Department of International Relations

Frozen Conflicts(RI439)

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Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
RI439 Frozen Conflicts 7 3 3 0 3 5
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Course Type Elective
Course Level Bachelor Degree
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Objective This course aims at studying international conflicts that could not be resolved in international politics from the Cold War period to the present. The conflicts between states and possible solution scenarios for the current problems are discussed within a conflict management perspective.
Content While discussing the examples of frozen conflicts, the main problems between the parties, the periods of armed conflict and the processes of learning to live together with the problem are discussed in each conflict. Thus an introduction to the discipline of conflict resolution is made through possible resolution scenarios.
Course Learning Outcomes The students enrolled to this course are acquainted with the discipline of conflict resolution, which is becoming more and more important as a master's degree program, while reinforcing the knowledge gained in the international policy course.
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Assessment System
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 0 40
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 0 60
Toplam 0 100
In-Term Studies
  Number Contribution
Assignments 0 0
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 1 40
Relation of Proficiency
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
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
ECTS
Activities Number Period Total Workload
Class Hours 14 3 42
Working Hours out of Class 12 5 60
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 10 10
Final Examinations (including preparation) 1 13 13
Total Workload 125
Total Workload / 25 5,00
Credits ECTS 5
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