Information Package / Course Catalogue
Environmental Regimes
Course Code: SBK320
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To examine how the environment as a transboundary problem is handled by states and international institutions in the international arena.

Course Content

The course will cover environmental policy, environmental policy instruments, international agreements, environmental policies and principles of the United Nations and the European Union.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To comprehend environmental policy, environmental problems and its relationship with people.
2.To have knowledge about transboundary and global environmental problems.
3.To learn about the United Nations organs and activities related to the environment.
4.To examine the European Union and its environmental policy.
5.To internalize environmental awareness by preparing a homework on international environmental policy.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Çevre Politikası - Ruşen Keleş
2.Çevre Politikası - Zerrin Toprak Karaman
3.International Agreements
4.Reports Prepared by International Institutions
5.Case Studies
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The concept of globalization, the effect of globalization on international environmental policy, environmental protection approaches.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Environmental policy and its international significance.
Week 3 - Theoretical
International Organizations and the Environment: United Nations Organization, OECD- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Environmental Policies of the European Union and the Council of Europe, Cooperation of the European Union with Developing Countries on Environment
Week 5 - Theoretical
Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals
Week 6 - Theoretical
Non-Governmental Organizations working on the environment at the international level (Greenpeace, Friends of Earth, PETA et al.)
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
Week 8 - Theoretical
Barcelona and Bucharest Conventions
Week 9 - Theoretical
CITES and Ramsar Agreements
Week 10 - Theoretical
Vienna Convention, Montreal Protocol and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Week 11 - Theoretical
Conference of the Parties, Kyoto Protocol and Reasons for Its Failure
Week 12 - Theoretical
Greenwashing
Week 13 - Theoretical
International Environmental Policy and Turkey
Week 14 - Theoretical
Green shades of environmentalism
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment1516
Quiz1112
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)119
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes