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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Us Foreign Policy SIT104 Elective Master's degree 1 Spring 4

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Buket ÖNAL

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Comment on U.S. history
2) List and explain the U.S. foreign policy-makers
3) Expound the determinants of U.S. foreign policy
4) Analyze U.S. foreign policy in chronological order
5) Analyze Turkish-USA relations from the USA perspective

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4
Learning Outcomes
1 Middle Middle Middle Middle
2 Middle Middle Middle Middle
3 Middle Middle Middle Middle
4 Middle Middle Middle Middle
5 Middle Middle Middle Middle

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

This course equips candidates with in-depth knowledge on the process of foreign policy making in the U.S, knowledge about the foreign policy paradigms of continuity and change and doctrines of American presidents.

Weekly Schedule

1) The Role of the American President in Foreign Policy Making
2) The Role of the Vice President, U.S Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense in Foreign Policy Formation
3) The Role of the Executive Office of the President, White House, National Security Council and Central Intelligence Agency in Foreign Policy Formation
4) The Role of Public Opinion and the Media in Foreign Policy Formation
5) The Role of Pressure Groups in Foreign Policy Formation
6) Lobbying Activities and Role of the Armenian, Greek and Cypriot Greek Lobbies in American Foreign Policy Formation
7) The Role of the Congress in Foreign Policy Formation
8) Midterm Examination/Assessment
9) American Presidents and Their Presidential Doctrines
10) Truman Doctrine and Monroe Doctrine
11) Nixon and Eisenhower Doctrines
12) Bush and Obam Doctrines
13) The Paradigms of Change in American foreign policy
14) The Paradigms of Contunity in American foreign policy
15) General Review
16) Final Examination

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Demonstration
5) Group Study


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade

50%

 

Number

Percentage

Semester Studies

Quiz

1

50%

Presentation/Seminar

1

50%

 

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

50%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required