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| ULS2013 | International Relations Theories | 3+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fatma AKKAN GÜNGÖR | | Co-Lecturer | Assoc. Prof. Bülent ŞENER | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Main goal of this course is to give students a theoretical point of view in order to analyze international events. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Explaining the theories from beginner level. | 2 - 11 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Evaluation of the political base and theorical base with theories in international relations. | 2 - 11 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Theories of International Relations; Realism; Neorealism; Liberal Theories; Marxism; English School; Constructivism; Critical Theories; Post-structuralism: Power, Knowledge, Discourse, Discrepancy; World System Theory; Feminism; Green Politics. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to International Relations | | | Week 2 | Academic Thinking and Analysis in International Relations | | | Week 3 | International Relations as Political Theory | | | Week 4 | Academic Thinking | | | Week 5 | Classical Realism | | | Week 6 | Traditionalism/ History and Behaviouralism/ Science | | | Week 7 | International Society and English School | | | Week 8 | Liberal Approaches in World Politics | | | Week 9 | Mid-term Exam | | | Week 10 | Marxist Theories | | | Week 11 | Neorealism | | | Week 12 | Pozitivism ve Post-Pozivitism | | | Week 13 | Social Sonstructivism | | | Week 14 | Alternative Approaches: Feminism, Post-Structuralism and Discourse of Post-Colonialism | | | Week 15 | Theories of International Relations after Cold-War and 9/11 | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Kardaş, Şaban ve Balcı, Ali (edt.) 2014; Uluslararası İlişkilere Giriş: Tarih, Teori, Kavram ve Konular, Küre Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 11/2025 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 01/2026 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 9 | 14 | 126 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 180 |
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