Vectors, Motion and action laws. Dynamics and Newton`s laws of motion. Newton's Law of universal gravity. Work and energy. Push and momentum, Rotation and angular momentum. Collisions, Heat and temperature.
PHS202
Physics II
Coulomb's law and electric field. Gauss's law and electric potential. Capacitance and electric energy. Current and resistance, energy in the circuit. Magnetic field. Faraday's law, inductance. Magnetic fields in matter waves sound.
PHY107
Physics
This course provides a basic grounding in elementary mechanics including kinematics of motion, Newton's laws of motion and gravitation, the conservation laws of momentum and energy and collisions. The rotational dynamics of rigid bodies, equilibrium statics together with of inertia and angular momentum are also covered. Core Textbook: Giancolli, D. (2013), Physics For Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, 4th Edition, Pearson, ISBN-13: 978-1292020761
POLS101
Intro. to Political Science
This course introduces students to the discipline of political science. Basic definitions of the political process and the fundamental concepts used in studying politics are discussed. The course acquaints students with how political scientists think about society and provides a basis for more sophisticated research and understanding of empirical political theory, as well as skills for analysing political and social issues.
POLS202
History of Political Thought
An analysis of the concepts of politics through the writings of major political thinkers, especially Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke, Marx and Mill is presented. Special focus will centre on the foundations of modern authoritarian and democratic politics. The course is a preparation to Contemporary Political Theory.
POLS301
European Political History
Historical analysis of political and diplomatic relations between the great powers of Europe in the late XIX-XX century is presented and then the introduction of U.S. politics into the world power arena is included to the analysis. The emphasis is initially placed on the relations between Britain, France, Austria, Russia, Germany and the Ottoman Empire; the Eastern Question, German and Italian unifications, the Balkan Crisis, World War I and II. In the second half of the course, the emphasis will shift to the post-World War II diplomatic events: the peace conferences and settlements, the creation of the European Community, the history and political dynamics of the Cold War, and its European implications.
POLS302
Political Psychology
This course provides a psychological analysis of the political process, with special attention given to political socialisation and alienation as the two important political stages, which needs the utmost psychological attention in order to be well understood.
POLS303
Turkish Politics
This course aims to give a detailed knowledge and understanding of the scientific analysis of major political events in Turkey. Political structure, political culture, political system, election systems, party systems, ideologies and the basic political tendencies within the Ottoman-Turkish context is also be analysed from a sociological and historical point of view.
POLS304
Political Ideologies
Concepts and issues such as civil society, citizenship, nationalism, liberalism, conservatism, feminism, socialism, national-socialism, fascism, racism, sexism and other various new social movements and political ideologies is discussed both in theory and in actual practice. The course also connects ideologies to a broader social and economic system.
POLS309
Analysis of Articulations of Political Thought in Films
Human thoughts developing into ideologies, which fertiles into doctr?nes, is a fundamental process in human livings. This process is circumscribed with paradigms constituting material and non material components. Films possess, unique opportunities to articulate paradigmatic constructions and present the ideologies, defining the codifications in human behaviour. Developing students competence to analyse political ideologies using visual and oratoric mediums, the cultural and paradigmatic environment is the primary aim of this course.
POLS401
Political Sociology
P This course aims to give detailed knowledge and a required formation regarding fundamental subjects of political sociology to students from various programmes of the Faculty. In addition it aims to teach students how to reach the required knowledge and to equip themselves with the ability of analytical thinking. Another objective of the course is to re-examine political experience and the socio-political structure of various cases including Turkey. In accordance we will frequently try to understand the relationships between some sociological-political theories and certain aspects of our own societies in practice.
POLS407
Global Political Economy
This course discusses key international political economic issues using a case based approach. Topics: Economic and political challenges of trade liberalization for both industrialized and developing nations, the role of natural resources and foreign direct investment in economic development, regionalism, global capital flows and financial crises, strategic trade and competition. The course also deals with political globalization as regards economic globalization and the dissolution of international system into a global one.
POLS408
Media Politics
The course deals with the production of information, image and news within political and ideological processes and with the relationship between political system and media. The course also analyse how political system communicate with the citizens anf contribute to the formation of public space and how citizens impact on politicians, bureaucrats by implementing a public control system.
POLS409
Nation State & Nationalism
This course covers nationalism and nation building in historical perspective. Ethnicity, national consciousness and ethnic nationalism will be analysed in an international comparative framework. The course deals with nationalism in the context of nation state and its building process and hence offers some aspects of state theories in general and social-cultural integration of people and citizens into a general social whole.
POLS410
Gender Politics
The course concerns male-female relations and gender identities in political life and puts special emphasis on the development of feminist theories and shows that gender identities are socially produced and have impacts on civil society and political power. Gender politics also considers woman question and woman movements in particular.
POLS412
Theories of Democracy
The course introduces conceptions of democracy from antiquity to modernity and post-modernity and deals with antique, liberal-plural democracy, social-democracy and socialist democracy, radical post-modern democracy. The course focus on liber theory of democracy and democratic institutions in particular.
POLS413
Contemporary Human Rights
This is an introductory course on the theory and practice of international human rights. The full range of human rights issues-international, national and non-governmental- will be covered. The course also analyses Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law War of Law in the context of human rights violations of the recent periods.
POLS414
International Environmental Politics
This course will focus on applying divergent theoretical approaches to analysis of the causes, consequences for resolvability of international environmental issues, and look at how these issues in turn affect the future of international relations.
POLS415
Political Parties & Election Systems
This course is designed to introduce the student to some basic aspects of the Turkish social structure; such as politics, system of norms and economy, population, modes of residence, social classes and family will be other important issues of concern.
POLS416
Theories of State
The course is concerned with the theories of state according to its classical, liberal, conservative, Weberian, Marxist and Post-modern conceptions and forcuses on the modern state, its functions and political-bureaucratic organization in particular, and its relation to society, law, economy and international system. Finally, the course concerns fordist, Keynesian, welfare and nation characterisitics which under change and dissolution.
POLS417
Contemporary Political Theory
This course outlines the history of political thought of more recent thinkers, all of whom have reformulated classical political theories in the twentieth century, such as V. Lenin, Frederich Hayek, Antonio Gramsci, Hannah Arendth, Lousi Althusser, Michael Focault, John Rawls, Andre Gorz, Jurgen Habermas, Ralph Miliband, and Francis Fukuyama, Manuell Castells, and David Harvey.
PRE101
Introduction to Communication
Introduces students to four core principles that undergird the study and practice of communication - communication literacy, research inquiry, theories and concepts, and community engagement. Principles discussed and developed in the context of international communication, political communication, and communication technology and society.
PRE102
History of Communication
This course introduces students to the history of media and communication and to the stakes of historical inquiry. Rather than tracing a necessarily selective historical arc from alphabet to Internet or from cave painting to coding, the course is organized around an exploration of key concepts such as literacy, publicity, temporality, visual culture, networks and information.
PRE103
Introduction to Business and Management I
This course examines the fundamental issues in the development of new markets for products and services globally. It provides a foundation for understanding the functional areas of business and how they contribute to the management of a firm. Students use this foundational knowledge to analyze cases and complete projects in order to gain an understanding of some of the key issues affecting a wide range of the most important global industries. First-year students can gain a better understanding the vast array of career possibilities available to those who study business
PRE106
Introduction to Business and Management II
The course provides a review of management as an area of theoretical development as well as a field of practice. It comprises classical management theories and modern approaches to organisation and business. Main blocks of the course are functions of management, managerial processes and interaction between organisations and their environment. The course includes elements of organisational behaviour. Business cases are used as application of theoretical concepts.
PRE201
Introduction to Political Science
The objective of this course is to introduce the student to the issues and concepts of political science.The aim of the course is to familiarize the students with the realm of politics.Many political terminologies and ideologies will be defined and analyzed. The ultimate objective of this course is to draw inquisitive conclusionsfromeach ofthisissuesand conceptsunder the frameworkofdemocracy aswellasto prepare the student for further study intheareasof politicsandinternational relations.
PRE202
Introduction to Public Relations
This course is an introduction to public relations practice. It is designed to give students a fundamental understanding of how to research a communication problem and develop an appropriate program while considering its legal and ethical contexts.
PRE203
Communication Sociology
This course introduces students with new conceptions and paradigms about mass communication and intends to give students a comprehensive grasp of the key controversies which characterize media sociology,to understand culture and society and to involve application of theoretical concerns to actual cultural processes.
PRE205
Creative Writing
This course is designed to guide students in creative writing through experience in three genres: short story, poetry, and creative non-fiction. The course includes analysis of literary models (professional writings in each genre), individual and class criticism of work in a workshop mode, and lecture on and discussion of literary techniques in each genre.
PRE206
Media Law
This course compares the laws of communication applied in theTRNC,Turkey and in the world.Focus is also given to issues such as violation of personal rights, the right to answer(modification),EuropeanCross Border PublicationAgreement,as well asother issues such as the Article coded 3984.
PRE208
Diction and Debate
This course will develop and improve public speaking, argumentative, and criticalthinking skills in communication settings. Students will prepare and deliver speeches and participate in several of inclass debates and forums on current topics. Techniques will be taught to control speech anxiety, and structure and organize information to present to a variety of audiences
PRE209
Introduction to Economics I
A one semester introduction to the principles of both micro- and macroeconomics. Microeconomics topics will include the basics of supply and demand, the behavior of consumers and businesses, and how markets operate. Macroeconomic topics will include the fundamental components of gross domestic product(GDP), the problems of inflation and unemployment, the impacts of government fiscal and monetary policies, and economic growth.
PRE210
Advertising Design
This course introduces students to the field of advertising design. Advertising problems are presented and students are encouraged to develop solutions that areoriginal, unexpected andpersuasive. Students are presented with advertising problems and develop appropriate solutions that are original, unexpected and memorable.
PRE211
Statistics I
This course is an introduction to probability and statistics. Topics include: elementary principles and applications of descriptive statistics, elementary probability principles, probability distributions, estimation of parameters, hypothesis testing, linear regression and correlation, and ANOVA. Scientific calculators with two-variable statistics capabilities may be required.
News Writing and Reporting I, is a skills-based immersion in the world of journalism. Students will learn the foundations of journalism and the craft's two main components – reporting and writing the news.
PRE302
Theories of Mass Communication
A discussion of significant factors related to communication theory. Contemporary theories of mass communication, the mass media, audience analysis, and the role of mass communication in society will be among the topics examined in the course. Students elect to examine an aspect of mass communication that is of interest to them, and present their findings in research papers and projects.
PRE303
Research Methods of Social Sciences
This course will provide an opportunity for participants to establish or advance their understanding of research throughcritical exploration of research language, ethics, and approaches. The course introduces the language of research, ethical principles and challenges, and the elements of the research process within quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches. Participants will use these theoretical underpinnings to begin to critically review literature relevant to their field or interests and determine how research findings are useful in forming their understanding of their work, social, local and global environment .
