Course ID:
Course Code & Number
PSIR 311
Course Title
Critical Security Studies
Level
BS
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
Year of Study:
Junior
Semester:
Fall
Type of Course:
Elective
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
The notion of security in the pre-cold war, cold war and post-cold war periods. Classical and critical approaches to security.
Course Objectives
The aim of this course is to analyze different meanings attributed to “security” in the pre-Cold War, Cold War and post-Cold War periods.
Software Usage
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Compare security studies before, during and after the end of the Cold War
2. Describe and evaluate various theories regarding concepts of international order and security
3. Analyze and assess the changing meaning and understanding of “security”
4. Recite the security dilemma
5. Explain the transformation from classic, state-centered security thinking to critical security studies leading to common security, stable peace, positive peace
6. Discuss and evaluate human security, the people-centered approach to security
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Inquiry
Case Study/Scenarion Analysis
Video Presentations
Oral Presentations/Reports
Guest Speakers
Web Searching
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Quiz
Case Studies / Homework
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Design Content
Recommended Reading
1. Kenneth Boulding, Stable Peace (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1978).
2. Caroline Thomas, Global Governance, Development, and Human Security: The Challenge of Poverty and Inequality (Pluto Press, 2000).
3. Alan Collins (ed.), Contemporary Security Studies (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).
4. Barry Buzan and Richard Little, International Systems in World History (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).
5. Michael C. Williams (ed.), Critical Security Studies: Concepts and Cases (London: Routledge, 1997).
Required Reading
1. Barry Buzan, Ole Wæver and Jaap de Wilde, Security. A New Framework For Analysis (Lynne Rienner, 1998).
Grading
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:
Course Coordinator:
Student Workload:
| Workload | Hrs |
|---|---|
| Case Study Analysis | 16 |
Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching: