International Relations (English) | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | UNI383 | ||||
Course Name: | Rising China: Power and Problems | ||||
Semester: | Fall | ||||
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
Type of course: | University Elective | ||||
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Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||
Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. EYLÜL BEYZA ÇİFTÇİ | ||||
Course Lecturer(s): | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Eylül Beyza Ateş Çiftçi | ||||
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Course Objectives: | By the end of this course, students should be able to analyse the rising China and its effectiveness in regional and global order in terms of economic, military and nuclear power while they also know current global problems and debates. |
Course Content: | This course provides undergraduates with a broad introduction to China’s political, economic, and strategic development during the modern era. The discussion begins with the lowest point in Chinese history when the country was rendered as a socialist country and ends with China’s contemporary rise and implications for the world. The questions asked include: In what ways is China rising? How did it happen? How does China’s rise impact the U.S and the global system? |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students will finish the course with basic knowledge on China Studies. 2) They will have acquired critical thinking skills and a broad range of analytical tools for understanding the rise of China and its global implications. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Establishment of the People’s Republic of China and Socialist Order | |
2) | New World Order in the Post-Cold War Area and Multipolarity Discourse of China | |
3) | Regional Alliance Initiatives of China in the Globalization Period | |
4) | Global Policies of China in the Globalization Period | |
5) | Economic Power Achievements of China | |
6) | Military and Nuclear Potential of China | |
7) | Midterm | |
8) | Shanghai Cooperation Organisation | |
9) | One Belt One Road Initiative | |
10) | Taiwan Policy of China and Problems | |
11) | Competition Areas of China and Problems | |
12) | Regional and Global Effectiveness of China | |
13) | China’s Future and Popular Debates | |
14) | Final |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | June Teufel Dreyer, China’s Political System: Modernization and Tradition, fifth edition, New York: Pearson / Longman, 2006. Barry Naughton, The China’s Economy: Transition and Growth, Cambridge, MA: MIT University Press, 2007. Susan Shirk, China: Fragile Superpower, New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. |
References: | Lecturer's handouts, presentations |
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Program Outcomes | |||||||||||
1) Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations. | |||||||||||
2) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level. | |||||||||||
3) Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy). | |||||||||||
4) Gains knowledge and skills to evaluate and discuss the events in an interdisciplinary dimension, and analyze the political, social and economic problems encountered in national and international contexts within a certain conceptual framework. | |||||||||||
5) Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field. | |||||||||||
6) Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork. | |||||||||||
7) Can design and prepare scientific projects such as projects, reports, articles and theses with their own or others with uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques. | |||||||||||
8) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what he/she needs and critically question the information has acquired. | |||||||||||
9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally. | |||||||||||
10) Follows the developments in the field and communicates 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. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations. | |
2) | Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level. | |
3) | Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy). | |
4) | Gains knowledge and skills to evaluate and discuss the events in an interdisciplinary dimension, and analyze the political, social and economic problems encountered in national and international contexts within a certain conceptual framework. | |
5) | Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field. | |
6) | Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork. | |
7) | Can design and prepare scientific projects such as projects, reports, articles and theses with their own or others with uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques. | |
8) | Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what he/she needs and critically question the information has acquired. | |
9) | Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally. | |
10) | Follows the developments in the field and communicates 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. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 60 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 13 | 39 |
Midterms | 7 | 21 |
Final | 5 | 15 |
Total Workload | 75 |