Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SBK-23-116ULUSLARARASI SİYASAL GÜNCEL SORUNLARElective126
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to address the current issues of the international community (international terrorism, environmental problems, international security, globalization).
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Aslıhan IĞDIR AKARAS
Learning Outcomes
1Have information about current issues in International Relations.
2Gain the ability to analyze current issues in international relations.
3Gain the ability to learn, discuss and analyze new problem areas, threats and discussions in International Relations.
Mode of Delivery
Evening Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
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Recommended Optional Programme Components
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Course Contents
International and Regional Security Today, International system before and after the cold war, Globalization, International Organizations - Regional Structures
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction and presentation of the course
2International and Regional Security Today
3International system before and after the cold war
4Globalization
5International Organizations - Regional Structures
6UN Organization and UN System
7European union
8MIDTERM EXAM
9Events and developments in the Middle East
10Migration and refugee problem
11Turkey's Foreign Policy
12Central Asia and the Caucasus
13International terrorism
14International human rights and international criminal courts
Recommended or Required Reading
-Mehmet Seyfettin Erol ve Muharrem Ekşi, Uluslararası İlişkilerde Güncel Sorunlar, Ankara, Akçay Yayınları, 2019; - Ömer Göksel İşyar, Günümüzde Uluslararası Güvenlik Stratejileri: Kavramsal Çerçeve ve Uygulama; -Aslı Hüseyinoğlu, Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma için Nükleer Enerjinin Önemi; -Mustafa Kibaroğlu, Kitle İmha Silahları ile Terör: Kıyametin Yeni Eşiği mi?; -Tayyar arı, Silahsızlanma.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities50
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities50
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
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Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination5525
Final Examination61590
Individual Study for Mid term Examination41040
Individual Study for Final Examination5525
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
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