IR439 FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS
| Course Code: | 3140439 |
| 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 |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course enables students to familiarize themselves with classical and current debates, and important case stories in the field of FPA and will open new windows in and enrich their understanding on the relationship between IR and Foreign Policy in an age of international change. It is designed for 4th year undergraduate students who are interested in foreign policy, foreign policy decision-making mechanisms and processes. It is useful for those students who aim to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and also in foreign offices of various state departments, inter-governmental and private organizations.
Course Content
This course provides an examination of the discipline of Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) and to make
students how to think about foreign policy pheomena and how to analyse foreign polices of
individual states, and actors in the field. Accordingly this course intends to provide a background about
the field and then develop the necessary skills to understand and critically analyse the complex interaction
between foreign policy and international relations, domestic/external environments, leaders, statesmen,
bureaucracy, history, decision and policy making, foreign policy implementation, culture, media, public
opinion, etc., and to assess the current issues and developments in foreign policy environment.
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