COURSE SYLLABUS

EU’S FOREIGN POLICY

1	Course Title:	EU’S FOREIGN POLICY
2	Course Code:	ULI6101
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	X
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. İbrahim Canbolat
16	Course Lecturers:	X
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	icanbol@hotmail.com - 0224 2941060 Uludağ Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü 16059 Görükle - BURSA
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19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is to obtain information to students about the reasons of the existence of the European Union and the formation conditions of it; European Union as a supranational system and the European Union's foreign policy; process and the development of common foreign policy in the European Union; implementation of common foreign policy in the European Union; the European Union’s relations with the regional / global actors and the third world countries; the European Union's foreign policy and status of global actor after the Treaty of Lisbon
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able to put forward ideas about the future of European Union considering the features and institutional structure of the European Union;
2	To be able to analyze the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy;
3	To be able to explain the European Union's foreign policy implementations ;
4	To be able to evaluate comparatively the European Union's relations with some countries and regions;
5	To be able to evaluate the Treaty of Lisbon with the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy;
6	To be able to analyze European Union’s role and status as a global actor ;
7	To be able to analyze the future of the European Union's foreign policy;
8	To be able to participate in discussions about the future of the European Union as a global actor ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	EU as a supranational system
2	Analysis of the main factors of European Union foreign policy
3	Process and development of the EU Common Foreign Policy: 1983 Stuttgart Declaration, 1987 Single European Act, 1992 Maastrich Treaty, 1997 Amsterdam Treaty, and until now.
4	The Amsterdam Treaty and the European Union’s foreign policy
5	EU’s Foreign Affairs in terms of the problem of existence
6	EU-US relations
7	EU’s relations with Mediterranean countries
8	EU’s Relations with ACP (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific) Countries
9	EU’s Balkan Politics
10	EU’s Relations with the Central Asia and Caucasus
11	The Position of Euraisa Foundation in the EU Foreign Policy
12	EU-Russia Relations
13	EU-Turkey Relations
14	EU’s Middle East Politics

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	İbrahim Canbolat, Avrupa Birligi ve Türkiye: Uluslarüstü Bir Sistemle Ortaklık, Bursa: Alfa Aktüel, 2011 Relevant Essays
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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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