| 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) |
To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies. |
2 |
| 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. |
1 |
| 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. |
2 |
| 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. |
2 |
| 5) |
To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. |
1 |
| 6) |
To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. |
1 |
| 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. |
1 |
| 8) |
To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. |
2 |
| 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. |
1 |
| 10) |
To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. |
1 |
| 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. |
1 |
| 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. |
1 |