COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
PIR 225	B	3	3	0	0	3	5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Dr. Reina Shehi rzenelaj@epoka.edu.al , Wednesdays, 12-13:30 or by appointment
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations (3 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:	Thursdays, 10:45-13:30, Room D204
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:	yes
Course Description:	The course will analyze international organizations and their role and place the world order. The course begins with a discussion of what constitutes an international organization. It then turns to the history of international organizations followed by a discussion of different theoretical approaches to international organizations. The course then looks at security-related international organizations such as the United Nations and the OSCE. The course proceeds to examine economic and trade-related international organizations, including the World Bank, IMF and the World Trade Organization. It then concludes with a discussion of regional organizations, most notably, the European Union, USMCA, Mercosur, the African Union, ASEAN and APEC.
Course Objectives:	The student will learn about the panorama of major international organizations in today's world. The course examines security organizations, economic organizations, trade organizations, and regional organizations.

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Cooperation
2	Regimes
3	Governance
4	Multilateralism
5	Integration

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction: What are international organizations?
2	Theories of international organizations
3	History of international organizations
4	Global Governance: League of Nations & the United Nations
5	Book Review: Power, S. (2008). Chasing the flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the fight to save the world. New York: Penguin.
6	Deterrence, collective security, and NATO
7	OSCE
8	Midterm Week
9	Global Economic IO's: World Bank and IMF
10	Global Economic IO's: World Economic Forum, G7 & G20
11	Trade IO's: GATT and World Trade Organization
12	Regional IGOs: Focus on the European Union (EU), Organization of American States (OAS), and League of Arab States (Arab League)
13	Case Study : IO's and Developing Countries
14	Presentations and Conclusions: The Future of IO's in an Uncertain World

Prerequisite(s):	Introductory political science class
Textbook(s):	Cogan, J. K., Hurd, I., & Johnstone, I. (Eds.). (2016). The Oxford handbook of international organizations. Oxford University Press.
Additional Literature:	Reading will be selected about specific lectures throughout the semester
Laboratory Work:	NA
Computer Usage:	fore research and writing
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Students will understand the definition and role of international organizations in the international system
2	Students will learn about the historical development of modern international organizations
3	Students will master theories of international organizations
4	Students will learn about the United Nations and the OSCE as international security organizations
5	Students will learn about global economic organizations such as the World Bank and IMF
6	Students will learn about global trade organizations such as the WTO
7	Students will learn about regional organizations such as the European Union, Mercosur, USMCA, African Union

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations (3 years) Program
1	Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in political sciences and international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources.	5
2	Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of current political issues and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches.	5
3	Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects.	5
4	Introducing those who are interested in politics and international events with the topics of Political Science and IR and teaching clearly the problems and the types of solutions.	5
5	Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations.	4
6	Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently.	5
7	Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena.	5
8	Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones.	4
9	Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles.	3
10	Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge.	2
11	Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments.	2
12	Having consciousness about human rights and environment.	3
13	Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning.	1

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	20
Project	1	30
Case Study	4	5
Final Exam	1	30
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	15	15
Assignments	1	10	10
Final examination	1	20	20
Other	1	0	0
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

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