and adopts an open-minded approach to learning | X | ||||
| 11 | Gains the ability to develop arguments. | X | ||||
| 12 | Recognizes the importance of lifelong learning | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
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| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||