TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) See that there are different perpectives regarding the nature of the Political Science; Positivism holds the dicipline to the same standarts as natural sciences and in doing so closes the dcipline to philosophical discussions where Critical Political Theory contents that philosophical questions are essential to political science.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to Political Science 2nd Week Discussions on concepts of; "Poitics", "Science", "Political Science", "Poitical Philosphy" 3rd Week Language, thought and Politics 4th Week Political Ideologies 5th Week Subjects of Political activity 6th Week Nation and Nation State 7th Week Formation of Nation State 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Politics of Nation State 10th Week Relations of Governer and governed, Rights, obligations and Citizenship 11th Week Politics and Economy 12th Week Public Policies 13th Week Power Distrubition and Decision making processes 14th Week Change and Political Advancement
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Danziger, James. Understanding the Political World: A Comparative Introduction to Political Science, 8. baskı. New York: Pearson Longman, 2007. Heywood, Andrew. Political Ideas and Concepts, An Introduction. Hampshire ve Londra: The Macmillan Pres, 1994. Köker, Levent. İki Farklı Siyaset. Ankara: Vadi yayınları, 1998.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) 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
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No