ADM4184 INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF ENERGY
| Course Code: | 3104184 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Political Science and Public Adm. |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. ASUMAN GÖKSEL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will learn:
• The role of energy in shaping international politics and global power dynamics
• The major actors, institutions, and processes involved in the international politics of energy
• The geopolitical, economic, and environmental dimensions of energy politics
• The historical evolution of the global energy system and its impact on international relations
• The challenges and opportunities for energy security, sustainability, and cooperation in the 21st century
• The future prospects and scenarios for the international politics of energy.
Course Content
For course details, see https://catalog2.metu.edu.tr.Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
• Understand the role of energy in shaping international politics and global power dynamics
• Identify and analyze the major actors, institutions, and processes involved in the international politics of energy
• Examine the geopolitical, economic, and environmental dimensions of energy politics and their implications for international relations
• Trace the historical evolution of the global energy system and its impact on international relations
• Assess the challenges and opportunities for energy security, sustainability, and cooperation in the 21st century
• Explore the future prospects and scenarios for the international politics of energy and potential trajectories and strategies for energy cooperation, conflict, and transformation
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to reach the information they need in their daily lives, and to interpret it | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Being in command of the basic concepts of law | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Understanding the political, economical, and social transformations that occur in a wide range of areas including local and international levels | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Defining and solving problems encountered in political, social, and economic life | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being conscious, effective and rational citizens who can comprehend the transformations taking place in Turkey and in the world today | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Being professionals who can operate as productive participants in any public organization | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Having the knowledge about how public organizations function and how their decision making processes and mechanisms work | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Developing original solutions to the problems faced in relation to their own area of interest | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Critical thinking ability | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Being in command of the interdisciplinary approaches | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution