| School/Faculty/Institute | Graduate School | ||||
| Course Code | UGS 504 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Environmental Change and International Security | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Çevresel Değişim ve Uluslararası Güvenlik | ||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
| Type of Course | Seminar | ||||
| Level of Course | Seçiniz | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
|
||||
| Estimated Student Workload | 149 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 | Çevresel değişimin, iklim ikliminin özelinde, sürdürülebilir kalkınmanın ve uluslararası güvenlikle sürdürülebilirliğin sağlanması. | ||||
| Course Description | The course provides the students a comprehensive understanding of interactions between environmental change, climate change, in particular, sustainable development and international security. In this context, the course analyzes the political and economic reasons of environmental problems. The course explores the rise of environmental consciousness in the developed world. It delineates key principles of sustainable development. Climate change is analyzed with its causes and consequences. The institutional structure of climate change regime is analyzed. The concept of environmental security is critically analyzed. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) learn the relationship between environmental change and national and international security; 2) conduct political and economic analysis of environmental degradation and environmental problems; 3) distinguish and compare the main principles of the concept of sustainable development; 4) analyze climate change with its causes and consequences and learn the institutional structure of the climate change regime; 5) critically analyze the concept of environmental security. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Understanding the basic concepts of international security and strategy. | |||||
| 2) Ability to analyze the security and defense policies and strategies of particular states. | |||||
| 3) Awareness of ethical values that govern the making of foreign and security policies. | |||||
| 4) Extensive knowledge about global governance and international organizations that shape the world politics. | |||||
| 5) Ability to express opinion on the causes and consequences of world events. | |||||
| 6) Extensive knowledge about Turkey’s foreign and security policies. | |||||
| 7) Extensive knowledge about international terrorism | |||||
| 8) Extensive knowledge about the literature on the prominent thinkers and philosophers in the field of political science. | |||||
| 9) Ability to conduct research on specific cases in European security and to write papers. | |||||
| 10) Awareness of impact of environmental change and scarcity of natural resources on the conduct of international politics. |
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Understanding the basic concepts of international security and strategy. | S | |
| 2) | Ability to analyze the security and defense policies and strategies of particular states. | S | |
| 3) | Awareness of ethical values that govern the making of foreign and security policies. | H | |
| 4) | Extensive knowledge about global governance and international organizations that shape the world politics. | H | |
| 5) | Ability to express opinion on the causes and consequences of world events. | H | |
| 6) | Extensive knowledge about Turkey’s foreign and security policies. | H | |
| 7) | Extensive knowledge about international terrorism | N | |
| 8) | Extensive knowledge about the literature on the prominent thinkers and philosophers in the field of political science. | N | |
| 9) | Ability to conduct research on specific cases in European security and to write papers. | N | |
| 10) | Awareness of impact of environmental change and scarcity of natural resources on the conduct of international politics. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | AYŞEGÜL KİBAROĞLU , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | AYŞEGÜL KİBAROĞLU |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | Prof. Dr. AYŞEGÜL KİBAROĞLU |
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction (classroom management) |
| 2) | II. Political Economic Analysis of Environmental Degradation and Environmental Problems After World War I |
| 3) | II. Political Economic Analysis of Environmental Degradation and Environmental Problems After World War II |
| 4) | The Emergence of Environmental Awareness in Industrialized (Northern) Countries and Sustainable Development I |
| 5) | The Emergence of Environmental Awareness in Industrialized (Northern) Countries and Sustainable Development II |
| 6) | The Emergence of Environmental Awareness in Industrialized (Northern) Countries and Sustainable Development III |
| 7) | Climate Change Regime: International Concern and National Interests I |
| 8) | Climate Change Regime: International Concern and National Interests II |
| 9) | Environmental Security I |
| 10) | Environmental Security II |
| 11) | Presentation of Term Papers |
| 12) | Presentation of Term Papers |
| 13) | Presentation of Term Papers |
| 14) | Presentation of Term Papers |
| Required/Recommended Readings | • Brauch, H. G. (2008) “Güvenliğin Yeniden Kavramsallaştırılması: Barış, Güvenlik, Kalkınma ve Çevre Kavramsal Dörtlüsü,” Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi, Cilt 5, Sayı 18, ss. 1-47. • Dalby, S. (2008) “Güvenlik ve Çevre Bağlantılarına Yeniden Bakmak”, Uluslararası İlişkiler, Cilt 5, Sayı 18, ss. 179-195. • Harris, J. (2000) “Sürdürülebilir Kalkınmanın Temel Prensipleri,” Basic Principles of Sustainable Development, Global Development and Environment Institute Working Paper: 00-04, Tufts University, Çeviren: Emine Özmete. | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Course teaching consists of lectures and student presentations. They present students' term papers in class. Discussions are made on these presentations with the presentation of the class. | |||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Course teaching consists of lectures and student presentations. They present students' term papers in class. Discussions are made on these presentations with the presentation of the class. | |||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | N/A | |||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | N/A | |||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | N/A | |||||||||||||||
| Assessment Methods |
|
|||||||||||||||
| Course Administration |
aysegul.kibaroglu@mef.edu.tr A Building • Attendance at classes is essential. Assignments must be submitted by the dates specified in the course syllabus. • In cases of academic dishonesty and plagiarism, YÖK Disciplinary Regulations are applied. |
|||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 84 | ||
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 11 | 2 | 65 | |||
| Total Workload | 149 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 6.0 | ||||||
| ECTS | 6 | ||||||