PSIR311 NATIONS AND NATIONALISM
| Course Code: | 3540311 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Political Science and International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. HANDE SÖZER |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course students will
- Learn to develop an interdisciplinary approach to nationalism including approaches from Sociology, Political Science, History, Anthropology and Gender Studies.
- Learn key concepts, theoretical approaches, isues, debates on nationalism
- Develop skills to make comparisons among various cases of nationalisms
- Critically examine different forms and manifestations of nationalisms in various geographic contexts
Course Content
This course aims to critically review competing theoretical approaches to nations and nationalism. It will also seek to deepen understanding of these theories through an analysis of a number of comparative case studies drawn from Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. This analysis will draw on historical experiences of nationalism as well as contemporary examples of nationalist political movements. The course will also include an examination of the emergence of sub-nationalist and secessionist movements and the impact that globalisation is having on nationalism today
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Having academic knowledge in Political Science and International relations disciplines | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Developing an interdisciplinary perspective incorporating other areas of the social sciences as well | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Being capable of evaluating political, economic and social matters at local, national and international levels | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Being capable of making sense of, follow and analyze political, economic and social events | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being sensitive to global, environmental and social problems | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Developing a critical mind capable of making constructive criticisms, open to lifelong learning, researching, inquiring, questioning and problems solving | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Being capable of individual work, entrepreneur, good time management and able to actively take part in group work for common purposes | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Having effective communication skills in Turkish and English languages | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Being capable of using communication technologies in reaching to information and organizing and presenting this information in a systematic way | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution