Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Caner SANCAKTAR

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Explain the concepts of power and world power.
2) Comment on the USA’s process of becoming a world power.
3) Comment on Soviet Union’s process of becoming a world power.
4) Analyze Western Europe’s becoming a world power.
5) Comment on China’s process of becoming a world power.
6) Comment on Japan’s process of becoming a world power.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

		Program Competencies
		1	2	3	4	5	6
Learning Outcomes
	1	High	High	High	High	High	High
	2	High	High	High	High	High	High
	3	High	High	High	High	High	High
	4	High	High	High	High	High	High
	5	High	High	High	High	High	High
	6	High	High	High	High	High	High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

World powers like the United States, Soviet Union (Russia), Western Europe, China and Japan will be introduced. The process of how these states became world powers will be taught and the relations amongst them will be analyzed.

Weekly Schedule

1) Introduction: What is Power?
2) Realism, Neorealism and Basic Concepts: Anarchy, Survival and Struggle for Power
3) Geopolitics, Land Power and Sea Power
4) The Concept of 'Soft Power' and Discussions
5) Hegemony, Power and Discussions
6) Hegemony, Power and Discussions
7) Europe and the 'Transition of Power'
8) Mid-term Exam
9) The Evaluation of the US Foreign Policy within the Framework of the Concept of 'Power' and Case Studies
10) The Evaluation of the US Foreign Policy within the Framework of the Concept of 'Power' and Case Studies
11) The Evaluation of the Russian Foreign Policy within the framework of the Concept of 'Power' and Case Studies
12) The Evaluation of the European Union's Foreign Policy within the framework of the Concept of 'Power' and Case Studies
13) The Evaluation of the China's Foreign Policy within the framework of the Concept of 'Power' and Case Studies
14) The Evaluation of the China's Foreign Policy within the framework of the Concept of 'Power' and Case Studies
15) Discussions On 'Power and Foreign Policy' and Related Current International Issues
16) Final Exam

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	40%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	60%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)