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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

INR034

Course Name:

Global Environmental Politics

Semester:

Fall
Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. SUAT EREN ÖZYİĞİT

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	To teach students about the environmental problems at global level and to make students comprehend the politics implemented to solve the issues, while raising an awareness.
Course Content:	Climate change and consequences, sustainable environment policies, environment law, political ecology, political and sociological point of view to the environmental problems

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Understands the development of global environmental policies
2) Understands the approach of international organisations and NGOs to the environmental problems
3) Becomes aware of the hazards of the climate change

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction
2)	Emergence of environmental problems
3)	Environmental law
4)	International organizations and national actors on the environment
5)	Private enterprises, factories and sanctions
6)	Industry in the developed and less developed states and its effect on the environment
7)	Environmental security
8)	Midterm
9)	Climate change
10)	EU and its environment policies
11)	Sustainability and the future
12)	Environmental disasters, cases
13)	Turkey and environmental policies
14)	Review
15)	Final

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Chasek,Downie,Brown (2013) Global Environmental Politics (Dilemmas in World Politics)
References:	Routledge Handbook of Global Environmental Politics- ed. Paul G. Harris

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3
Program Outcomes
1) Has knowledge about basic theoretical debates in the field of International Relations.		1
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).	3	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.	2	2
5) Using social sciences methods, can conduct research and follow the field.	1	1	1
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.	1	1	1
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.	1	1	1
9) Transmits the opinions, thoughts and solutions in the field of International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and orally.	2	2	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	3	3
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
Midterms	1	% 40
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	Workload
Course Hours	14	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	14
Midterms	8	24
Final	9	45
Total Workload		125