International Relations Theories(RI226)
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
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RI226 | International Relations Theories | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
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Theory Topics
Week | Weekly Contents |
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1 | Main patters in the IR : realism and idealism |
2 | Theory and historical readings |
3 | Morgenthau and classical realism |
4 | Behavioralism and system approach |
5 | Transnationalism |
6 | Inter-paradigm debates |
7 | Rosenau and globalization |
8 | British school |
9 | Mid term exam |
10 | Neo-realism and neo-liberalism |
11 | Neo-marxist approaches and dependence school |
12 | Fukuyama - Huntington - debates after the Cold War period |
13 | Critical approaches |
14 | Constructivism and debates after the September 11 |
Practice Topics
Week | Weekly Contents |
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Contribution to Overall Grade
Number | Contribution | |
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Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 3 | 60 |
Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
Toplam | 4 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
Number | Contribution | |
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Assignments | 2 | 20 |
Presentation | 0 | 0 |
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 40 |
Project | 0 | 0 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
Quiz | 0 | 0 |
Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
Reports | 0 | 0 |
Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
Seminar | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Toplam | 3 | 60 |
No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To have a detailed knowledge on the principal concepts, actors and components of the international system | X | ||||
2 | To master the fundamentals such as history, law, economics, sociology and political science required by the multidisciplinary nature of International Relations | X | ||||
3 | Pouvoir analyser la pratique à partir d’une infrastructure théorique assimilée | X | ||||
4 | To have acquired the capability of specializing on a particular theme and/or region | X | ||||
5 | In the light of Galatasaray University’s traditional and institutional links with Europe, to have developed the ability to contribute to Turkey’s accession process to the EU in a concrete manner | X | ||||
6 | To interpret and explain Turkish foreign policy through its domestic components as well as from the perspective of the international system | X | ||||
7 | To have reached the necessary level of competence to be able to undertake a career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as other state institutions and/or the private sector | X | ||||
8 | Possess the required skills to work at various international organizations and NGOs | X | ||||
9 | To be in perfect command of French, teaching language of Galatasaray University, and of English, its mandatory language, at the academic -with a view to write a thesis/project/book in the field of International Relations- as well as the professional level | X | ||||
10 | To have the capacity to utilize the methodological instruments acquired throughout the studies at any conceptual and/or academic work | X |
Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
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Class Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
Assignments | 3 | 15 | 45 |
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 21 | 21 |
Total Workload | 125 | ||
Total Workload / 25 | 5,00 | ||
Credits ECTS | 5 |