COURSE SYLLABUS

SCIENCE OF POLITICS

1	Course Title:	SCIENCE OF POLITICS
2	Course Code:	YRLZ106
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Short Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
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:	Öğr. Gör. AHMET YILMAZ AKBULUT
16	Course Lecturers:	Meslek Yüksekokulları Yönetim Kurullarının görevlendirdiği öğretim elemanları
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Öğr. Gör. A. Yılmaz AKBULUT Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Meslek Yüksek Okulu Ali Osman Sönmez Kampusu Yeni Yalova Yolu Osmangazi / BURSA Tel: 0224 26155 40 – 41 Mail: yilmazakbulut@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The meaning and qualities of politics, the concepts of state and sovereignty, the legitimacy foundations of political power, political power and stratification, elites, political parties and pressure groups are to define, analyze and evaluate.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To gain the ability to apply the theoretical knowledge learned in the courses in public institutions and enterprises suitable for the student's program.

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able to have knowledge about political power, the characteristics of power, its limits and the foundations of legitimacy.;
2	To be able to comprehend the new researches on modern political science and contemporary political ideologies.;
3	To explain totalitarian, theocratic and authoritarian systems and their current applications in the world.;
4	To be able to analyze public opinion, political participation, voter behavior and political orientations.;
5	To have knowledge about the parties, political culture, party types and functions in Turkish political life.;
6	To gain awareness about the concepts of multi-party political life, pluralist democracy and national will as the basic achievements of the democratic state.;
7	To be able to comprehend political rights, effectiveness of local governments, civil society, political participation, legitimate power perception and democratic initiative.;
8	To understand and explain the relations between the political power, opposition parties, pressure and interest groups, bureaucrats and NGOs;;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The meaning and qualities of the policy
2	The state, its east and personality in terms of the science of politics
3	Determination of political power, its qualities and authority
4	Political power, theories of sovereignty, founding and established powers
5	The legitimacy basis of political power A-Classical theories of legitimacy B-Socio-political examination of the problem of legitimacy
6	C- Classification of political power based on legitimacy (Authority typologies)
7	Marxist Theory, class understanding and social stratification
8	Marxist Theory, class understanding and social stratification
9	The separation between ruling and ruled in politics, elitist theories
10	Political Participation
11	Political systems and public opinion
12	Political Parties A-Definition, birth and functions of political parties B-Political party typologies
13	C-Party Systems
14	Pressure groups

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1- Münci Kapani (2009), Introduction to Politics, Bilgi Publishing House, Ankara. 2- Esat Çam (2005), Introduction to Political Science, Der Publications, Bursa. 3-Maurice Duverger (1993), Political Parties, Bilgi Publishing House, Ankara. Other Recommended Resources: 1- Ahmet Taner Kışlalı (2009), Political Science, Image Publishing House, Ankara. 2- Ali Yaşar Sarıbay (1999), Political Science, Alfa Publishing House, Bursa. 3- Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (2008), The Communist Manifesto, Can Yayınları, Istanbul. 4- Books and other periodicals on Political Science.
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	In order to evaluate students' success in the course, a letter grade is obtained by making 1 midterm exam affecting 40% of the success grade and 1 final exam affecting 60% of the success grade.
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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