Information Package / Course Catalogue
American Foreign Policy
Course Code: INR404
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to address the development, historical evaluation and theoretical dimensions of the American Foreign Policy.

Course Content

In this course, the establishment process of the USA, USA's grand strategy, its foreign policy's evolution, historical development of the USA foreign policy, theoretical aspects of it and decison-making process of it will be analysed.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the establishment process and evolution of the US foreign policy.
2.To be able to analyse the important events of US foreign policy in the 20. and 21. centuries.
3. Be informed about the factors which affect US foreign policy.
4. Analyses the changes in the foreign policy of the US.
5. Evaluates the current developments of the Us foreign policy.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Steven W. Hook ve John Spanier, II. Dünya Savaşı'ndan Beri Amerikan Dış Politikası, Washigton, CQ Press, 2007.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introductionary Course
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Establishment Process of the USA
Week 3 - Theoretical
19. Century USA Foreign Policy and American Civil War
Week 4 - Theoretical
USA Grand Strategy and its Origins
Week 5 - Theoretical
USA Foreign Policy Before and After World War I
Week 6 - Theoretical
US Foreign Policy's Theories
Week 7 - Theoretical
US Foreign Policy's Decision-Making Process and its Actors
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Mid-Term Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
US Foreign Policy in the Inter-War Period
Week 10 - Theoretical
US Foreign Policy During the World War II
Week 11 - Theoretical
US Foreign Policy During the Cold War I
Week 12 - Theoretical
US Foreign Policy During the Cold War II
Week 13 - Theoretical
US Foreign Policy in the 1990s
Week 14 - Theoretical
US Foreign Policy in the 2000s
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1453112
Assignment140141
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination124125
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)194
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