COURSE SYLLABUS
GEOPOLITICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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Course Title: |
GEOPOLITICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS |
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Course Code: |
ULI5120 |
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Type of Course: |
Optional |
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Level of Course: |
Second Cycle |
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Year of Study: |
1 |
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Semester: |
2 |
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ECTS Credits Allocated: |
4 |
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Theoretical (hour/week): |
2 |
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Practice (hour/week) : |
0 |
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Laboratory (hour/week) : |
0 |
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Prerequisites: |
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Recommended optional programme components: |
None |
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Language: |
Turkish |
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Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face |
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Course Coordinator: |
Yrd.Doç.Dr. SEZGİN KAYA |
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Course Lecturers: |
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator: |
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Website: |
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Objective of the Course: |
It aims at analyzing geopolitics as a concept combining geography with politics and its impacts on countries domestic and foreign affairs |
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development |
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Learning Outcomes: |
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To be able to learn the root, meaning and the development of geopolitics as a concept;
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To be able to informed about classical and current issues on geopolitcs;
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To be able to analyze geopolitical discourse and its implications from a historical point of view;
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To be able to grasp the transformative role of geopolitics in current world politics;
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To be able to understand the impact of Turkey's geopoltical situation on foreign and security policies;
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Theoretical |
Practical |
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A Conceptual Analysis: Geopolitics, Geo-strategy, Geo-economy, and Geoculture |
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Geopolitics and International Theory |
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Classical Theories of Geopolitics |
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Land Power Theory |
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Rimland Theory |
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Sea Power Theory |
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Air Power Thoery |
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Cold War and Engagement Policy |
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Critical Geopolitcs |
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Thought of the End of History and Thesis of the Clash of Civilizations |
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Eurasian Geopolitics I: Zbigniew Brzezinski and The Grans Chessboard |
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Eurasian Geopolitics II: Alexandr Dugin and Neo-Eurasianism |
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Geopolitics of Turkey: Strategic Depth and Turkey in the Five Seas |
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Geopolitics and Security of Energy |
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials: |
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Assesment |
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| 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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| Information |
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE |
| Activites |
NUMBER |
TIME [Hour] |
Total WorkLoad [Hour] |
| Theoretical |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Practicals/Labs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Self Study and Preparation |
14 |
1 |
14 |
| Homeworks, Performances |
0 |
30 |
60 |
| Projects |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Field Studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Midtermexams |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final Exams |
1 |
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25 |
| Total WorkLoad |
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127 |
| Total workload/ 30 hr |
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4,23 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course |
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4 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS |
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PQ1
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PQ2
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PQ3
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PQ4
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PQ5
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PQ6
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PQ7
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PQ8
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PQ9
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PQ10
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LO1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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LO2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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LO3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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LO4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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LO5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| LO: Learning Objectives |
PQ: Program Qualifications |
| Contribution Level: |
1 Very Low |
2 Low |
3 Medium |
4 High |
5 Very High |
