Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
7POLS 453US Foreign Policy3+0+03519.12.2021
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Political Science and Public Administration (English)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To teach the important events and transformations of the historical process of American Foreign Policy until present, and the specific policies of the different Presidents of the USA.
To analyze foreign policy approaches within the framework of the US's global engagement, especially since the post-World War II period.
Course Content Within the scope of the course, foreign policy approaches of the USA from the establishment to the present will be analyzed within the framework of spesific historical events. In this context, the global engagement of the USA, which became more visible in the post-World War II period, will be among the important content of the course.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Aziz BALCI
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Steven W. Hook, John Spanier (2013). American Foreign Policy Since World War II. CQ Press.
Course Notes Steven W. Hook, John Spanier (2013). American Foreign Policy Since World War II. CQ Press.

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 6 84
Mid-terms 1 14 14
Final examination 1 14 14
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5,13333333333333 154

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 To learn the principles in the establishment of the USA and its foreign policy approaches until the present
2 To analyze the global engagement policy of the USA, especially during the Cold War period, which started after the Second World War.
3 To discuss the foreign policy approach of the USA in the unipolar world that emerged in the post-Cold War period
4 To discuss the current US foreign policy within the framework of important events and facts.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction
2 Foreign Policy from the American War of Independence and the foundation of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine
3 USA in the period until the First World War
4 American Foreign Policy in the Interwar Period
5 American Foreign Policy from the Second World War to the Cold War Steven W. Hook, John Spanier (2013). American Foreign Policy Since World War II. CQ Press. Chapter 2.
6 Containment: From Theory to Practice Steven W. Hook, John Spanier (2013). American Foreign Policy Since World War II. CQ Press. Chapter 3
7 North-South Tensions and Vietnam War Steven W. Hook, John Spanier (2013). American Foreign Policy Since World War II. CQ Press. Chapter 4
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Detente and World-Order Politics Steven W. Hook, John Spanier (2013). American Foreign Policy Since World War II. CQ Press. Chapter 5
10 The Revival of Superpower Confrontation Steven W. Hook, John Spanier (2013). American Foreign Policy Since World War II. CQ Press. Chapter 6
11 The End of the Cold War Steven W. Hook, John Spanier (2013). American Foreign Policy Since World War II. CQ Press. Chapter 7
12 America's "Unipolar Moment" Steven W. Hook, John Spanier (2013). American Foreign Policy Since World War II. CQ Press. Chapter 8
13 The Shifting European Landscape Steven W. Hook, John Spanier (2013). American Foreign Policy Since World War II. CQ Press. Chapter 10
14 US Foreign Policy Since the 9/11 Attacks to the Present Steven W. Hook, John Spanier (2013). American Foreign Policy Since World War II. CQ Press. Chapter 11,12,13,14

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 2 1 3 3 3 1 3 5 5 4
C1 3 2 3 1 3 1 3 4 4 4
C2 3 1 2 4 4 1 3 5 5 5
C3 2 1 2 4 4 2 3 5 5 5
C4 4 2 3 4 4 2 3 5 5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant