COURSE SYLLABUS

ARMAMENT AND SECURITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST

1	Course Title:	ARMAMENT AND SECURITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
2	Course Code:	ULI6120
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç.Dr. FERHAT PİRİNÇÇİ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Ferhat Pirinççi ferhat@uludag.edu.tr 0224 294 10 56 UÜ İİBF A Blok No. 316 Nilüfer / Bursa
18	Website:	www.ferhatpirincci.com
19	Objective of the Course:	None
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able to learned the structure of Middle East,has undergone changes, the effect of regional security in the region experienced armament;
2	To be able to learned the relation between armament and security in a different perspective;
3	To be able to learn in tearms of weapon suppliers intentions in perspective of production kinds of weapons;
4	To be able to learn significant issues such as conventional weapons trade and proliferation of WMD;
5	To be able to learn armament initiatives both global and reggionally apart from proliferation of WMD;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Ontology of security: Theoretical Debates
2	Security-Armament Relationship: Paradoxical Approaches
3	Classification of weapons
4	Armament and Defense Industries
5	Arms Trade: The Aims of Seller and Buyer Countries
6	Conventional Arms Trading in Middle East During the Cold War Era
7	Conventional Arms Trading in Middle East During the Post- Cold War Era
8	Biological and Chemical Weapons in Middle East
9	Impact on Regional Security of Iran's nuclear activities
10	Israel's Nuclear Policy Impact on Regional Security
11	Impact on Regional Security of Chemical Weapons in Syria
12	The issue of Nuclear Proliferation
13	Nuclear Non-Proliferation: A Case Study
14	Global and Regional Disarmament Initiatives

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Burke Chair in Strategy Reports Ferhat Pirinççi, “ABD-Suudi Arabistan Silah Anlaşması” Akademik Orta Doğu Dergisi, Cilt 5, Sayı 2, 2011, ss. 61-84, ISBN: 1307-0207. Ferhat Pirinççi, “İsrail’in Silahlanmasında ABD’nin Rolü ve ABD-İsrail Stratejik İlişkisinin Başlaması (1956-1973)”, History Studies: International Journal of History, Orta Doğu Özel Sayısı, 2010, ss. 353-374, ISSN:1309-4173. Ferhat Pirinççi, “Orta Doğu’da Silahlanmayı İlk Kontrol Girişimi: Üçlü Deklarasyon”, History Studies: International Journal of History, Orta Doğu Özel Sayısı, 2010, ss. 375-392, ISSN:1309-4173. Ferhat Pirinççi, Silahlanma ve Savaş: Orta Doğu'daki Silahlanma Girişimlerinin Bölgesel ve Küresel Güvenliğe Etkisi, Bursa: Dora Yayınları, 2010, ISBN: 9786054118687 Frank Barnaby, How Nuclear Weapons Spread: Nuclear Weapon Proliferation in the 1990’s, New York: Routledge, 1993. Joseph Cirincione, Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons, New York: Columbia University Press, 2007. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Arms Transfers Database
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	2	40
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	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
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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