Information Package / Course Catalogue
| International Security and Strategic Studies (Thesis) | |||||
| Master | Length of the Programme: 2 | Number of Credits: 120 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF: Level 7 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | Graduate School | ||||
| Course Code | UGS 508 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Studies in International Security and Terrorism II | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Uluslararası Güvenlik ve Terörizm Çalışmaları II | ||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
| Type of Course | Seminar | ||||
| Level of Course | Select | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 148 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 6 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Graduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To learn what international and transnational terrorism is under the conditions of globalization; its characteristics and detailed characteristics of terrorist groups and various policies of states towards them. | ||||
| Course Description | To teach how to conduct technical analysis in accordance with the paradigms of social sciences impartially, away from ideological debates. Case study method and methodological applications of this method to create a theoretical framework will be used. The overall objective of the course is to teach what international and transnational terrorism is under the conditions of globalization, its characteristics and the detailed characteristics of terrorist groups and the policies of various states towards them. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | İdeolojik tartışmalardan uzak, sosyal bilimler paradigmalarına uygun ve tarafsız olarak Teknik analiz yapımını öğretmek. Örnek olay/vaka incelemesi yöntemi ve bu yöntemin teorik çerçeve oluşturmaya yönelik metodolojik uygulamaları kullanılacaktır. Dersin genel hedefi, uluslararası ve ulusötesi terörizmin küreselleşme şartları altında ne olduğu, karakteristiği ve terrorist grupların detaylı özellikleri ve çeşitli devletlerin bunlara yönelik politikalarını öğretmektir. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Upon successful completion of the course, students are expected to 1.Distinguish terrorism from other forms of violence 2) To learn the main terrorist groups and their characteristics 3) 3.To recognize the elements of counterterrorism 4) 4.Ascertaining terrorism by placing it on a macro geopolitical plane |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Understanding the basic concepts of international security and strategy. | N | |
| 2) | Ability to analyze the security and defense policies and strategies of particular states. | N | |
| 3) | Awareness of ethical values that govern the making of foreign and security policies. | N | |
| 4) | Extensive knowledge about global governance and international organizations that shape the world politics. | N | |
| 5) | Ability to express opinion on the causes and consequences of world events. | N | |
| 6) | Extensive knowledge about Turkey’s foreign and security policies. | N | |
| 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 | BARIŞ ÇAĞLAR , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | BARIŞ ÇAĞLAR |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | Öğr. Gör. LEVENT OZMEN |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | -INTRODUCTION -ROAD-MAP OF UGS 508 MASTER COURSE -WHAT ARE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS? -WHAT IS THE STUDY OF TERRORISM? -WHERE IS THIS COURSE POSITIONED IN THE ACADEMIC LITERATURE? |
| 2) | -WHAT IS TERRORISM -DEFINITIONAL DISPUTES AND THE REASON FOR THE DISPUTE -SECURITY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY -THE DEVELOPMENT OF TERRORISM AS A SECURITY PROBLEM |
| 3) | REGULAR AND IRREGULAR WARFARE AND TERRORISM |
| 4) | GLOBAL TERRORISM CASES: ORGANIZATIONAL AND LONE WOLF ATTACKS |
| 5) | CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL DIMENSIONS OF SECURITY AND ITS TRANSFORMATION |
| 6) | SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 ATTACKS, GLOBALIZATION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY: SCOPE, NATURE, SCALE |
| 7) | Al Qaeda Case Study Analysis |
| 8) | ASALA CASE STUDY ANALYSIS |
| 9) | ISIS CASE STUDY ANALYSIS |
| 10) | HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH AND YPG CASE STUDIES |
| 11) | PROBLEMS OF COOPERATION AGAINST AL-QAIDA |
| 12) | VARIABLES AFFECTING INTERSTATE COOPERATION AGAINST TERRORISM: INTERNATIONAL STRUCTURE |
| 13) | VARIABLES AFFECTING INTERSTATE COOPERATION AGAINST TERRORISM: NATIONAL SECURITY CULTURES |
| 14) | VARIABLES AFFECTING INTERSTATE COOPERATION AGAINST TERRORISM: THE NATURE OF THE THREAT |
| 15) | REVIEW OF ALL TOPICS AND SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS |
| 16) | REVIEW OF ALL TOPICS AND SUMMARY OF KEY CONCEPTS |
| Required/Recommended Readings | The following books are primary readings, in addition to the supplementary ones to be provided by the professor via Blackboard. -TERÖRİZMLE STRATEJİK MÜCADELE -TARİHİN 11 EYLÜL UĞRAĞI -ETNİK TERÖR VE TERÖRLE MÜCADELE STRATEJİLERİ -TÜRKİYE’NİN TERÖRLE SAVAŞI -GRİ TEHDİT TERÖRİZM | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Seminar course is held. The course is based on active learning pedagogy and in-class discussions, which are carried out through debates on weekly topics. | ||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Written term paper and presentation and class participation will be graded. | ||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | ||||||||||||
| Computer Use | Blackboard Usage | ||||||||||||
| Other Activities | None | ||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
caglarb@mef.edu.tr None Instructor Office Location: 5th Floor - Room No. 529 Office hours: Any hour of the day (09:00-17:00) Email address: baris.caglar@mef.edu.tr Academic dishonesty and plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation. |
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Calculation | |||
| No/Weeks per Semester | |||||
| Course Hours | 32 | 224 | |||
| Presentations / Seminar | 2 | 24 | |||
| Paper Submission | 2 | 48 | |||
| Total Workload | 296 | ||||
| Total Workload/25 | 11.8 | ||||
| ECTS | 6 | ||||