| International Relations (English) | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | INR009 | ||||
| Course Name: | China and the 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: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. EYLÜL BEYZA ÇİFTÇİ | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Doç. Dr. Efe Can Gürcan | ||||
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| Course Objectives: | The course aims to introduce students to China Studies, with special attention to China’s development and international relations. |
| Course Content: | This course aims to introduce students to contemporary China Studies. Where does China’s prominence in global affairs stem from? How does the rise of China affect global affairs in geopolitical as well as economic and cultural terms? What are the key aspects of China's foreign policy and its future directions? At the end of the semester, students will have acquired a deeper understanding of these questions and issues. They will have explored the rise of China in several contexts ranging from modern history to political economy, ideology, international security, cultural industries, environmental politics, and development cooperation. |
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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) | Introduction to Contemporary China Studies | |
| 2) | China: A Historical Background | |
| 3) | State and Ideology in China | |
| 4) | China’s Economic Model | |
| 5) | The Rise of China as a Financial Power | |
| 6) | China's Soft Power and Cultural Influence | |
| 7) | Midterm | |
| 8) | China and the Environmental Question | |
| 9) | Geopolitics of China | |
| 10) | National Security in China | |
| 11) | China and Maritime Security | |
| 12) | China and Multilateralism: The Cases of BRICS and Eurasian Regionalism | |
| 13) | Diplomatic Relations between China and Turkey | |
| 14) | Documentary and Discussion (China: The Rise of an Asian Giant) | |
| 15) | Final Exam |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Weiping Wu & Mark W. Frazier (Eds), The SAGE Handbook of Contemporary China (Vols. 1-2), Sage, 2018 |
| References: | ders kitabı |
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| 1) Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations. | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level. | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3) Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy). | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 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. | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5) Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field. | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6) Uses leadership characteristics with awareness of teamwork. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 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. | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 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. | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally. | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 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. | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 11) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 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. | 3 |
| 2) | Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of International Relations at national and international level. | 2 |
| 3) | Relates the interaction of the Department of International Relations with other social sciences (history, political science, law, economy). | 3 |
| 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. | 3 |
| 5) | Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field. | 2 |
| 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. | 3 |
| 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. | 3 |
| 9) | Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally. | 2 |
| 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. | 3 |
| 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 | 14 | 42 |
| Midterms | 6 | 25 |
| Final | 12 | 58 |
| Total Workload | 125 | |