Information Package / Course Catalogue
POLS 421 North-South Relations
MEF University
Degree Programs
Political Science and International Relations
General Information For Students
Diploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Political Science and International Relations
Bachelor Length of the Programme: 4 Number of Credits: 240 TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute Faculty of Econ., Admin. and Social Sciences
Course Code POLS 421
Course Title in English North-South Relations
Course Title in Turkish North-South Relations
Language of Instruction
Type of Course Flipped Classroom
Level of Course Seçiniz
Semester Fall
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 3 Recitation: Lab: Other:
Estimated Student Workload 130 hours per semester
Number of Credits 5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge None
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Only Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To understand the relations between existing patterns of North-South economic relations and the degradation of natural resources
Course Description This course aims to provide the students with a comprehensive understanding of the North-South relations from the perspective of environment, development and security. Historical, theoretical and case-study analyses are utilized to acquaint students with broader understanding of the causes of global environmental degradation, resource constraints and dramatic demographic changes.
Course Description in Turkish Bu ders öğrencilere Kuzey-Güney ilişkilerini çevre, kalkınma ve güvenlik perspektifinden kapsamlı bir şekilde anlamalarını sağlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Öğrencilere küresel çevresel bozulmanın, kaynak kısıtlamalarının ve dramatik demografik değişikliklerin nedenleri hakkında daha geniş bir anlayış kazandırmak için tarihsel, teorik ve örnek olay analizleri kullanılır.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Equipped with knowledge on the connections between economic development and environmental change;
2) 2. Understood the relations between the existing patterns of North-South economic relations and the degradation and depletion of natural resources;
3) 3. Learned sustainable development with its basic principles;
4) Examined the main premises and differences between of political ecology and environmental security approaches.
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4
1) Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues.
2) Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts
3) Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice
4) Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions.
5) Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software
6) Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies
7) Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems
8) Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies
9) Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life
10) Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. S Presentation
2) Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts S HW
3) Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice H Exam
4) Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. S HW
5) Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software S Project
6) Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies S Project
7) Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems S Project
8) Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies S HW
9) Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life H Exam
10) Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad S Project
Prepared by and Date AYŞEGÜL KİBAROĞLU , January 2024
Course Coordinator AYŞEGÜL KİBAROĞLU
Semester Fall
Name of Instructor

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Introduction
2) Colonialism, capitalism and development I
3) Colonialism, capitalism and development II
3) Colonialism, capitalism and development II
4) Global environmental change and global environmental politics I
5) Global environmental change and global environmental politics II
5) Global environmental change and global environmental politics III
6) Sustainable Development as a contested concept in the North-South debate I
7) Sustainable Development as a contested concept in the North-South debate II
8) Political ecology: unraveling the political forces at work in environmental access, management and transformation I
9) Political ecology: unraveling the political forces at work in environmental access, management and transformation II
10) Environmental Security: North defining the environmental agenda and monitoring the policies of South I
11) Environmental Security: North defining the environmental agenda and monitoring the policies of South II
12) Environmental Security: North defining the environmental agenda and monitoring the policies of South: Water Resources
13) Environmental Security: North defining the environmental agenda and monitoring the policies of South: Climate Change
14) Wrap-up
Required/Recommended ReadingsTim Allen and Alan Thomas (eds.) Poverty and Development into the 21st Century, The Open University, Oxford University Press, 2000. P. Chasek, D. Downie and J. W. Brown, Global Environmental Politics, Westview Press, 2006
Teaching MethodsFlipped Classroom methods such as pre-class quizzes, pre-class videos, group discussions, group debates, presentations, and essay type exams.
Homework and Projects
Laboratory Work
Computer Use
Other Activities
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Attendance 14 % 20
Quiz(zes) 4 % 20
Presentation 1 % 20
Midterm(s) 1 % 20
Final Examination 1 % 20
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration aysegul.kibaroglu@mef.edu.tr

Attendance and active participation are required. There would be no late presentations and make up exams unless medical report provided. MEF university values academic integrity. Therefore all students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the code of student conduct and disciplinary procedures. Any improper behavior, academic dishonesty or plagiarism is subject to the YÖK Disciplinary Regulation.

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 1 3 1 70
Presentations / Seminar 3 5 1 18
Homework Assignments 3 8 1 27
Quiz(zes) 5 2 1 15
Total Workload 130
Total Workload/25 5.2
ECTS 5