About the Program
Non-thesis master's program in Political Science and International Relations has been operating since 2013-2014 academic year. The language of the program is Turkish. It consists of ten courses (3 hours per week) and master's project work (Total 90 ECTS). The normal duration of this program is 2 semesters, the maximum duration is 3 semesters.
Program Objectives & Goals
Objectives
- The Department of Political Science and International Relations aims to enable its students to follow, understand, question and analyze political, economic, social, cultural, philosophical and security-related issues by considering the developments at local, national, regional and global levels in a changing world.
- Program aims to provide its students with abilities to think outside the box by using contemporary as well as traditional theories and methodologies while reading the dynamism of change in the world.
- Program aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to enable them to analyze the interaction dynamics of both actors within national and global boundaries.
- The aim of this program is to analyze how sub-national, national and global level interactions develops; to examine different kinds of actors' decision-making mechanisms and to investigate under which conditions war and peace emerge.
- Program aims to provide the ability of making comparative analysis of different regions in the world.
- Program aims to provide specialists to the country who are responsive to the country's political and social issues, who can take responsibility for these issues, by embracing the ethical values; and to provide skills to be qualified for developing policy proposals based on scientific knowledge.
- Program aims to educate students to have information about how to access the academic sources and how to use them in the analyses, as well as to encourage them to conduct scientific studies.
Program Learning Outcomes
KNOWLEDGE
- Understand and critically evaluate major theories, approaches, methods, concepts and thinkers in political science and international relations.
- Possess essential knowledge about the regulations of functioning of relations between individuals, organizations and states
- Possess the necessary knowledge in the level of theoretical and implementation to receive information by processing advanced level data that required by Political Science and International Relations
- Understand the interdisciplinary interaction with which the Political Science and International Relations field is related
- Develop and deepen the knowledge in the Political Science and International Relations field at an expert level based on undergraduate level qualifications
SKILL
- Make original oral and written presentations in national and/or international meetings in the field of Political Science and International Relations.
- Possess the knowledge of theories in the field of Political Science and International Relations and able to report in business life and prepare works in accordance with academic rules
- Interpret the knowledge gained in the Political Science and International Relations field by integrating the information from different disciplines and create new knowledge
- Identify the problems encountered in the field of Political Science and International Relations, and develop or analyze solutions using research methods
COMPETENCE
- Acquire the necessary skills, knowledge and competencies to work effectively in teams and project groups individually or collectively
- Develop new strategic approaches to solve unforeseen and complex problems encountered in applications related to the field and produce solutions by taking responsibility
- Determine vision, purpose and goal related to the field of study
- Assess the basic knowledge and skills acquired in the field with an additive, interrogative and productive approach, identify and meet the learning needs
- Direct the acquired education in such a way as to produce a contribution to an advanced level of education or to a profession at the same level
- Write well-organized, informed, logically argued, clear, persuasive, and stylistically correct essays and papers
- Use the information and communication technologies together with the computer software at the level required by the field
- Examine, develop, and act to change social relations and the norms that guide those relations from a critical point of view
- Possess sufficient consensus on the universality of social rights, social justice, quality and cultural values and environmental protection, occupational health and safety
- Demonstrate proficiency in thinking systematically about the ethical, normative and post-material dimensions of global politics
- Develop strategy, policy and implementation plans on the issues related to the field and assess the findings within the frame of quality processes
- Understand and critically evaluate major theories, approaches, methods, concepts and thinkers in political science and international relations.
- Possess essential knowledge about the regulations of functioning of relations between individuals, organizations and states
- Possess the necessary knowledge in the level of theoretical and implementation to receive information by processing advanced level data that required by Political Science and International Relations
- Understand the interdisciplinary interaction with which the Political Science and International Relations field is related
- Develop and deepen the knowledge in the Political Science and International Relations field at an expert level based on undergraduate level qualifications
- Make original oral and written presentations in national and/or international meetings in the field of Political Science and International Relations.
- Possess the knowledge of theories in the field of Political Science and International Relations and able to report in business life and prepare works in accordance with academic rules
- Interpret the knowledge gained in the Political Science and International Relations field by integrating the information from different disciplines and create new knowledge
- Identify the problems encountered in the field of Political Science and International Relations, and develop or analyze solutions using research methods
- Acquire the necessary skills, knowledge and competencies to work effectively in teams and project groups individually or collectively
- Develop new strategic approaches to solve unforeseen and complex problems encountered in applications related to the field and produce solutions by taking responsibility
- Determine vision, purpose and goal related to the field of study
- Assess the basic knowledge and skills acquired in the field with an additive, interrogative and productive approach, identify and meet the learning needs
- Direct the acquired education in such a way as to produce a contribution to an advanced level of education or to a profession at the same level
- Write well-organized, informed, logically argued, clear, persuasive, and stylistically correct essays and papers
- Use the information and communication technologies together with the computer software at the level required by the field
- Examine, develop, and act to change social relations and the norms that guide those relations from a critical point of view
- Possess sufficient consensus on the universality of social rights, social justice, quality and cultural values and environmental protection, occupational health and safety
- Demonstrate proficiency in thinking systematically about the ethical, normative and post-material dimensions of global politics
- Develop strategy, policy and implementation plans on the issues related to the field and assess the findings within the frame of quality processes
| Subject-Specific Qualifications | Programme Learning Outcomes |
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| COMPETENCE | |
| Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility | |
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| Communication and Social Competence | |
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| Field Specific Competence | |
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Relationship Between Programme Learning Outcomes and Objectives
| KNOWLEDGE | OBJECTIVE | T | % | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical / Conceptual | O1 | O2 | O3 | O4 | O5 | O6 | O7 | |||
| 1 | Understand and critically evaluate major theories, approaches, methods, concepts and thinkers in political science and international relations. | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 32 | %91,43 |
| 2 | Possess essential knowledge about the regulations of functioning of relations between individuals, organizations and states | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 30 | %85,71 |
| 3 | Possess the necessary knowledge in the level of theoretical and implementation to receive information by processing advanced level data that required by Political Science and International Relations | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 30 | %85,71 |
| 4 | Understand the interdisciplinary interaction with which the Political Science and International Relations field is related | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 29 | %82,86 |
| 5 | Develop and deepen the knowledge in the Political Science and International Relations field at an expert level based on undergraduate level qualifications | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 34 | %97,14 |
| SKILL | OBJECTIVE | T | % | |||||||
| Cognitive / Pratical | O1 | O2 | O3 | O4 | O5 | O6 | O7 | |||
| 1 | Make original oral and written presentations in national and/or international meetings in the field of Political Science and International Relations. | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 31 | %88,57 |
| 2 | Possess the knowledge of theories in the field of Political Science and International Relations and able to report in business life and prepare works in accordance with academic rules | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 29 | %82,86 |
| 3 | Interpret the knowledge gained in the Political Science and International Relations field by integrating the information from different disciplines and create new knowledge | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 32 | %91,43 |
| 4 | Identify the problems encountered in the field of Political Science and International Relations, and develop or analyze solutions using research methods | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 31 | %88,57 |
| COMPETENCE | OBJECTIVE | T | % | |||||||
| Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility | O1 | O2 | O3 | O4 | O5 | O6 | O7 | |||
| 1 | Acquire the necessary skills, knowledge and competencies to work effectively in teams and project groups individually or collectively | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 29 | %82,86 |
| 2 | Develop new strategic approaches to solve unforeseen and complex problems encountered in applications related to the field and produce solutions by taking responsibility | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 31 | %88,57 |
| 3 | Determine vision, purpose and goal related to the field of study | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 31 | %88,57 |
| Learning Competence | O1 | O2 | O3 | O4 | O5 | O6 | O7 | |||
| 1 | Assess the basic knowledge and skills acquired in the field with an additive, interrogative and productive approach, identify and meet the learning needs | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 30 | %85,71 |
| 2 | Direct the acquired education in such a way as to produce a contribution to an advanced level of education or to a profession at the same level | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 29 | %82,86 |
| Communication and Social Competence | O1 | O2 | O3 | O4 | O5 | O6 | O7 | |||
| 1 | Write well-organized, informed, logically argued, clear, persuasive, and stylistically correct essays and papers | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 30 | %85,71 |
| 2 | Use the information and communication technologies together with the computer software at the level required by the field | 4 H ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 26 | %74,29 |
| 3 | Examine, develop, and act to change social relations and the norms that guide those relations from a critical point of view | 5 VH ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 26 | %74,29 |
| Field Specific Competence | O1 | O2 | O3 | O4 | O5 | O6 | O7 | |||
| 1 | Possess sufficient consensus on the universality of social rights, social justice, quality and cultural values and environmental protection, occupational health and safety | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 31 | %88,57 |
| 2 | Demonstrate proficiency in thinking systematically about the ethical, normative and post-material dimensions of global politics | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 35 | %100,00 |
| 3 | Develop strategy, policy and implementation plans on the issues related to the field and assess the findings within the frame of quality processes | 5 VH ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 3 M ✔ | 5 VH ✔ | 4 H ✔ | 27 | %77,14 |
| NUMBER OF PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES (20) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | - | - | |
| WEIGHT | 99 | 90 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 84 | 91 | - | - | |
| PERCENTAGE | %99,00 | %90,00 | %79,00 | %80,00 | %80,00 | %84,00 | %91,00 | - | - | |
| CONTRIBUTION LEVEL - MEDIUM [3] (M) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||
| CONTRIBUTION LEVEL - HIGH [4] (H) | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | |||
| CONTRIBUTION LEVEL - VERY HIGH [5] (VH) | 19 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |||
* T: Total, %: Percentage
O1 — The Department of Political Science and International Relations aims to enable its students to follow, understand, question and analyze political, economic, social, cultural, philosophical and security-related issues by considering the developments at local, national, regional and global levels in a changing world.
O2 — Program aims to provide its students with abilities to think outside the box by using contemporary as well as traditional theories and methodologies while reading the dynamism of change in the world.
O3 — Program aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to enable them to analyze the interaction dynamics of both actors within national and global boundaries.
O4 — The aim of this program is to analyze how sub-national, national and global level interactions develops; to examine different kinds of actors' decision-making mechanisms and to investigate under which conditions war and peace emerge.
O5 — Program aims to provide the ability of making comparative analysis of different regions in the world.
O6 — Program aims to provide specialists to the country who are responsive to the country's political and social issues, who can take responsibility for these issues, by embracing the ethical values; and to provide skills to be qualified for developing policy proposals based on scientific knowledge.
O7 — Program aims to educate students to have information about how to access the academic sources and how to use them in the analyses, as well as to encourage them to conduct scientific studies.
Contribution Level: 3 = Medium 4 = High 5 = Very High
Contribution Level: M = Medium H = High VH = Very High
Contribution Level: ✔ = Has contribution
Teaching Methods
The most frequently used Instructional Methods of the Master's degree graduate program Political Science and International Relations Department are given below:
- Expression
- Question-Answer
- Discussion
- Exercise and Practice
- Presentation
- Group Study
- Brain Storming
- Case Anaylsis
- Field Practice
- Self study
- Problem Solving
- Project Based Learning (Including Field Work)
Assessment Methods
The most frequently used Grading Methods of the Master’s degree programs of Political Science and International Relations Department are given below:
- Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
- Oral Exam
- Homework
- Project / Design
- Portfolio
- Performance Assignment (Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / Thesis)
Degree and Level Awarded
Degree Earned:
Students who complete the requirements of the program are entitled to receive a non-thesis master's degree in Political Science and International Relations.
Level of Degree Earned:
National Qualifications Framework for Higher Education in Turkey (NQF-HETR): 7
Qualification Frameworks of the European Higher Education Area (QF-EHEA): 2
European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL): 7
Admission Requirements
- Having a bachelor's degree from the fields of Political Science and International Relations, International Relations, Political Science, Public Administration, Political Science and Public Administration, International Relations, or Public Administration.
- ALES and Foreign language score requirements are not required,
- International/Foreign candidates are required to obtain TÖMER C1 certificate from Turkish Education Centers of Universities, since the language of the program is Turkish.
- The courses of this program are given at the Halkalı campus of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University.
Graduation Requirements
Program consists of ten courses of thirty hours and graduate project work (Total 90 ECTS). The normal duration of completing this program is 2 semesters and the maximum duration is 3 semesters.
Students who successfully complete their credit courses and term project and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 and above are awarded a master's degree without thesis.
The rules written in "IZU Graduate Education and Examination Regulations - Article 16" are applied in the graduation processes for non-thesis master's program.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Graduates who meet the admission requirements to the Master of Political Science and International Relations with Non-Thesis Program and who are successful in the science exam are accepted to the program. With the recommendation of the exam jury and the approval of the head of the department, they enroll in the Non-Thesis Master Program of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Graduate Education Institute, Department of Political Science and International Relations.
Employment Opportunities
There are job opportunities for our graduates in the public and private sectors. In the public sector, graduates can find jobs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs, European Union and International Relations departments. In addition, they can work in state institutions such as all ministries and undersecretariats, state economic enterprises, development agencies. Our graduates can work as a specialist-inspector, as well as in positions such as district governor and civil servant.
In the private sector, students have the opportunity to work in different departments of the companies thanks to the interdisciplinary training experiences they have received at the Institute. They can work in international organizations, non-governmental organizations, research centers, think-tanks, various mass communication organizations and international banks. They can also work as an academic staff by doing academic studies at universities.
Access to Further Studies
Students enrolled in or graduated from non-thesis master's programs before 6/2/2013 can apply for doctoral programs.
Study Plan
1th Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 5 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL 597 | Scientific Research Methods | Compulsory | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 001 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 002 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 003 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 004 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| Total: | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 37,5 | 15,0 | |||
1th Semester Elective Courses
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL 525 | European Union: Theories and Institutions | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 541 | Politics in the Middle East | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 543 | Basic Concepts in Political Science | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 545 | Basic Concepts in International Relations | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 546 | Religion and Politics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 547 | History of Political Thought | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 560 | Contemporary Issues in Turkish Politics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 561 | International Organizations | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 563 | Islamic History and Civilization | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 565 | Islamic Political Thought | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 567 | Human Rights in Global Politics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 569 | Global Migration | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 571 | Global Security | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 573 | Ottoman Political Thought | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 575 | American Foreign Policy | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 577 | Global Political Economy | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 579 | Energy Politics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 581 | East Asian Politics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 585 | Introduction to Strategic Studies | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 587 | Geopolitics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| Total: | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 150,0 | 60,0 | |||
2nd Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 5 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL 501 | Graduate Seminar | Compulsory | Turkish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 | 2 |
| BLS 001 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 002 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 003 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| BLS 004 | Departmental Elective Course | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| Total: | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 37,5 | 14,0 | |||
2nd Semester Elective Courses
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNT 512 | Current Problems of Local Governments | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| KNT 530 | Management and Organization in the Public Sector | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 502 | Third World Politics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 506 | Ottoman Social and Political Structure | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 508 | Theory and Practice of Turkish Foreign Policy | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 510 | Contemporary Political Ideologies | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 532 | Turkey EU Relations | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 538 | Theories of Democracy | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 542 | Gender and Politics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 544 | Multiculturalism and Democracy | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 546 | Religion and Politics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 548 | Media and Politics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 556 | African Politics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 558 | Theories of International Relations | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 562 | Philosophy of Social Science | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 564 | Environmental Politics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 566 | Modernism and Postmodernism | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 568 | Ethics and Global Politics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 570 | Transitional Justice | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 572 | Russian Politics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 574 | Latin American Politics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 576 | European Union Foreign Policy | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 578 | Chinese Politics | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 580 | Terrorism and Political Violence | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 582 | Public Policy | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 584 | Turkey and Islamic World | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| POL 586 | Strategic Planning and Management | Departmental Elective | Turkish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 |
| Total: | 81 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 202,5 | 81,0 | |||
3rd Semester
Number of Compulsory Courses: 1 Number of Elective Courses: 0
| Code | Course Name | Type | Language of Instruction | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL 503 | Master's Project | Project | Turkish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Total: | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,0 | 0,0 | |||
Course Load Summary
| Course Load Summary | T | P | L | H | ECTS | Cr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Total (Number of Courses: 11) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 90,0 | 29,0 |
| Compulsory Course Total (Number of Courses: 2) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15,0 | 5,0 |
| Elective Course Total (Number of Courses: 8) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 60,0 | 24,0 |
| Course Type | Number of Courses | Ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Zorunlu Ders | 2 | 18,18 |
| Seçmeli Ders | 8 | 72,73 |
| Bölüm Dışı Seçmeli Ders | 2 | 18,18 |
T: Theory, P: Practice, L: Laboratory, WCH: Weekly Course Hours, ECTS: European Credit Transfer System, Cr.: Credit
Core Area Distribution
| Core Area | Total ECTS | Ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Humanities | 150 | 87% |
| Humanities | 15 | 8.7% |
| Business and Administration | 7.5 | 4.3% |
Course Category List
Compulsory Courses
| Course | ECTS | Ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|
| POL 501 - Graduate Seminar | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 597 - Scientific Research Methods | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 |
Elective Courses
| Course | ECTS | Ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|
| KNT 530 - Management and Organization in the Public Sector | 7.5 | |
| 34 - Business and Administration | %100 | |
| POL 506 - Ottoman Social and Political Structure | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 508 - Theory and Practice of Turkish Foreign Policy | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 510 - Contemporary Political Ideologies | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 525 - European Union: Theories and Institutions | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 532 - Turkey EU Relations | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 538 - Theories of Democracy | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 541 - Politics in the Middle East | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 543 - Basic Concepts in Political Science | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 544 - Multiculturalism and Democracy | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 545 - Basic Concepts in International Relations | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 546 - Religion and Politics | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 547 - History of Political Thought | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 548 - Media and Politics | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 558 - Theories of International Relations | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 565 - Islamic Political Thought | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 567 - Human Rights in Global Politics | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 571 - Global Security | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 572 - Russian Politics | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 | |
| POL 573 - Ottoman Political Thought | 7.5 | |
| 22 - Humanities | %100 |