TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Haluk Karadağ
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand the importance of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. 2) Discuss the topic of international organizations via important theoretical perspectives such as realism, liberalism, constructivism. 3) Grasp the activities of international organizations in areas such as international security, trade, economic development, environment and human rights.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course the institutional structures, political processes and political impacts of various international organizations will be elaborated. International organizations are the important constituents of the existing global governance system in terms of their roles in the global issues. The course covers not only the traditional issues like international security, the global distribution of the welfare and factors threatening the social welfare, but also topics like international environmental problems. The main target of this course is to inform students with the history, development, varieties and important features of international organizations, different theories and concepts related with international organizations and the functions of the organizations in the world politics.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Terminology: Definition of International Organizations 2nd Week Mainstream Approaches I: Realism 3rd Week Mainstream Approaches II: Liberalism 4th Week Critical Approaches I: Radical Views 5th Week Critical Approaches II: Feminism 6th Week Diversity in Organizations: International Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations and Multinational Corporations 7th Week Historical Changes: From the League of Nations to the United Nations 8th Week International Security Organizations 9th Week Regional Security Organizations 10th Week Trade Organizations 11th Week Development Organizations 12th Week Environmental Organizations 13th Week Human Rights Organizations 14th Week The Future of International Organizations - Towards Global Governance?
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Kelly-Kate S. Pease, International Organizations: Perspectives on Governance in the Twenty-First Century. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2000. Margaret P. Karns and Karen A. Mingst: International Organizations: The Politics and Processes of Global Governance, 2nd edition, 2009. Paul Diehl: The Politics of Global Governance: International Organizations in an Interdependent World, 2010. EU Institute for Security Studies: Global Governance 2025: At a Critical Juncture, 2010. Clive Archer: International Organizations, Third Edition, Routledge, 2007.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Assignment 3 40 Project 1 30 Total(%) 70 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 4 10 40 Preparation for Final exam 1 80 80 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 3 30 90 Project 1 50 50 Total Workload 305 Total Workload / 30 10,16 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No