About Program
The program aims to do scientific research and analysis on the Political Science as well as to contribute into training of researchers with expertise in Turkish and world politics. The program is taught under the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the Graduate School of Social Sciences. Courses at this program are offered by the faculty members who are associated with the disciplines of Constitutional Theory, Political Behavior, Political Theory, Sociology and Turkish Political History which are taught at the department of Social and Political Sciences. The Master’s program consists of two parts, namely thesis and non-thesis. The Master’s degree (with thesis) requires at least 7 courses and a seminar course which have to include at least 21 credits. The Master’s degree (without thesis) requires at least 10 courses and a term project which have to include 30 credits. When the PhD program requires at least 21 credits, the integrated PhD program requires at least 42 credits and 2 seminar courses.
Goals
The program primarily aims to deepen the knowledge of the students gained through the undergraduate education, and to improve the abilities of research and academic communication. It also aims to provide students a scientific basis in order to understand Turkish and world politics better, and specialize in different fields. Thus, a substantial curriculum is offered in the fields of history of political thought, political theories, theories of state, Turkish political life, constitutional law, sociology and political anthropology.
Summary of Program Outcomes
Students deepen their knowledge theoretically and practically within the field of Political Science and they acquire a good knowledge of new concepts, theories and practices. They tackle with approaches of different disciplines towards Political Science aiming to do analysis with an interdisciplinary perspective. Besides, they can independently pursue research that requires expertise in this field.