Information Package / Course Catalogue
Diplomatic Correspondence
Course Code: INR220
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: 6
Objectives of the Course

The main aims of this lesson are to Show students that diplomacy has its own set of rules and to get students to realize how diplomatic correspondance is conducted in English.

Course Content

In this course, the normal practice of diplomacy and the various techniques of international negotiation will be addressed by using both historical and contemporary examples in English.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Have a grasp of diplomatic terms and phrases.
2.Get information about diplomats and diplomacy as a profession.
3.Develop the skills of official correspondence.
4.Understanding diplomatic terminology
5.Understand the effect of diplomatic mission on foreign policy making
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Satow's Guide to Diplomatic Practice, Lord Gore-Booth (Ed.), Longman, 1979.
2.R.P. Barston, Modern Diplomacy, Routhledge, 2013.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General information about the theory of diplomacy
Week 2 - Theoretical
Theorists of diplomacy
Week 3 - Theoretical
The Historical Development of Democracy, From Ancient Times to the First World War
Week 4 - Theoretical
Diplomacy in the Ottoman Empire
Week 5 - Theoretical
Diplomacy until the End of the Cold War
Week 6 - Theoretical
The Institutions and Tools of Modern Democracy
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Institutions and Tools of Modern Democracy
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
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Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
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Week 10 - Theoretical
Multilateral Diplomacy, Summit Diplomacy and Foreign Ministries
Week 11 - Theoretical
Diplomatic Negotiations
Week 12 - Theoretical
New Areas of the Modern Diplomacy
Week 13 - Theoretical
Diplomacy in the Republic of Turkey
Week 14 - Theoretical
Diplomacy in the Republic of Turkey
Week 15 - Final Exam
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Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Reading141128
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)149
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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5
5
4
OÇ-2
5
5
5
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5
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5
5
5
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4
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4
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5
5
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5
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026