Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
4IRS222International Relations Theory II3+0+036

Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program International Relations (English)
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Objectives of the Course The objective of this course for each student is to know, comprehend and analyze the Course Critical Subjects.
Course Content This course aims to deepen and enlarge students’ knowledge about International Relations theories and foreign policy analysis.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof. Lamia Mammadova
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Smith, Steve & Hadfield, Amelia & Dunne, Tim (eds.) (2011), Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases, Oxford University Press
Viotti, Paul R. & Kauppi, Mark (1999), International Relations Theory, Pearson Education

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 5 70
Mid-terms 1 25 25
Final examination 1 35 35
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 172

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 The history and evolution of foreign policy analysis
2 Actors, structures and foreign policy analysis
3 Foreign policy decision-making: rational, psychological, and neurological models
4 Foreign policy: Implementation and behaviour
5 The role of media and public opinion in foreign policy
6 The primacy of national security in foreign policy


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction
2 The English School of IR
3 Copenhagen School of IR
4 Reconsideration: Constructivism vs. Post-Structuralism
5 Actors, structures and foreign policy analysis
6 Foreign policy decision-making: rational, psychological, and neurological models
7 Film Screening: “Thirteen Days” (2000), Director: Roger Donaldson
8 Midterm (40 %)
9 Foreign policy: Implementation and behaviour
10 The role of media and public opinion in foreign policy
11 The primacy of national security in foreign policy
12 Economic statecraft
13 Duties beyond borders
14 Film Screening: “Wag the Dog” (1997), Director: Barry Levinson


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 5 2 2 2 3 2 2 2
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6

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