ISTINYE UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| Political Science and International Relations (Master) (with Thesis) (English) | |||||
| Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code: | PIR5008 | ||||
| Course Name: | Current Polical Situation in Middle Asia&Turkish World | ||||
| Semester: |
Fall |
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Prof. Dr. OSMAN CAN ÜNVER | ||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The aim of the course is to comprehend the geostrategic importance of Central Asia and to gain the ability to evaluate the relations of the Turkic World with Turkey. |
| Course Content: | The course will focus on the historical political and economic process in Central Asia. In this context, the political situation of Central Asia under the leadership of the Tsarist Russia and the USSR will be examined. Then, the structure of the independent states, which started with the dissolution of the USSR, under nation-state structure and the problems of the nation-state in Central Asia will be discussed. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) In this course, students will learn about the Turkic world in Central Asia with its historical, social, cultural, economic and political dimensions. 2) In this course, students will discuss Central Asia's position in contemporary international relations. |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to the Course: History of Central Asian geography (from the 19th century to the present) | |
| 2) | The geostrategic importance of Central Asia | |
| 3) | Russia and Central Asia | |
| 4) | China and Central Asia | |
| 5) | Turkey and historical Central Asia interest | |
| 6) | The concept of the Turkic World and Central Asia | |
| 7) | Debate/Group Work/Discussion in Class | |
| 8) | Turkic states that gained independence in Central Asia I | |
| 9) | Turkic states that gained independence in Central Asia II | |
| 10) | Organization of Turkic States | |
| 11) | The future perspective of the Organization of Turkic States as an international organization | |
| 12) | Turkey's bilateral relations with individual states I | |
| 13) | Turkey's bilateral relations with individual states II Assignment Submission | |
| 14) | General Review | |
| 15) | Final |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Yüksek lisans seviyesi olduğu için zorunlu ders kaynağı önerilmemekte olup, genel bir okuma listesi ders başlangıcında öğrencilere verilecektir. |
| References: | okuma listesi / reading list |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
| Course Learning Outcomes | 1 |
2 |
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| Program Outcomes |
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 50 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Homework Assignments | 12 | 47 |
| Final | 14 | 61 |
| Total Workload | 150 | |