| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Yelda Hatice Ongun
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) learn the USA foreign policy in detail.
2) learn how the post-war order is established by the USA, England and other main powers.
3) learn the fundamental characteristics of the USA foreign policy.
4) name the main features of four major global institutions which were disigned to regulate the post-war world.
5) be able to name five arguments for the US war to democratize Iraq.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | No recommended optional programme components. |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course will investigate the development of the American Foreign Policy to date starting from its roots. The major military conflicts that the USA have been a part of, and the foreign affairs of the USA will be discussed in the context of the Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the conflicts in the Middle East, the War on Terror, and the regime change in Iraq. The course also will examine the current relations of the USA as the sole superpower of the 21st Century with the major powers and rising powers in the world. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction: The City on the Hill and Manifest Destiny | | 2nd Week | The Fallout from World War II | | 3rd Week | The Beginnings of the Cold War | | 4th Week | The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan | | 5th Week | The Cold War and Containment | | 6th Week | The War in Korea | | 7th Week | The Eisenhower Doctrine and Era | | 8th Week | Kennedy and New Frontiers | | 9th Week | Midterm Week | | 10th Week | The Vietnam Era. Nixon and the End of the Vietnam War | | 11th Week | The United States and the Middle East | | 12th Week | The Carter Era and Human Rights | | 13th Week | Ronald Reagan and the Evil Empire | | 14th Week | The United States in the Gulf, Summary |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Stephen E. Ambrose and Douglas G. Brinkley: Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938. New York: Penguin Books, l997.
William Blum: Rogue State. London: Zed Books, 2002. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Total(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 14 | 2 | 28 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1,15 | 1,15 | | Homework | | | | | Total Workload | | | 152,15 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,07 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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