Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
6POLS 352European Union and Türkiye3+0+03506.01.2022

 
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 enable students to learn the multidimensional relations between the European Union and Turkey.
Course Content Within the scope of the course, from the emergence of the European Union in the historical process to the present, the whole of the multidimensional mutual relations with Turkey will be mentioned. In this context, the institutional structure, development, transformation of the community, which was emerged as an integration project in Europe since the end of the Second World War, and the mutual relations with Turkey in this process will form the content of the course.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Undefined .
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources John McCormick (2011). Understanding European Union: A Concise Introduction, Palgrave Macmillan.
Wulf Reiners and Ebru Turhan. (2021). EU-Turkey Relations: Theories, Institutions, and Policies, Palgrave Macmillan.
Course Notes John McCormick (2011). Understanding European Union: A Concise Introduction, Palgrave Macmillan.

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
Assignment 1 % 10
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
3
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Assignments 1 14 14
Mid-terms 1 14 14
Final examination 1 14 14
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 2,8 84

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 To learn the emergence of the European Union in the historical process
2 To comprehend the institutional structure, policies and values of the European Union
3 To analyze the whole of the mutual relations between the European Union and Turkey in the process from the beginning of the relations to the present.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction
2 The Emergence of the EU
3 From the European Economic Community to the European Union
4 Institutional Structure, Policies and Values of the EU
5 The emergence of Turkey-European Union Relations
6 History of relations with Europe and important periods
7 Ankara Agreement
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Institutional structure of the EU-Turkey partnership relations
10 Enlargement of European Integration and the Maastricht Treaty
11 The Enlargement Process of the European Union in the Post-Cold War Era
12 Relations after 2004 Brussels Summit
13 Copenhagen Criteria and Turkey
14 Current situation of Turkey-European Union relations
15 Final Exam

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

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