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| ULS6629 | Geopolitics in International Relations | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Bülent ŞENER | | Co-Lecturer | Dr. Vahit GÜNTAY | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | In this course, the definition of geopolitics as a concept and a discipline, its elements and its relation with political geography and aims to analyze historical and theoretical dimensions of the concept of geopolitics in the intergovernmental system in the context of international relations. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Learn all aspects of geopolitics and discipline, | 10 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | Understand geopolitical theories together with the historical process, | 10 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | Compare classical and critical geopolitics, | 10 | 1, | | PO - 4 : | In the post-Cold War era, geopolitics will be inferred about the place and the future of inter-state life. | 10 | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Definition of Geopolitics, Relation of Geopolitics to Political Geography, Elements of Geopolitics, Classical Geopolitical Theories, Geopolitical Thought during the Cold War, Geopolitical Thought after the Cold War, Critical Geopolitics. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to Geopolitics | | | Week 2 | Political Geography as Concept and Discipline
Geopolitical and Political Geography Relation as Concept and Discipline
Elements of Geopolitics | | | Week 3 | Classical Geopolitical Theories (I) | | | Week 4 | Classical Geopolitical Theories (II) | | | Week 5 | Classical Geopolitical Theories (III) | | | Week 6 | The Origins of American Geopolitics | | | Week 7 | Geopolitics of the Cold War Era | | | Week 8 | Geopolitical Thought and Critical Geopolitics in the Post-Cold War Era | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Concepts, Processes and Functions Related to Boundaries
Scientific Milestones in Border Studies | | | Week 11 | Boundary Relations
Different Approaches to Boundaries | | | Week 12 | The Relationship Between Borders and War Case (I) | | | Week 13 | The Relationship Between Borders and War Case (II) | | | Week 14 | Turkey's "Cross-Country" Nature | | | Week 15 | Geopolitical Discourse Analysis in Kurdistan Maps | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Palabıyık, Mustafa Serdar (edt.). 2009; Batıda Jeopolitik Düşünce, Orion Kitabevi, Ankara. | | | 2 | Karabağ, Servet. 2008; Jeopolitik Açıdan Sınırlar, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara. | | | |
| 1 | Şener, Bülent. 2017; Jeopolitik, Barış Kitap, Ankara. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 18/04/2024 | 2 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 13 | 09/05/2024 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06/06/2024 | 2 | 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 | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 14 | 84 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 6 | 36 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 7 | 42 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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