1	Course Title:	POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
2	Course Code:	KMY5104
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Derda Küçükalp
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. Derda Küçükalp Tel: 02242941125 derdakucukalp@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To provide the students with a basic level of knowledge about political philosophy.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	This course contributes to the development of the student's analytical thinking ability.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To have information about the main topics and the features of political philosophy.; 2 To analyze the political phenomenon through a philosophical approach.; 3 To gain knowledge on the ideas of prominent thinkers in political philosopy. ; 4 To learn the basic concepts of political philosophy.; 5 To be able to make textual analysis in the field of political philosophy.; 6 To be able to identify research topics in the field of political philosophy; 7 To be able to follow the latest developments in political philosophy.; 8 To be able to interpret the current political events within the framework of political philosophy. ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Nature of politics
2	The relation between politics and philosophy
3	Political Philosophy and Historicism
4	Political Philosophy and Political Theory
5	Characteristics of Classical Political Philosophy
6	Classical Political Philosophy: Socrates. Plato and Aristotle
7	Classical Political Philosophy: Roman and Christian Political Thought
8	Modern Political Philosophy: Descartes, Hobbes, Locke
9	The Critique of Modern Natural Law: Burke and Rousseau
10	Critique of Pure Reason: Hegel and Marx
11	Critique of Instrumental Reason: Kant and Habermas
12	Critique of Instrumental Reason: Horkheimer and Adorno
13	Radical Critique of Modern Reason: Communitarian Political Thought
14	Radical Critique of Modern Reason: Postmodern Political Thought

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	A-Textbook: Leo Strauss, Politika Felsefesi Nedir?, Paradigma Yayınları, 2000. B-Referanslar: Leo Strauss, Doğal Hak ve Tarih, Say Yayınları, 2011. Derda Küçükalp, Siyaset Felsefesi, Say Yayınları, 2011.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	The evaluation of this course will be made with a midterm and a final exam. The exam will be held in classic or multiple choice format.
Information	Relative evaluation system will be used in this course.

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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	4	56
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	40	40
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	42	42
Total WorkLoad			180
Total workload/ 30 hr			6
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 LO1 5 5 3 3 1 4 4 5 4 5 LO2 5 5 3 3 1 4 4 5 4 5 LO3 5 5 3 3 1 4 4 5 4 5 LO4 5 5 3 3 1 4 4 5 4 5 LO5 5 5 3 3 1 4 4 5 4 5 LO6 5 5 3 3 1 4 4 5 4 5 LO7 5 5 3 3 1 4 4 5 4 5 LO8 5 5 3 3 1 4 4 5 4 5

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High