ECTS - Balkans: Past and Present
Balkans: Past and Present (UI509) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Balkans: Past and Present | UI509 | General Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of the course is to understand the historical and recent events in Balkans |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The historical and recent processes in the Balkans; the developments in the region from the perspective of international relations. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A General Introduction to the Course | None |
| 2 | Geographical, historical and political basics | Crampton, pp. 1-26, 113-146 |
| 3 | The reasons for the disintegration of Yugoslavia | Crampton, pp. 239-270 |
| 4 | The disintegration of Yugoslavia; Slovenia and Croatia wars | Crampton, pp. 247-254 |
| 5 | Bosnian war and the Dayton peace process | Crampton, pp.244-245, 285-289 |
| 6 | Mid-term | |
| 7 | Kosova Problem | Crampton, pp. 240-241, 270-283 |
| 8 | Albanian Enlargement Problem in the Balkans | Crampton, pp. 295-308 |
| 9 | Macedonia-Greece issue | Crampton, pp. 293-299, 335-343 |
| 10 | Various aspects of the Macedonian problem | Crampton, pp.293-299 |
| 11 | Macedonia-Bulgaria issues | |
| 12 | Bulgaria's transition and membership to NATO and EU | Crampton, pp. 308-324 |
| 13 | Romania's transition and memebership to NATO and EU | Crampton, pp. 324-335 |
| 14 | Enlargement of NATO in the Balkans | |
| 15 | European Union and the Balkans | |
| 16 | Conclusion |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Crampton, R.J., İkinci Dünya Savaşından Sonra Balkanlar, Yayın Odası, 2007 |
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| 2. Malcolm, N., Kosova: Balkanları Anlamak İçin , Sabah Kitapçılık, 1998 | |
| 3. Malcolm, N., Bosna'nın Kısa Tarihi, Om Yayınevi, 1999 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 40 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 60 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Conceptual, theoretical and methodological mastery over political science and public administration disciplines. | |||||
| 2 | Acquiring a multidisciplinary perspective in political science and public administration disciplines. | |||||
| 3 | Acquiring the necessary methodological understanding and skill in political science and public administration disciplines. | |||||
| 4 | An ability to contribute to the political science and public administration literatures. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||