LAW3004 International Maritime Law and SustainabilityBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs FILM AND TELEVISIONGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
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
LAW3004 International Maritime Law and Sustainability Fall 0 2 1 4
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Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. ERTAN DEMİRKAPI
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor İLKER KADRİ BAŞARAN
Prof. Dr. AYŞE NUHOĞLU
Recommended Optional Program Components: yok
Course Objectives: It is to understand and analyse the United Nation's 2030 marine sustainability goals under the context of International Maritime Law and global warming.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Learn about the United Nation's 2030 marine sustaibanility goals,
2) Learn about the international maritime and environmental law principles,
3) Learn about the Blue Economy,
4) Learn about the Polar Regions, particularly the Arctic Ocean and its economic, legal and political structure.
5) Learn about the international organisations mandated with the power to regulate international marine affairs,
6) Learn about the definition of Global warming and Climate Change and their possible consequences and legal implications,
7) Learn about the energy investments, alternative energy sources and green finance concept
8) Learn how to effectively use english to present their ideas and communicate in the context of this class

Course Content

Starting from global warming and Arctic marine governance, it is to establish what are the legal tools that are used to protect the oceans (biodiversity and ecosystem services) and meet the UN 2030 sustainable development goas. In this context, we will review the powers given to the coastal states, international organizations, and regional bodies to govern the oceans that are being increasingly exploited by the multiple stakeholders, such as shipping and energy companies.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the Sustainable Marine Environment concept under the UN's 2030 Goals.
2) Definition of Climate Change and Global Warming,
3) The Arctic Ocean and Change,
4) Comparing the Polar Regions (The Arctic and Antarctic),
5) Blue Economy in the Arctic (shipping/ fishing/ drilling/ tourism),
6) Arctic Marine Governance Model (Compared with the East Med.),
7) Sustainable Shipping and the Polar Code,
8) Who Owns the Arctic Ocean? (Continental Shelf Claims, Delimitation and Disputes in the region),
9) Energy Resources in the Region and Renewables Alternatives,
10) Green Finans and sustaibable investment,
11) Sea level rise and the legal consequences,
12) Plastic waste and protection of the marine environment,
13) High Seas and Biodiversity Convention,
14) "Marine Spacial Planning" as an innovative protection model.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Ders notlarını kendim hazırlıyorum. Norvec Kutup Araştırmaları Enstitüsü ile Arktik araştırmaları yapıyor ve bolgeyi periyodik olarak ziyaret ediyorum. 2023 yılına kadar Norveçliler ile Svalbard adasında bilimsel arastirmalar yapacağım, tecrübelerimi öğrencilere aktaracağım.
I will prepare the class notes. I work closely with the Norwegian Polar Institute. I will continue working with them as I have an agreement to join their research activities in the Arctic (Svalbard) untill 2023. Therefore, I will be sharing my experience gained throught this international collobaration with the class.
References: Kendi makalelerim ile birlikte elimdeki sayısız kitap ve uluslararası bilimsel yayın.
My own articles. And the countless books and scientific articles I have in my personal library.

Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 13 2 26
Study Hours Out of Class 13 5 65
Midterms 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 95

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