COURSE SYLLABUS

THE BALKANS

1	Course Title:	THE BALKANS
2	Course Code:	ULU2106
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
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:	Yrd.Doç.Dr. Çiğdem Aydın Koyuncu
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü Nilüfer/BURSA Tel: 0224 2941168 Email: cigdema@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	In this course, acquiring knowledge of students about the historical developments of Balkans where is geographically part of Turkey, historical and cultural ties with Turkey, peoples living in this region, conflicts, minority and ethnic issues in Balkans, place of the region in the international system, political of the other states and regional – international organizations towards the Balkans, affects of the changes in post-Cold War to the region.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able to learn the historical background of political developments in the Balkans;
2	To be able to have knowledge of history of people in Balkans;
3	To be able to have knowledge of the basis and developments of problems and conflicts in Balkans;
4	To be able to produce critical approaches to certain issues of Balkan politics within the framework various theories of international relations;
5	To be able to have knowledge of the policies of states outside the region of the Balkans;
6	To be able to understand Balkan policies of international and regional organizations (UN, EU, NATO, OSCE, etc..) ;
7	To be able to understand relations between Turkey and Balkans and to develops perspective towards the future;
8	To be able to knowledge of factors that affect the foreign policies of the Balkan countries;
9	To be able to knowledge of forces has been effective in the Balkan region at the historical process and their policies on the region.;
10	To be able to develops perspective on the future of Balkans.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Geographical location of Balkans, the political developments on these lands in historical period (the Old and Middle Ages)
2	Balkans during the Ottoman Period
3	National Liberation Movements in the Balkans
4	Effects of the Balkan and World Wars for the region
5	Developments in the Balkans in the 1970s and 1980s
6	Developments in the Balkans after the Cold War Era
7	Basic Problems between the Balkan States nowadays
8	Minority Issues in the Balkans
9	Key Issues in the Balkans: Bosnia and Herzegovina
10	Key Issues in the Balkans: Kosovo
11	Effectiveness of International Organizations in the Balkans
12	Policies of Regional Organizations towards the Balkan Region
13	Relations between Turkey and the Balkans-I
14	Relations between Turkey and the Balkans-II

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Kemali Saybaşılı, Gencer Özcan, Yeni Balkanlar Eski Sorunlar, Bağlam Yayınları, İstanbul 1997. 2. Şule Kut, Balkanlar’da Kimlik ve Egemenlik, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2005. 3. Balkanlar El Kitabı, Cilt I: Tarih, Der., Osman Karatay-Bilgehan A. Gökdağ, KaraM& Vadi yayınları, Ankara, 2006. 4. Osmanlı ve Balkanlar-Bir Tarihyazımı Tartışması, Der.: Fikret Adanır-Suraiya Faroqhi, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2011 5. Barbara Jelavich, Balkan Tarihi, I.-II. Cilt, Küre Yayınları, İstanbul, 2006. 6. Hugh Poulton, Balkanlar-Çatışan Azınlıklar, Çatışan Devletler, İstanbul, Sarmal Yayınları, 1993. 7. Maria Todorova, Balkanlar’ı Tahayyül Etmek, İstanbul, İletişim Yayınları, 2003. 8. Andrew Baruch Wachtel, Dünya Tarihinde Balkanlar, Doğan Kitapçılık, 2009.
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
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High