1	Course Title:	MIDDLE EAST POLITICS
2	Course Code:	ULU3106
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
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:	Prof. Dr. Cafer Tayyar Arı
16	Course Lecturers:	Doç.Dr. FERHAT PİRİNÇÇİ
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	E-posta: atayyar@uludag.edu.tr Tel: 02242941052 Adres: Uludağ Üniversitesi İ.İ.B.F Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü Görükle BURSA
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19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is to analytically analize the importance of Middle east politics both in historical and contemporary sense
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 To be able to get information about the importance of the location of Middle East; 2 To be able to emphasize the turning points in Middle East history; 3 To be able to have knowledge about the dynamics of the politics of regional and global powers towards Middle East; 4 To be able to analyze how Arab-Israel conflict has affected Middle East Politics; 5 To be able to analyze the domestic dynamics of Arab countries;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Middle East and World Politics: Strategic, economşc, religion
2	Soviet and American politics towards Middle East in the Cold War
3	The role of international dynamics in Palestinin conflict
4	Armament initiatives and potential security risks in the Middle East
5	Great Middle East Project and regional dynamics
6	Palestinian domestic dynamics
7	Persian Gulf and its effects on Middle East Politics
8	Camp David and Egypt-Israel Agreemant
9	Iran Revulation
10	Iraq-Iran War
11	Gulf War and new problem of Turkey
12	Civil society and democracy in Middle East
13	The role of petrol in Middle East Politics
14	Nationalism in Middle East

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Prof. Dr. Tayyar ARI, Orta Doğu, MKM Yayınları
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
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	3	42
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	25	25
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	35	35
Total WorkLoad			144
Total workload/ 30 hr			4,8
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 LO1 2 4 5 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 LO2 4 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 0 0 LO3 4 2 4 3 2 1 3 4 0 0 LO4 2 3 4 1 2 5 3 3 0 0 LO5 4 4 2 2 3 3 2 1 0 0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High