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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Name of the Course Unit Code Year Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
CURRENT INTERNATIONAL ISSUES INR302 3 6 4+0 3.0 6.0


Objectives and Contents
Objectives of the Course Unit This course investigates contemporary issues in global politics, spanning topics such as warfare, poverty, human security, environmental concerns, and global economic disparities. It aims to evaluate international efforts to address conflict management within the framework of economic globalization and environmental challenges. The overarching goals of the course encompass the enhancement of students' oral, written, and research proficiencies. Throughout the semester, students will be expected to demonstrate engagement with the assigned readings and contribute substantively to discussions. Furthermore, their presentation and writing abilities will be honed through the completion of term papers.
Contents of the Course Unit This course is a wide-ranging introduction to trending topics in world politics. Topics covered include key concepts in international affairs, general theoretical issues in world politics, domestic and foreign policy debates, the shifting circumstances of international issues, various tools of governance, and the consequences for a miscellaneous set of contemporary policy problems.
Contribution of the Course Intending to Provide the Professional Education 1. This course is designed to develop a more critical point of view on how global actors and their activities influence the world at large. In addition to the formal lectures, the course emphasizes skill development through in-class debates to encourage students: 2. To discuss topics in the class with each other. 3. To get familiar with the most trending topics in world politics, their actors, root causes and their effects on wider scale. 4. To be able to analyze the trending global issues from an academic perspective, to understand their implications for the IR theories and concepts. 5. To develop a habit of following and reading the world’s news agencies such as The International Herald Tribune, The Guardian, BBC news, etc.

EBS : Kıbrıs İlim Üniversitesi Eğitim Öğretim Bilgi Sistemi Kıbrıs İlim Üniversitesi AKTS Bilgi Paketi AKTS Bilgi Paketi ECTS Information Package Avrupa Kredi Transfer Sistemi (AKTS/ECTS), Avrupa Yükseköğretim Alanı (Bologna Süreci) hedeflerini destekleyen iş yükü ve öğrenme çıktılarına dayalı öğrenci/öğrenme merkezli öğretme ve öğrenme yaklaşımı çerçevesinde yükseköğretimde uluslarası saydamlığı arttırmak ve öğrenci hareketliliği ile öğrencilerin yurtdışında gördükleri öğrenimleri kendi ülkelerinde tanınmasını kolaylaştırmak amacıyla Avrupa Komisyonu tarafından 1989 yılında Erasmus Programı (günümüzde Yaşam Boyu Öğrenme Programı) kapsamında geliştirilmiş ve Avrupa ülkeleri tarafından yaygın olarak kabul görmüş bir kredi sistemidir. AKTS, aynı zamanda, yükseköğretim kurumlarına, öğretim programları ve ders içeriklerinin iş yüküne bağlı olarak kolay anlaşılabilir bir yapıda tasarlanması, uygulanması, gözden geçirilmesi, iyileştirilmesi ve bu sayede yükseköğretim programlarının kalitesinin geliştirilmesine ve kalite güvencesine önemli katkı sağlayan bir sistematik yaklaşım sunmaktadır. ETIS : İstanbul Aydın University Education & Training System Cyprus Science University ECTS Information Package ECTS Information Package European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) which was introduced by the European Council in 1989, within the framework of Erasmus, now part of the Life Long Learning Programme, is a student-centered credit system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme specified in terms of learning outcomes and competences to be acquired. The implementation of ECTS has, since its introduction, has been found wide acceptance in the higher education systems across the European Countries and become a credit system and an indispensable tool supporting major aims of the Bologna Process and, thus, of European Higher Education Area as it makes teaching and learning in higher education more transparent across Europe and facilitates the recognition of all studies. The system allows for the transfer of learning experiences between different institutions, greater student mobility and more flexible routes to gain degrees. It also offers a systematic approach to curriculum design as well as quality assessment and improvement and, thus, quality assurance.