Information Package / Course Catalogue
Current Security Issues in International Relations
Course Code: UGYL517
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

To analyze the definitions, historical evolution, tools, dimensions, theories and policies of international security and to discuss the contemporary debates on security

Course Content

To analyze the definitions, historical evolution, tools, dimensions, theories and policies of international security and to discuss the contemporary debates on security

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.be able to analyze the current debates on security
2.be able to analyze the historical evolution of security
3.Have a comprehensive perspective
4.be able to use the basic concepts concerning the international security
5.be able to analyze the security policies
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Uluslararası Güvenlik Sorunları ve Türkiye Refet Yinanç, Hakan Taşdemir Nisan 2002
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Conceptual Framework 1: Security
Week 3 - Theoretical
Conceptual Framework 2: International Security
Week 4 - Theoretical
Historical Evolution: From Thucydides to 2oth Century
Week 5 - Theoretical
Security in the 20th Century: World Wars and Cold War
Week 6 - Theoretical
Security after the Cold War
Week 7 - Theoretical
Regional Security vs Global Security
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Mid-term Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Theoretical Debates on Security 1: Positivist Era
Week 10 - Theoretical
Theoretical Debates on Security 2: Post-Positivist Era
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Tools, Discourses and Policies of Security
Week 13 - Theoretical
New Dimensions of Security: Human, Social, Economic, Environment,
Week 14 - Theoretical
New Security Problems after the Cold War
Week 15 - Theoretical
Terrorism, Failed States and Regional and Global Challenges
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 - Theory142370
Individual Work72228
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
4
4
2
5
3
3
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4
4
OÇ-2
2
5
3
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4
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2
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4
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4
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4
2
2
4
4
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026