IR598 FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS
| Course Code: | 3140598 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (0.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. MEHMET FATİH TAYFUR |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
This course aims to provide a profound examination of foreign policy phenomenon. The nature scope, actors and determinants of foreign policy; main theories and methods of Foreign Policy Analysis and their relationship with international relations and `change` in foreign policy are the main topics to be analyzed. In this framework, the actors and the structures of foreign policy; domestic and external sources of foreign policy; foreign policy decision and policy making, decisional bodies and processes (individuals/leadership, groups, organizational and bureaucratic politics) and the issue of rationality in foreign policy are discussed through case stories in the seminars. Furthermore the complex interactions between ideas, culture, media, public opinion, interest groups, etc, and foreign policy are analyzed. Special emphasis is given on ``change and foreign policy`` and the ``state transnational actors,`` ``theory and practice in foreign policy,`` and ``foreign policy implementation``.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To enhance and deepen the scholarly knowledge in the discipline of International Relations | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To establish connections between different disciplines of social sciences | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To view social and international developments from a holistic perspective | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To establish advanced-level oral and written communication skills in both academic and practical spheres of life | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To produce original ideas by developing habits of inquiry | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To obtain high-level research skills and ethics | ✔ | |||
| 7 | To have social sensitivity and moral responsibility | ✔ | |||
| 8 | To be able to express ideas and prepare effective presentations in academic and professional platforms | ✔ | |||
| 9 | To contribute to the scientific literature | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution