Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction |
none |
2) |
Beginnings: Max Planck and Quantum, Picasso in Paris, Nietzsche, Veblen, Spencer |
Coursebook |
3) |
Einstein, Rutherford, Russell and Whitehead, the intellectual consequences of war, Wittgenstein. |
coursebook |
4) |
Spengler, Economic consequences of peace, idea of progress, Whig history |
coursebook |
5) |
Golden Age of Physics, Freud and the West, Jung and Modern Man. |
coursebook |
6) |
Benjamin, Keynes, German Academics in Turkey |
Coursebook |
7) |
Sartre, Merleu-Ponty, Camus, Beckett, Hannah Arendt |
coursebook |
8) |
Wittgenstein, Skinner vs. Chomsky, Hayek, Martin Luther King. |
coursebook |
9) |
Moon Landing, Braudel and Annales Okulu, Pulsars |
coursebook |
10) |
Oil Crisis, The contradictions of Capitalism, Studies on Genetics. |
coursebook |
11) |
AIDS, Susan Sontag, Lyotard, Rorty. |
coursebook |
12) |
Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Edward Said, Culture Wars |
Coursebook |
13) |
Revision |
Coursebook |
14) |
Final Exam |
Coursebook |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. |
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2) |
Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. |
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3) |
Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. |
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4) |
Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. |
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5) |
Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. |
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6) |
Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. |
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7) |
Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. |
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8) |
Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. |
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9) |
Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. |
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10) |
Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. |
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11) |
Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. |
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12) |
Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |
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