Political Science and International Relations (Master) (with Thesis) (English) Preview
Master	TR-NQF-HE: Level 7	QF-EHEA: Second Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

PIR5012

Course Name:

Usa Foreign Policy and Transformation of Global Balance of Power

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Master

TR-NQF-HE:7. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Second Cycle

EQF-LLL:7. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. CAN DONDURAN

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Can Donduran

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

1- Evaluate the theoretical foundations of US foreign policy
2- Exploring behavioral patterns in US foreign policy
3-Describing internal and external sources of US foreign policy behavior
4- Comparing the reasons for different foreign policy choices in different eras
5- Assessing post-Cold War evolution of US foreign policy
6- Understanding the impact of changing contemporary dynamics at the global level on US foreign policy

Course Content:

This course explores the theoretical foundations, historical background, important developments, and contemporary challenges of US foreign policy. The main objective is to provide students with principle conceptual and analytical tools to understand how US foreign policy outcomes, contemporary events, and international relations theory fit together for more than two centuries. Covering the period between the foundation of the country to the present, this course is also designed to develop students’ capacity to explain the underlying logic and behavioral patterns that shape the US undertakings at the international level.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Acquire basic knowledge about the Asia-Pacific Politics
2) Explore the post-Cold War transformation of the region
3) Analyze relations between major regional actors
4) Explore the sources of regional disputes
5) Comprehend the significance of the region in global politics
6) Evaluate contemporary issues and the rise of China

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction
2)	Theoretical Foundations
3)	Interests vs. Ideals: American Exceptionalism and the American Foreign Policy Tradition
4)	The Emergence of a Global Power: The US in the 19th Century
5)	Internationalism: Roosevelt and Wilson
6)	Cold War (I)
7)	Cold War (II)
8)	Quiz
9)	Domestic Sources of US Foreign Policy: The Institutional and Societal Settings
10)	The Unipolar Moment?
11)	The War on Terror
12)	The End of the US Hegemony?
13)	The (Re)Emergence of the Great Power Rivalry? The Rise of China
14)	General Review
15)	Final

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	James M. McCormick, American Foreign Policy and Process, 5th Edition, Wadsworth, 2010 Michael Cox, Douglas Stokes, US Foreign Policy, 2nd Edition, Oxford Univ. Press
References:	Walter Russell Mead, Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How It Changed the World, New York, Routledge Bruce W. Jentleson, American Foreign Policy: The Dynamics of Choice in the 21st Century, 4th Edition, W.W. Norton & Company Henry Kissinger, World Order, Penguin Books, 2014 Henry Kissinger, Diplomacy, Simon & Schuster, 1994

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6
Program Outcomes
1) Have knowledge about the basic theoretical debates in the field of Political Science and International Relations
2) Define contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of Political Science and International Relations at national and international level.
3) Relate the interaction of the Department of Political Science and International Relations with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economy, business).
4) Evaluate and discuss the events in interdisciplinary dimension, acquire knowledge and skills, conduct research using social sciences methods and follow the field
5) Political and social processes that take place in Turkey and in the world, able to solve problems and the causes of these problems, on the relationship of citizens with political structures reveals scientifically.
6) Uses leadership characteristics in the field of political science and International Relations with the consciousness of team work.
7) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what they need and critically question the information they have acquired.
8) Designs and prepares scientific studies such as theoretical or experimental projects, reports, articles and theses, either on their own or with others, and uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques related to their field.
9) Can provide opinions, thoughts and solutions in the fields of Political Science and International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and oral form.
10) Follow developments in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1.
11) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Have knowledge about the basic theoretical debates in the field of Political Science and International Relations
2)	Define contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of Political Science and International Relations at national and international level.
3)	Relate the interaction of the Department of Political Science and International Relations with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economy, business).
4)	Evaluate and discuss the events in interdisciplinary dimension, acquire knowledge and skills, conduct research using social sciences methods and follow the field
5)	Political and social processes that take place in Turkey and in the world, able to solve problems and the causes of these problems, on the relationship of citizens with political structures reveals scientifically.
6)	Uses leadership characteristics in the field of political science and International Relations with the consciousness of team work.
7)	Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what they need and critically question the information they have acquired.
8)	Designs and prepares scientific studies such as theoretical or experimental projects, reports, articles and theses, either on their own or with others, and uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques related to their field.
9)	Can provide opinions, thoughts and solutions in the fields of Political Science and International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and oral form.
10)	Follow developments in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1.
11)	Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	1	% 10
Homework Assignments	1	% 30
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	1		56
Homework Assignments	1	15	19		34
Quizzes	1	5	10		15
Final	1	30	15		45
Total Workload					150