Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
THE GEOPOLITICS OF BALKANS	500200801121		0 + 0	3.0	10.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals	Analyzing the geopolitical importance of the Balkans
Course Content	learn about geopolitical concepts and theories and comprehend balkan geopolitics in different periods
Learning Outcomes	1) undestand the definition of geopolitics 2) have information about the geopolitics of the balkan states 3) have information about the Balkan countries and changing borders during and after the Cold War.

Weekly Topics (Content)

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Geopolitics, Geopolitical Theories and Political Geography	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
	Geopolitics, Geopolitical Theories and Political Geography	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week	Hegemony, Power and Boundaries	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
3. Week	Elements of Geopolitics	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
4. Week	Geopolitical Theories	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
5. Week	Geographical Features of the Balkans (Physical-Human and Economic)	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
6. Week	Political History of the Balkans	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
7. Week	midterm	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
8. Week	Post-Cold War Balkan Geopolitics	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
9. Week	Geopolitical Analysis of the Balkan States I (Former Yugoslavia)	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
10. Week	Geopolitical Analysis of the Balkan States II (Greece and Bulgaria)	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
11. Week	The European Dimension of the Balkans Reintegration	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
12. Week	Russia-Balkan States Relations	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
13. Week	Turkey-Balkan States Relations	Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion	Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
14. Week	final exam	Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving	Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)

Sources Used in This Course

Recommended Sources

Agnew, J. (2003) Geopolitics Re-visioning world politics Second edition, by Routledge, New York.

Batı, G.F. (2021). “Balkan Jeopolitiği ve İkinci Dünya Savaşında Balkanlar”, Ulusam Türkiye Politik Çalışmalar Dergisi”, 1(1): 49-57.

Filint, C., Taylor, P. (2014) Siyasi Coğrafya, 6. Basım. Nobel Akademi, Ankara.

İlhan U. (2006) Türkiye ve Balkanlar: Bölgesel Güç Yanılsamasının Sonu, Mustafa Aydın ve Çağrı Erhan der., Beş Deniz Havzasında Türkiye, Ankara, Siyasal Kitabevi.

İlhan, S. (1999) Türkiye'nin Jeopolitik Konumu ve Türk Dünyası. Ankara: Atatürk Kültür Merkezi Başkanlığı Yayınları

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3
PY1	5	5	5	5
PY2	5	5	5	5
PY3	5	5	5	4
PY4	5	5	5	5
PY5	5	5	5	5
PY6	5	5	5	5
PY7	5	5	5	5
PY8	5	5	5	5
PY9	5	5	5	5
PY10	5	5	5	5
PY11	5	5	5	5
PY12	5	5	5	5
PY13	5	5	5	5
PY14	5	5	5	5
PY15	5	5	5	5
PY16	5	5	5	5
PY17	5	5	5	5
PY18	5	5	5	5
PY19	5	5	5	5
PY20	5	5	5	5

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

ECTS credits and course workload

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	16	3	48
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	16	9	144
Homework	2	20	40
	3	16	48
	1	20	20
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30

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