Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler (İngilizce) Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

• The Department of Political Science and International Relations aims to train students with a global perspective and analytical thinking skills. In line with this purpose, our students are provided with an interdisciplinary education that includes the fields of economics, politics, international relations, law, universal culture, and foreign languages. Thanks to the innovative education and training methods adopted by the teaching staff of our program, our students enter the business life as individuals who have the necessary scientific, critical, and ethical mindset when they graduate. Students are also supported by various social responsibility projects, especially community activities to improve their social relations and communication skills.

• Education and training are formal. Classrooms, laboratories, and studios within the institution are areas for theoretical and practical learning. Graduation project, career planning, and internship applications provide the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the sector.

The Learning Outcomes of Political Science and International Relations (English) Undergraduate Program are as follows.

• To train students with conceptual and theoretical knowledge in the field of Political Science and International Relations.
• To be able to explain historical and current events by applying the theories of Political Science and International Relations.
• To gain the ability to conduct scientific research in the field of Political Science and International Relations.
• To provide students with the ability to think critically and analytically.
• To have basic knowledge about the historical, economic, and political structures of countries in different regions of the world and to develop solutions to current problems.
• To contribute to the scientific and cultural development of society in the spirit of national and international cooperation and solidarity.
• To deepen interdisciplinary approaches in social sciences, to broaden the multidisciplinary perspective and to strengthen discussions.
• To educate students who can effectively communicate their thoughts in written and oral form and who are equipped with research skills.
• To bring individuals who are respectful to different ideas and cultures and who have internalized universal values into society.
• To have theoretical and empirical knowledge about the roots, dimensions, and consequences of current international problems (nuclear accidents and similar environmental problems, transnational crimes, nuclear weapons acquisition by rogue states, regional and global effects of failed states, etc.).
• To be aware of the basic subjects of economics, law, sociology, statistics, communication, etc., which are included in the curriculum of social science studies and investigations all over the world, at a level that will allow concentration after graduation if desired.
• To be able to use foreign language (English) well as required by contemporary business life, to use social media in business life as well as private life.

The educational objectives of the Political Science and International Relations Undergraduate Program are given below. In line with this aim, students studying in the program;

• Have a command of the basic concepts, theoretical perspectives and history of Political Science and International Relations.
• Apply the basic research methods of Political Science and International Relations, develop a research design, collect, analyse, and interpret data.
• Develop critical, analytical, and systematic thinking skills and use them productively.
• To be able to look at national and international phenomena and events from an interdisciplinary perspective and conduct individual and team studies by maintaining ethical values.

• Measurement and evaluation methods; types of exams and their contribution to the course grade are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by the Higher Education Council (HEC).
• Different methods such as homework, project, application, presentation, midterm, and final exam are used in measurement and evaluation.
• Letter and/or numeric grading systems are used in the evaluation of student success.

To oversee the quality of higher education programs;

- HEC is responsible for the planning, organization, management and supervision of education and training and other activities carried out in higher education institutions.

- “University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports” of higher education institutions prepared annually within the framework of the criteria determined by HEC are published. The reports prepared according to these reports, including quantitative and qualitative evaluations of higher education institutions, are shared with the public by HEC.

- Every year, HEC publishes the “Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report”, which includes academic, administrative, and financial data on foundation higher education institutions. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by HEC.

Quality assurance of undergraduate programs in higher education is ensured according to the “Procedures and Principles for Ensuring Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs”:

1. Creation and Approval of Curricula:

1.1. HEC determines the minimum standards and criteria required for the opening of undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.2. The curriculum of undergraduate programs in higher education institutions and the learning outcomes that each program will provide to the student are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by HEC on these issues.

1.3. After the curriculum of the National Core Curriculum is accepted by the relevant Council of Deans, it is implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of HEC.

2. Assessment and Evaluation: The measurement and evaluation of the learning outcomes of each undergraduate program is carried out according to the education, training and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by HEC.

3. Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programs receive an undergraduate diploma upon successful completion of course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions.

4. Self-Assessment-External Evaluation: Higher education institutions, in the context of continuous monitoring, enter the “Institutional Internal Evaluation Reports” of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Council (HEQC) at the beginning of each year. HEQC shares the “Institutional Feedback Report” prepared for the external evaluation of higher education institutions with the public. In addition, accreditation decisions issued by accreditation bodies authorized or recognized by HEQC also indicate that the quality assurance of the qualifications of the programs is ensured. HEQC conducts regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with the legislation.

• Graduating from secondary education institutions or secondary education institutions of foreign countries whose equivalence is approved by the Ministry of National Education and meeting the admission requirements for undergraduate programs of higher education institutions.
• To be placed in the relevant undergraduate program of the higher education institution as a result of the central exam conducted by the Measurement, Selection and Placement Centre (MSPC), the procedures and principles of which are determined by HEC.
• To be placed in undergraduate programs that are the continuation of the fields they have completed in higher education institutions for associate degree graduates as a result of the Vertical Transfer Exam (VTE) conducted by MSPC, whose procedures and principles are determined by HEC.

• Those with a bachelor's degree can continue their studies in master's degree programs and, if they meet the relevant requirements, in doctoral programs admitted with a bachelor's degree.
• Undergraduate students have the right to participate in double major programs offered by the higher education institutions where they are studying. Students enrolled in double major programs can take courses from two diploma programs simultaneously and receive two separate undergraduate diplomas if they are successful.

1. Higher Education Law No. 2547

 1.1. Regulation on the Principles of Transferring Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer in Higher Education Institutions

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Graduates of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Degree Programs to Undergraduate Education

Law No. 2547 on Higher Education (Additional Article-35)

2.1. Regulation on Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Board

The qualification is permanently valid.