Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Cold War
Course Code: UYL537
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course avails participants of the discussions on the nature of bi-polar world politics, US and USSR policies of arms race, nuclear threat, economic and political reflections of the Cold War on competing powers as well as other countries, critical and most warlike escalations, the situation of world peace and significant figures in politics.

Course Content

Basics of US-USSR competition Nuclear threat Cold War economy Regional and global policies and Cold War effect

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Analyses the international develeopments and power balances in the Cold war era.
2.To be able to explain the world politics during the Cold War.
3.To be able to understand why and how the Cold War ended
4.The significant events of the Cold War will be learnt
5.To be able to explain USA and Soviet Union competition
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Information about the course content and method
Week 2 - Theoretical
World War II, End of War and Towards a New Order
Week 3 - Theoretical
What is the Cold War ?: Conceptual discussion and transition to Cold War
Week 4 - Theoretical
Development of the Cold War in Eastern and Western Europe
Week 5 - Theoretical
From Cold War to Hot War: Far East and Middle East Developments
Week 6 - Theoretical
Cuban Crisis
Week 7 - Theoretical
Integration Initiatives in Europe and Non-Aligned
Week 8 - Theoretical
Detente Period 1
Week 9 - Theoretical
Detente Period 2
Week 10 - Theoretical
1979: The Second Cold War
Week 11 - Theoretical
Gorbachev and the process leading to the dissolution of the USSR
Week 12 - Theoretical
Is the Cold War over? Changing Equilibrium in the 1990s and International Relations
Week 13 - Theoretical
Presentations
Week 14 - Theoretical
Presentations
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment115116
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
OÇ-1
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
4
5
3
3
4
5
3
4
OÇ-4
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
OÇ-5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026