ISTINYE UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| International Relations (English) | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code: | UNI417 | ||||
| Course Name: | Migration and Social Order | ||||
| Semester: |
Fall Spring |
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| Course Credits: |
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
| Course Condition: | |||||
| 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. NURDAN BOZKURT ÇAKIR | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Dr. Nurdan Bozkurt Çakır | ||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The aim of this course is to enable students to learn the basic concepts and theories of international migration and to comprehend the historical processes and debates in the field. Migration processes of different regions, international migration policies, economic and social aspects of migration will be discussed in the course as well. |
| Course Content: | After discussing the basic theories and concepts of international migration, the course offers an explanation of the historical development of migration and the relationship between globalisation and migration. The course also examines the place of forced migrants, irregular migrants and environmental migration.International labour migration and the migration policies of Europe and Turkey will also be discussed. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) .Understand international migration and related concepts 2) Understand theories of international migration 3) Understand the historical background of international migration 4) Evaluate the economic and social aspects of international migration 5) Discuss Migration Policies |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Review Session | |
| 1) | Introduction to International Migration | |
| 2) | Conceptual Framework of International Migration | |
| 3) | International Migration Theories | |
| 4) | Küreselleşme ve Göç | |
| 5) | International Labour Migration and Global Economy | |
| 6) | International Organizations and Migration | |
| 7) | Review Session | |
| 8) | Midterm Exam | |
| 9) | Environmental Migration | |
| 10) | Göç, Kimlik ve Toplum | |
| 11) | Migration Policies of the European Union | |
| 12) | Türkiye's Migration Policies | |
| 13) | Student Presentations- I | |
| 14) | Student Presentations- II | |
| 15) | Final Week | |
| 16) | Final Week |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller, The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World, Macmillan Press, 1993 (Fifth Edition, 2014). |
| References: | Stephen Castles and Mark J. Miller, The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World, Macmillan Press, 1993 (Fifth Edition, 2014). Khalid Kosher, International Migration: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, 2016. |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| 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. | |||||||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| 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. |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Presentation | 1 | % 30 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 16 | 45 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 16 | 46 |
| Midterms | 16 | 16 |
| Final | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload | 123 | |