IR202 INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
| Course Code: | 3140202 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
United Nations is the leading institiution that has been shaping and framing international
environmental politics through various tools and means. Currently the primary basis of
international environmental cooperation relies on environmental treaties that reached
to a significant number and variety in scope. Due to limitations of state centered
governance models, public-private partnerships were developed as new mode of
environmental governance to address environmental challenges timely and efficiently.
This course is intended to explore and identify the role of the United Nations bodies, the
function of environmental treaty regimes and potential of environmental partnerships
within the context of various environmental challenges.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To establish a firm basis of academic knowledge in the discipline of International Relations. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To draw connections among different social sciences disciplines. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To analyze social and international phenomenon in a holistic manner. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To communicate in oral and written ways. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To create original ideas through academic inquiry and research. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To have social sensitivity and moral responsibilities. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution