BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| FILM AND TELEVISION | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| POL5004 | Middle East Politics I | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Basic information
| Language of instruction: | Turkish |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. İSMAİL BURAK KÜNTAY |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | Non |
| Course Objectives: | Students will be exposed to the key historical and theoretical concepts necessary to understand the Middle East as a critical region of the world. The focus will be aslo on the current situation in the Middle East and the U.S.'s role in the region. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; Introduce the academic interest in the Middle East utilizing both historical and theoretical concepts Understanding the role of ideology and religion, oil in the Middle East Focuses on the Middle Eastern countries foreign policies Opportunity to have analytical perspective on the Middle East history and politics and bilateral relations Designed around specific historical trends and contemporary issues facing the poeple and governments of the region |
Course Content
| This course explores the Middle East using theoretical and historical approaches. Topics covered include: the legacies of colonialism; the Middle East regional system, the impact of the international system on the middle east, the challenge of security in the region.' |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction: Overview of the Middle East Region and the United States | Prereading |
| 2) | Historical Perspective: Foreign Involvement in the Middle East | Prereading |
| 3) | Historical Perspective: US Involvement in the Middle East 1833-1946 | Prereading |
| 4) | The Foreign Policies of Middle East States | Prereading |
| 5) | The Foreign Policies of Middle East States II | Prereading |
| 6) | The 2003 Iraq War | Prereading |
| 7) | Iran | Prereading |
| 8) | Turkey | Prereading |
| 9) | U.S. Post-September 11Policy in the Middle East | Prereading |
| 10) | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | Prereading |
| 11) | Foreign Policies of Selected Middle Eastern States | Prereading |
| 12) | Evaluating the “Class of Civilizations” Thesis | Prereading |
| 13) | U.S. Democracy Promotion in the Middle East | Prereading |
| 14) | Review | Prereading |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Required: Diplomacy in the Middle East: The International Relations on Regional and Outside Powers, Ed. By L. Karl Brown 2006 |
| References: |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 40 |
| Project | 1 | % 20 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 73 |
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| Homework Assignments | 10 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 175 | |
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society | 4 |
| 2) | Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art | 3 |
| 3) | Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area | 1 |
| 4) | Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey | 1 |
| 5) | Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product | 2 |
| 6) | Being able to write a script ready to be shot | 2 |
| 7) | Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment | |
| 8) | Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations | |
| 9) | Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages | |
| 10) | Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage | |
| 11) | Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white | 3 |
| 12) | Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility | 5 |