Department of International Relations

International Security and Strategy(RI314)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
RI314 International Security and Strategy 8 3 3 0 3 5
Prerequisites
Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction French
Course Type Elective
Course Level Bachelor Degree
Course Instructor(s) Tolga BİLENER tbilener@gmail.com (Email)
Assistant
Objective The purpose of this course is to explain different interpretations of the concept of security and to assess the policies adopted by diverging states to reinforce their security.
Content Cf. Weekly plan
Course Learning Outcomes The student who will have validated this course,
1. Will know the different interpretations of the security concept
2. Will learn diverging methods adopted by the players of the international system to reinforce their security
3. Will be able to assess the actions and decisions of diverging actors in the security domain.
Teaching and Learning Methods Presentations of the academic
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BONIFACE Pascal, La Puissance Internationale, Paris: IRIS, 1994.
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Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 Introduction
2 Threat perceptions
3 Historical background
4 Security strategies
5 Security instruments of states
6 Security instruments of states 2
7 Midterm exam
8 Regional security
9 Developping countries and security
10 Terror and states
11 Economy and security
12 Security in the globalized world
13 War strategies
14 General assessment
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 1 30
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 70
Toplam 2 100
In-Term Studies
  Number Contribution
Assignments 0 0
Presentation 0 0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 30
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 30
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
Activities Number Period Total Workload
Class Hours 14 3 42
Working Hours out of Class 8 6 48
Assignments 1 16 16
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 19 19
Total Workload 125
Total Workload / 25 5,00
Credits ECTS 5
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