Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Human Rights Law (Non-Thesis) | |||||
| Master | Length of the Programme: 1.5 | Number of Credits: 90 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF: Level 7 |
ECTS Course Information Package
| School/Faculty/Institute | Graduate School | ||||
| Course Code | HUK 552 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Modern and Post-Modern Political Theory | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Modern ve Post-Modern Siyaset Kuramı | ||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
| Type of Course | Lecture | ||||
| Level of Course | Seçiniz | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
|
||||
| Estimated Student Workload | 143 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 6 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | none | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Graduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To teach the aspect of political theory related to modern state theory and its criticisms. | ||||
| Course Description | Modern state is a political institution which gained shape at a specific point in history on a very defined territorial space. This institution received a great deal of theoretical basis through works of various philosophers. This theoretical accumulation gained universal importance as modern state became the norm for political organisation world-wide through developments in the 19th and 20th centuries. On the other hand, an important theoretical body was compiled through criticisims directed to theoretical grounds of modern state. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Understand the modern state theory 2) Assimilate criticisms regarding the foundations of modern state theory 3) Considering alternatives to the modern state 4) Analyzing criticisms of the modern state |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Build on the theoretical and practical skills obtained during the undergraduate degree for the subjects within the domain of human rights law. | ||||
| 2) Keep updated concerning developments in jurisprudence and legislation. | ||||
| 3) Diagnose sources of legal disputes in the domain of human rights law, and applying rules and regulations for solving these disputes. | ||||
| 4) Critically analyze existing regulations and theory and proposing new insights to old and new problems occurred in the domain of human rights law. | ||||
| 5) Ability to describe processes and theories both verbally and in writing on national and international platforms within the field of human rights law. | ||||
| 6) Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values regarding human rights law field all related professional activities. | ||||
| 7) Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2. | ||||
| 8) Understanding of social and environmental aspects of legislative and jurisprudential measures and theories. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Build on the theoretical and practical skills obtained during the undergraduate degree for the subjects within the domain of human rights law. | N | |
| 2) | Keep updated concerning developments in jurisprudence and legislation. | N | |
| 3) | Diagnose sources of legal disputes in the domain of human rights law, and applying rules and regulations for solving these disputes. | N | |
| 4) | Critically analyze existing regulations and theory and proposing new insights to old and new problems occurred in the domain of human rights law. | N | |
| 5) | Ability to describe processes and theories both verbally and in writing on national and international platforms within the field of human rights law. | N | |
| 6) | Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values regarding human rights law field all related professional activities. | N | |
| 7) | Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2. | N | |
| 8) | Understanding of social and environmental aspects of legislative and jurisprudential measures and theories. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | ZEYNEP ÖZEN , February 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Prof. Dr. OZAN ERÖZDEN |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction, introduction of course content |
| 2) | Foundations of modern state theory |
| 3) | The concept of sovereignty and its intellectual foundations |
| 4) | The concept of the Human Element and its intellectual foundations |
| 4) | The concept of the Human Element and its intellectual foundations |
| 5) | The concept of country - homeland element and its intellectual foundations |
| 6) | General evaluation on modern state theory |
| 7) | Critiques of modern state theory |
| 8) | Critiques of modern state theory |
| 9) | Critiques of modern state theory |
| 10) | Determining homework topics |
| 11) | homework tracking |
| 12) | homework tracking |
| 13) | homework tracking |
| 14) | homework tracking |
| 15) | Presentation |
| 16) | Presentation |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Students will be given a reading list at the beginning of the semester. | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lectures, homework preparation and presentation | ||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | End of semester homework | ||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | none | ||||||||||||
| Computer Use | none | ||||||||||||
| Other Activities | none | ||||||||||||
| Assessment Methods |
|
||||||||||||
| Course Administration |
erozdeno@mef.edu.tr |
||||||||||||
ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 98 | ||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 45 | 45 | ||||
| Total Workload | 143 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.7 | ||||||
| ECTS | 6 | ||||||