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IR685Graduate

The US and the World

Printed in the catalogue as THE US AND THE WORLD

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United States of America, foreign policy, foreign policy decision-making process.

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Catalogue record

Department: International Relations
Faculty: Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences
METU credit: 3 credits
ECTS credit: 8.0
Hours per week: 2 lecture, 2 lab hours per week
Language of instruction: English
Level of study: Graduate
Offered: Fall and Spring Semesters.
Prerequisites: Not listed in the catalogue. Prerequisites are enforced at registration, so check the course in the student system before you plan around it.

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Official METU Academic Catalog, read on September 4, 2026.

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