GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
THE BALKANS (OPT)/IR311
Course Title: THE BALKANS (OPT)
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 5 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Asst. Prof. Dr. Serpil GÜDÜL
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/sgudul
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  sgudul@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learns the importance of the Balkans for Turkish Foreign Policy
Learns the historical and theoretical foundations of the Balkans policies of global actors and regional countries, esp. Turkey.
Learns the ethnic composition of the Balkans.
Learns the Balkans history, and in this context, analyzes continuing regional problems.
Learns the effects of the EU and NATO on the policies of the Balkans.
Comprehends the position of the Balkans in the international politics.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  The Balkan Peninsula and Balkan Peoples
2. Week  Era of Byzantine Hegemony
3. Week  Era of Ottoman Domination
4. Week  Era of Nation-State Nationalism
5. Week  Age of War and Crisis in the Balkans
6. Week  Era of Communist Domination
7. Week  Collapse of Yugoslavia: The Beginning of the Post Communist Era
8. Week  Mid¬term Exam
9. Week  The War in Bosnia
10. Week  Yugoslavia and its Successor States
11. Week  Albania in the Post¬ Communist Era
12. Week  Bulgaria in the Post¬ Communist Era
13. Week  Romania in the Post¬ Communist Era
14. Week  Kosova’s Final Status
15. Week  Current Issues in the Balkans
16. Week  Final Examinations Week
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  L.S. Stavrianos, The Balkans Since 1453, London: Hurst&Company, October 2008; Dennis P. Hupchick, The Balkans – From Constantinople to Communism, New York: Palgrave, 2001. ÖNERİLEN KAYNAKLAR: R.J. Crampton, The Balkans – Since The Second Worlds War, London: Pearson Education Limited, 2002; Dana H. Allin, Nato's Balkan Interventions, London: Oxford University Press, 2002; Robert Bideleux & Ian Jeffries, The Balkans: A Post-Communist History, New York: Routledge, 2006.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer.
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None.
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
15
2
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
1
15
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
15
15
 Final and Studying for Final
1
20
20
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
125
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having skills and professional expertise in the field of international relations theories, political history and international lawX
2Being able to manage the disciplines of juridical sciences, sociology, history, economics etc. with the necessity of the international relations discipline by having theretical knowledge and competenceX
3Obtaining professional qualification to work at state institutions and organizations, private sector and non-governmental organizations in the field of professions that district governorship, administrative jurisdiction magistracy, diplomacy, inspectorship and expert assistantship with the advantage of accumulation of interdisciplinary knowledgeX
4Having adequate information about the regional and global institutions and organizations which dominate interntional relationsX
5Being able to comprehend the status of Turkey and other actors in international system with the help of academic, historical and factual perspectivesX
6Having information about the Middle East, Russia- Caucasus, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa regions with regards to their history, economics, sociology and strategy by analyzing international system with regional perspectiveX
7Being able to make interpretation on the progresses of international relations with respect to international lawX
8Having knowledge of the political history of XIX. and XX. century to make interpretations on contemporary international relations systemX
9Being able to apply the theories of international relations, to make analyses, to develop hypotheses and to promote solution offers in the individual, state and system levels of analysesX
10Being conscious of professional, humane and scientific ethical manners and also the principals related to these mannersX
11Being able to reach the resources and to have foreign language proficiency on the level to follow the developments related to international relations discipline and the literatureX
12Using basic computer programmes and information technologies efficiently by adhering to the principal of continuous learningX
13Being able to find solutions and having capability of preparing documents such as projects, drafts, programmes and reports for national, regional and global problems with being coherent to group actions, open-minded, having capability to take initiatives and analytical thinkingX