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| ULS5901 | Theories of World Politics-I | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fatma AKKAN GÜNGÖR | | Co-Lecturer | Assoc. Prof. Bülent ŞENER | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to analyze mainstream approaches with respect to the historical process. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | What is theory? Will be able to think about international relations and explanations regarding global politics. | 1 - 2 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | Discuss positivism and modernism. | 1 - 2 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | Interpret global politics. | 1 - 2 | 1, | | PO - 4 : | Examine international system of the 21 st century. | 1 - 2 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The course will focus on theory and cover mainstream approaches in international relations theories. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | What is theory? 20 th-century international system. | | | Week 2 | 21st-century-international system. | | | Week 3 | Positivism and modernism. | | | Week 4 | Mainstream approaches: Realism and Liberalism. | | | Week 5 | Realism, anarchy. | | | Week 6 | Neo-realism. | | | Week 7 | International security. | | | Week 8 | Liberalism and neo-liberal institutionalism. | | | Week 9 | Mid-term Exam. | | | Week 10 | Liberalism and world politics. | | | Week 11 | Liberal internationalism. | | | Week 12 | Presentation. | | | Week 13 | Democratic peace. | | | Week 14 | Pluralism and paradigms. | | | Week 15 | Pluralism and paradigms. | | | Week 16 | Final Exam. | | | |
| 1 | Dunne, Tim, Kurki, Milja ve Steve Smith (2021) Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorileri, Genişletilmiş 5. Edisyondan Çeviri, Felix Kitap, Ankara.
| | | 2 | Dunne, Tim, Kurki, Milja ve Steve Smith (2021) Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorileri, Genişletilmiş 5. Edisyondan Çeviri, Felix Kitap, Ankara.
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| 1 | Viotti, Paul R. ve Mark V. Kauppi (2016) Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorisi, Nobel , Ankara.
| | | 2 | Viotti, Paul R. ve Mark V. Kauppi (2016) Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorisi, Nobel , Ankara.
| | | 3 | Brown, Chris ve Kirsten Ainley (2007) Uluslararası İlişkileri Anlamak, Gözden Geçirilmiş Üçüncü Basım, Yayınodası, İstanbul. | | | 4 | Brown, Chris ve Kirsten Ainley (2007) Uluslararası İlişkileri Anlamak, Gözden Geçirilmiş Üçüncü Basım, Yayınodası, İstanbul. | | | 5 | Brown, Chris ve Kirsten Ainley (2007) Uluslararası İlişkileri Anlamak, Gözden Geçirilmiş Üçüncü Basım, Yayınodası, İstanbul. | | | 6 | Jackson, Patrick (2010) The Conduct of Inquiry in International Relations, Rotledge, London. | | | 7 | Jackson, Patrick (2010) The Conduct of Inquiry in International Relations, Rotledge, London. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 11/2025 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | 12/2025 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 01/2026 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 8 | 14 | 112 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 12 | 2 | 24 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 3 | 2 | 6 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 3 | 36 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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