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COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name Code Semester T+A+L (hour/week) Type (C / O) Local Credit ECTS
International Politics PSIR 242 Spring 03+00+00 Elective 3 6
Academic Unit: Political Science and International Relations
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Prerequisites: None
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Course Unit: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: - -
Course Objectives: This course provides a survey of major wars, the development of states` military and financial capacity, the course of imperial expansion and retreat, diplomatic alignments and alliances, arrangements for international trade and investment, as well as efforts to create international institutions. In short, it surveys the history of modern inter-state relations in the twentieth century.
Course Contents: World Wars, Cold War, military technological advancements, trade regimes, diplomatic configurations
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO):
  • 1- Make sense of the last century of international relations history, within global context
  • 2- Comparatively discuss the discipline's recent history on politics, military and economic fronts
  • 3- Identify how global history spilled into diplomacy, war and peace
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Students are expected to do the readings prior to the lecture; the class will convene in a two hour lecture, and one hour class discussion format.


WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS

WeekSubjectsRelated Preperation
1 General introduction and welcome
2 General introduction and welcome Turning points of the 20th century
3 Causes of World War I
4 World War I
5 Treaty of Versailles and the 1920s
6 1930s
7 Causes of World War II in Europe
8 World War II in Europe
9 Advances in military technology during the 20th centur
10 Middle East and imperialism
11 Cold War I
12 Cold War II
13 Post-Cold War era
14 Post-Cold War era


REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING

J. M. Roberts, Twentieth Century: The History of the World, 1901 to 2000


OTHER COURSE RESOURCES

Donald Kagan, On the Origins of War Akira Iriye, The Origins of the Second World War in Asia and the Pacific


ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

Semester RequirementsNumberPercentage of Grade (%)
Attendance / Participation 14 10
Extra-Class Activities (reading, individual study etc.) 14 10
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes 1 40
Final Exam 1 40
Total: 30 100


WORKLOAD

EventsCountDuration (Hours)Total Workload (hour)
Course Hours14342
Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.)14456
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes12020
Final Exam13232
Total Workload (hour):150


THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)

# PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12
LO1                        
LO2                        
LO3