Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

• The objective of this program is to provide students with the ability to comprehend global relations with an interdisciplinary perspective including the internal relations of the politics, economics and cultural processes. The department of Political Science and International Relations follows an instruction method aiming at the analysis of local and international political processes within the anthropological, sociological and economic frameworks. The department also uses the curricula of the other departments in the faculty and aims at an education process that will prepare students for the work environment and present new opportunities for career plans.

• Learning takes place in the form of formal, open or distance education. In addition, practical training is carried out in laboratories and workshops within higher education institutions or as internships or workplace training in industry, health institutions and workplaces.
• This programme is also offered with full scholarship.
• This program is offered 30% in English

• Analyze local and international political processes according to anthropological, sociological and economic frameworks.
• Comprehend development, resource management and international economics.
• Comprehend global relations through an interdisciplinary perspective that encompasses various political, economic and cultural processes.
• Prepare for business environment and find new opportunities for carrier planning.
• Learn how political sociological life's most fundamental concepts (such as politics, ideology, political party, state, nation, constitution, citizenship, human rights, and globalization) can be interpreted according to different points of view and how they are discussed and develop their own point of view.
• Comprehend that politics is not an action conducted by only a certain group of people at certain institutions, but on the contrary basic daily life topics are also political issues.
• Gain an insight to differentiate between political views and political analyses.
• Gain an insight to develop a universal view by applying a comparative perspective.
• Learn the most fundamental concepts of Political Science and International Relations and apply these concepts to current global, regional and national issues, topics, and problems.
• Apply Political Science and International Relations theories and concepts to current global, regional and national affairs and problems.
• Develop critical thinking and discussion abilities and understand different views and perspectives.
• Know about current global and regional issues and problems.
• Know how topics of political science and international relations are related to globalization.

Has the following key competences at an advanced level.

• Literacy competence
• Multilingual competence
• Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology and engineering
• Digital competence
• Personal, social and learning to learn competence
• Citizenship competence
• Entrepreneurship competence
• Cultural awareness and expression competence

For each course, one of the following letters is given to the students as a success grade. Letters and their coefficients are as follows.

SUCCESS GRADE COEFFICIENT

A 4 A- 3,7 B+ 3,3 B 3 B- 2,7 C+ 2,3 C 2 C- 1,7 D+ 1,3 D 1 S 0 F1 0 F2 0 E 0

Letter Grade          Coefficient    Letter Grade Range (out of 100)

A                            4                              95-100

A-                         3,7                            90-94

B+                        3,3                            85-89

B                           3                               80-84

B-                        2,7                             75-79

C+                       2,3                             70-74

C                          2                                65-69

C-                        1,7                             60-64

D+                       1,3                             55-59

D                           1                               50-54

S                          0                                    -

F1                        0                                 0-49

F2                        0                                   -

E                          0                                   -

To oversee the quality of higher education programs;

- YÖK is responsible for planning, organizing, managing and supervising education and training and other activities in higher education institutions.

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

- "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report" containing academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions is published annually by CoHE. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK. 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: YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required for the opening of undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.1. 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 YÖK on these issues.

1.2. The curricula of the National Core Curricula are adopted by the relevant Council of Deans and implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of the Council of Higher Education.

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

3. Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programs, if they successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions; receive a bachelor's diploma.

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 (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. YÖKAK 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 YÖKAK also indicate that the quality assurance of the qualifications of the programs is ensured. YÖKAK conducts regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with the legislation.

Accreditation Organisation Name; AQAS (Agency for Quality Assurance), YÖKAK (Turkish Higher Education Quality Council)

AQAS Accreditation Start/End Date:

March 18, 2022 / September 30, 2028

• Admission of students to the programme is conducted by the Assessment, Selection and Placement Center through the Student Selection and Placement System.

• Graduates can find job opportunities in varying fields from public and private institutions to international organizations, from media to think tanks, from human resources management departments of private sector enterprises to consulting companies.
• Our graduates work in various sectors stated above, particularly in prestigious public institutions such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Directory for EU Affairs and European Union or international relations departments of nearly all other ministries.
• Due to the formation they receive, our graduates are preferred in local or national television channels or print media. When the close relationship between the media and politics in today's world and especially in Turkey is taken into consideration, it is obvious that the graduates of the department of political science and international relations are preferred in the media.
• Both public and private sector needs people who can think locally and globally at the same time, who can see things from many perspectives, who can think fast and work in a solution-oriented way and who has social sciences formation. The main objective of the department of Political Science and International Relations is to provide students with these qualities through its undergraduate programme and education methods.

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

Qualification is continuous