Information Package / Course Catalogue
Human Rights
Course Code: TUİ138
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The course provides an introduction to basic human rights philosophy, principles, instruments and institutions,

Course Content

The conceptual foundations of rights from a historical and philosophical perspective, International Human Rights movement beginning with its historical origins, selected human rights issues under international and national law

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Learning Outcomes
1.Explain the relationship between human rights and democracy
2.Knowing the international conventions that guarantee human rights
3.To be able to use the basic concepts of citizenship, democracy and human rights
4.To understand the limits of the rights and freedoms of others
5.To be able to understand the relationship of human rights with the state and the economy
Recommended or Required Reading
1."Inventing Human Rights: A History" Lynne Hunt
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Dimensions of Human Rights
Week 2 - Theoretical
Democracy and Human Rights
Week 3 - Theoretical
State and Human Rights
Week 4 - Theoretical
Economy and Human Rights
Week 5 - Theoretical
Culture and Human Rights
Week 6 - Theoretical
Law and Human Rights
Week 7 - Theoretical
Politics and Human Rights
Week 8 - Theoretical
Case Study I
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 10 - Theoretical
Human Rights and Freedom of Expression
Week 11 - Theoretical
Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Week 12 - Theoretical
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Week 13 - Theoretical
Case Study II
Week 14 - Theoretical
Case Study III
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment1505
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)79
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026