ECTS - Security, Espionage and Intelligence History

Security, Espionage and Intelligence History (HUM105) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Security, Espionage and Intelligence History HUM105 General Elective 3 0 0 3 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
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Course Assistants
Course Objectives With globalization, the security needs of states, institutions and organizations and the areas of intelligence influence, interest and responsibility have diversified and expanded. The course aims to evaluate this diversification and expansion through historical sources and the changing security policies of countries within the framework of espionage and intelligence histories through exemplary historical figures.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • The students who succeeded in this course: - Understand the historical transformation of the concept of security. - Comprehend the changes in the world before and after the Cold War in the context of international relations and securitization policies. - Understand the main lines of concepts such as espionage, espionage and intelligence in all its dimensions. - Learn the most important espionage and intelligence activities selected from world history with details of the relevant period and people. - Follow the espionage and intelligence history of the Turks in the Pre-Islamic and National Struggle Periods in detail and chronologically. - Detect social media and open source intelligence conducted all over the world today. - Examine Turkey's main security problems and securitization practices in its foreign policy through historical documents, news and images.
Course Content The historical development of the concept of security, security problems and threats that differ according to periods, according to a new (critical) understanding; the restructuring of the transformation of espionage and intelligence activities in the history of the world and especially Turkey with globalization.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Security Concept and Historical Development Stages Barry Buzan, Ole Wæver, Jaap De Wilde, Security: A New Framework for Analysis, Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc, USA, 1997.
2 Security Threats I (Pre-Cold War) Barry Buzan, The Evolution of International Security Studies, Cambridge Publications, England, 2009.
3 Security Threats II (Cold War Period 1947-1991) Barry Buzan, The Evolution of International Security Studies, Cambridge Publications, England, 2009.
4 Security Threats III: The Post-Cold War New (Critical) Security Agenda Barry Buzan, The Evolution of International Security Studies, Cambridge Publications, England, 2009.
5 New (Critical) Security Studies: Changing Concepts of Security from Traditional Constructivism to the Copenhagen School Barry Buzan, Ole Wæver, Jaap De Wilde, Security: A New Framework for Analysis, Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc, USA, 1997.
6 Historical Development Stages of Espionage and Intelligence Christopher Andrew, The Hidden World, World Intelligence History, Kronik Book, Istanbul, 2022.
7 Midterm
8 Turkish Intelligence History: From Pre-Islamic to the National Struggle Period İsmail H. Demircioğlu, Ahmet ÖZCAN, Namık ÇENCEN, Yücel YİĞİT, History of Turkish Intelligence, Yeditepe Publishing House, Istanbul, 2021. Kenan Karataş, History of Turkish Intelligence and Espionage, En Kitap Publishing House, Istanbul, 2020.
9 Intelligence of Tsarist Russia: Ivan the Terrible (1565-1572) and the Oprichnina Organization Christopher Andrew, The Hidden World, World Intelligence History, Kronik Book, Istanbul, 2022. (Reading)
10 British Intelligence: Sir Francis Walsingham (1532-1590) and Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) Christopher Andrew, The Hidden World, World Intelligence History, Kronik Book, Istanbul, 2022. (Reading)
11 Intelligence of the Kingdom of France: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) and Joseph Fouche (1759-1820) Christopher Andrew, The Hidden World, World Intelligence History, Kronik Book, Istanbul, 2022. Stephan Zweig, Joseph Fouché: Portrait of a Politician, Doğu Batı Publications, Ankara, 2020.
12 Imperial German Intelligence and Margaretta Zelle/Mata Hari (1876-1917) Christopher Andrew, The Hidden World, World Intelligence History, Kronik Book, Istanbul, 2022. (Reading)
13 The World Today: Social Media and Open Source Intelligence Mücahit Özdoğan, Intelligence, Security and Terrorism Dimensions of Globalization, Gazi Publishing House, Ankara, 2016. Erol Başaran Bural, Social Media Intelligence: A New Dimension in Open Source Intelligence, Yeditepe Academy, Istanbul, 2021.
14 Turkey's Basic Security Problems and Securitization Practices in Turkish Foreign Policy Yves Lacoste, Understanding the Big Game, NTV Broadcasts, Istanbul, 2007.
15 General Revision Sait Yılmaz, Security and Intelligence in the 21st Century, Milenyum Publications, Istanbul, 2007.
16 Final Exam The questions prepared by the course instructor.

Sources

Course Book 1. 1. Barry Buzan, Ole Wæver, Jaap De Wilde, Security: A New Framework for Analysis, Lynne Rienner Publishers Inc, ABD, 1997.
2. 2. Barry Buzan, The Evolution of International Security Studies, Cambridge Yayınları, İngiltere, 2009.
3. 3. Christopher Andrew, Gizli Dünya, Dünya İstihbarat Tarihi, Kronik Kitap, İstanbul, 2022.
4. 4. Erol Başaran Bural, Sosyal Medya İstihbaratı: Açık Kaynak İstihbaratında Yeni Bir Boyut, Yeditepe Akademi, İstanbul, 2021.
5. 5. İsmail H. Demircioğlu, Ahmet ÖZCAN, Namık ÇENCEN, Yücel YİĞİT, Türk İstihbarat Tarihi, Yeditepe Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2021.
6. 6. Mücahit Özdoğan, Küreselleşmenin İstihbarat, Güvenlik ve Terör Boyutu, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara, 2016.
7. 7. Kenan Karataş, Türk İstihbarat ve Espiyonaj Tarihi, En Kitap Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2020.
8. 8. Sait Yılmaz, 21. Yüzyılda Güvenlik ve İstihbarat, Milenyum Yayınları, İstanbul, 2007.
9. 9. Stephan Zweig, Joseph Fouché: Bir Politikacının Portresi, Doğu Batı Yayınları, Ankara, 2020.
10. 10. Yves Lacoste, Büyük Oyunu Anlamak, NTV Yayınları, İstanbul, 2007.

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 50
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

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1 2 3 4 5
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10 Uses English in a way that can comprehend literature, communicate effectively in written and verbal manner.
11 Leads to innovation and changing with adopting the philosophy of lifelong learning for personal and professional development.
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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 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 4 4
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 6 6
Total Workload 100