Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3POLS 251Theories of International Relations 3+0+03521.12.2021
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 The aim of this course is to learn the theoretical approaches that have taken place in the discipline of International Relations in the historical process and are still used in analyzing empirical studies today.
Course Content Within the scope of the course, International Relations Theories, which emerged and started to be discussed simultaneously with the emergence of the discipline of International Relations, will be examined with their chronological, ontological and epistemological dimensions. As a result of these examinations, spesific events occuring between states and in the international system will be analyzed with the aforementioned theoretical approaches.
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 Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki, Steve Smith. (2021). International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press.
Course Notes Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki, Steve Smith. (2021). International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, Fifth Edition, Oxford University 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 theoretical approaches in the discipline of International Relations
2 Applying theoretical approaches in the discipline of International Relations to empirical studies
3 To be able to analyze the events that took place in the past and occuring at present between states and in the international system in the light of theoretical approaches.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction: International Relations and Social Sciences Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki, Steve Smith. (2021). International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press. Chapter 1
2 Classical Realism Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki, Steve Smith. (2021). International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press. Chapter 2
3 Neo-Realism (Structural Realism) and Neo-Classical Realism Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki, Steve Smith. (2021). International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press. Chapter 3
4 Idealism-Liberalism and Neo-Liberalism Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki, Steve Smith. (2021). International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press. Chapter 4-5
5 The English School Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki, Steve Smith. (2021). International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press. Chapter 6
6 Marxism Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki, Steve Smith. (2021). International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press. Chapter 7
7 Critical Theory Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki, Steve Smith. (2021). International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press. Chapter 8
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Constructivism Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki, Steve Smith. (2021). International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press. Chapter 9
10 Feminism Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki, Steve Smith. (2021). International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press. Chapter 10
11 Post-Structuralism Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki, Steve Smith. (2021). International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press. Chapter 11
12 Post-Colonialism Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki, Steve Smith. (2021). International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press. Chapter 12
13 Normative International Relations Theory Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki, Steve Smith. (2021). International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press. Chapter 13
14 International Relations Theory and Globalization Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki, Steve Smith. (2021). International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press. Chapter 14
15 Final Exam

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

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