| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 140400108113 | INTERNATIONAL POWER BALANCES | Elective | 4 | 8 | 4 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Analyze the transformations of international political system and the characteristics of existing international system within the context of system theories in political science and international relations. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | To be able to identify the concept of international system on the basis of interdisciplinary approach from different theories; | | 2 | To be able to interrogate the general structure of contemporary international system in the context of interactions among actors ; | | 3 | To be able to analyze the sub-units of international system and in considering the systemic problems to make prescriptions for the future; |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Daytime Class |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| NONE |
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| Course Contents |
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| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | General overview on the concept of system | | | | 2 | Geneology of international system: feudality and its development | | | | 3 | Thirty-Years war and the emergence of Westphalia system | | | | 4 | Effects of Industrial and French Revolutions on international system | | | | 5 | Formation and development of the system of Concert of Europe | | | | 6 | European classical balance of power system in the 19th century and Britain dominance of international system | | | | 7 | | | | | 8 | International system in the interwar period and after the World War II: Cold War system and the thesis on the causes of the system (Midterm) | | | | 9 | ebates on New World Order (1990-2001) | | | | 10 | Debates on war against terrorism 2001 | | | | 11 | Debates on unipolarity-multipolarity in the contemporary international system | | | | 12 | On ambiguity and chaos in modern international system: Fuzzy system | | | | 13 | Russia and its perception on international system | | | | 14 | China and its perception on international system | | |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Self Study | 14 | 8 | 112 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Homework | 1 | 5 | 5 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | LO2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | LO3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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