ECTS - History and the Politics of the Balkans
History and the Politics of the Balkans (IR507) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| History and the Politics of the Balkans | IR507 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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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, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of the course is to give students information about the political development process of the Balkans at graduate level and to ensure that students acquire an academic opinion in this area. In the end of the course the students will understand inter-state relations of the region, the reasons and importance of Balkans for the great powers in global politics and the relations between Turkey and the region. Besides, the students will obtain have sufficient information to be able to analyze the political developments in the region. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The historical and political developments of 20th century in the Balkans, the new national-state entities in the Balkans caused by the political and economic crisis, the disintegration of Yugoslavia. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction to the Course | None |
| 2 | The Causes for Yugoslavia Unification | Crampton, pp. 1-26, 113-146 |
| 3 | The Balkans during Cold War Years | Crampton, pp. 107-225 |
| 4 | Disintegration of Yugoslavia | Crampton, pp. 239-270 |
| 5 | Beginning of Yugoslav disintegration: Wars in Slovenia and Croatia | Crampton, pp. 247-254 |
| 6 | War and peace in Bosnia | Crampton, pp.244-245, 285-289 |
| 7 | Mid-term | |
| 8 | The Kosovo Question | Crampton, pp. 240-241, 270-283 |
| 9 | The Albanian Question in the Balkans | Crampton, pp. 295-308 |
| 10 | Greco-Macedonian dispute | Crampton, pp. 293-299, 335-343 |
| 11 | Macedonian question in general | Crampton, pp. 293- 299 |
| 12 | Greek foreign policy in the Balkans | Crampton, pp. 335-343 |
| 13 | Bulgaria’s transition | Crampton, pp. 308-324 |
| 14 | Romania’s transition | Crampton, pp. 324-335 |
| 15 | Enlargement of the EU and NATO in the Balkans | |
| 16 | Review Week |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Crampton, R.J., The Balkans Since the Second World War, Pearson Education Limited, 2002 |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| 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 | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methodology of international relations. | X | ||||
| 2 | Acquiring the skills of analyzing international relations from a theoretical level. | X | ||||
| 3 | Acquiring the ability to make logical interpretations about the recent either global or national political events. | X | ||||
| 4 | Acquiring different perspectives on international relations. | X | ||||
| 5 | Improving the ability to make analyses about the current and future prospects of global and regional actors. | X | ||||
| 6 | Developing relevant academic and applied research skills in political areas. | X | ||||
| 7 | To improve the academic writing skills pertaining to the academic area. | X | ||||
| 8 | To improve the academic presentation skills pertaining to the academic area. | X | ||||
| 9 | To improve analytical thinking and independent research skills. | X | ||||
| 10 | Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, interpretation, discussions, and/or continuous learning. | X | ||||
| 11 | Improving the ability to effectively develop arguments. | X | ||||
| 12 | Understanding importance of lifelong learning | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| 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 | ||