EUROPEAN UNION RELATIONS
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
POL4017	Global Encounters	Spring	3	0	3	6

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Hybrid
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	This course seeks to exam the historic development of globalization and the myriad contemporary understandings of what exactly globalization means for the world. The concept of globalization is a contested one, and in this course students will learn about these different ideas and conceptualizations of globalization.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Identify key ideas surrounding the concept of globalization;
2. Grasp the evolution of the study of globalization and the various definitions attributed to it;
3. Evaluate the performance of state & non-state actors as they try to cope up with the pace of globalization;
4. Assess the impact of globalization on the world both currently and for the future;
5. Develop competencies with respect to active inquiry and critical thinking.

Course Content

Key Theme: Theories of Globalization; Economic Globalization; Political Globalization; Cultural Globalization; Case Studies: International Financial Markets (World Bank, IMF, etc.); Case Studies: International Governmental Organizations; Case Studies: International Non-governmental Organizations; Case Studies: International Migration; Case Studies: The Environment; Case Studies: Negative Flows; Case Studies: Nationality/ethnicity/race; Case Studies: Global Inequity.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Key Theme: Theories of Globalization	Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapters 1,2 & 3.
2)	Context: Economic Globalization	Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 6.
3)	Context: Political Globalization	Reading: Rizter/Dean, Chapter 4.
4)	Context: Political Globalization (continued)	Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 5.
5)	Context: Cultural Globalization	Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 8. Suarez-Orozco
6)	Case Studies: International Financial Markets (World Bank, IMF, etc.)	Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 7.
7)	MIDTERM EXAM
8)	Case Studies: International Governmental Organizations	Reading: Machida
9)	Case Studies: International Non-governmental Organizations	Reading: TBA
10)	Case Studies: International Migration	Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 10.
11)	Case Studies: The Environment	Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 11.
12)	Case Studies: Negative Flows	Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapter 12.
13)	Case Studies: Nationality/ethnicity/race	Reading: TBA
14)	Case Studies: Global Inequity	Reading: Ritzer/Dean, Chapters 13 & 14.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Globalization: A Basic Text; George Ritzer and Paul Dean (Wiley-Blackwell Publishers, 2015). Found at EBSCO E-kitap. "Globalization and the Legitimacy of Interngovernmental Organizations," Satoshi Machida, International Studies (10/01/2009, Vol. 46, Issue: 4, p 371-400).
References:	Globalization: Culture and Education in the New Millenium; Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco and Desirée Baolian Qin-Hillard, editors (University of California Press 2004). Found at EBSCO-E-kitap. www.wiley.com/go/ritzer/globalization - companion website to "Globalization: A Basic Text" Supplemental readings and other media will be assigned on a weekly basis, and can be found via ItsLearning.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	2	% 30
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	13	39
Study Hours Out of Class	13	78
Homework Assignments	2	30
Midterms	1	1.5
Final	1	1.5
Total Workload		150

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)	To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies.
2)	To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of EU studies, to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems.
3)	To be introduced to and to get involved in other disciplines that EU studies are strongly related with (political science, international relations, law, economics, sociology, etc.) and to be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research and analysis on European politics.
4)	To be able to evaluate current news on European Union and Turkey-EU relations and identify, analyze current issues relating to the EU’s politics and policies.
5)	To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular.
6)	To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies.
7)	To be able to assess the historical development, functioning of the institutions and decision-making system and common policies of the European Union throughout its economic and political integration in a supranational framework.
8)	To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through.
9)	To explain the dynamics of enlargement processes of the EU by identifying the main actors and institutions involved and compare previous enlargement processes and accession process of Turkey.
10)	To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey.
11)	To acquire insight in EU project culture and to build up project preparation skills in line with EU format and develop the ability to work in groups and cooperate with peers.
12)	To be able to recognize theories and concepts used by the discipline of international relations and relate them to the historical development of the EU as a unique post-War political project.