Uluslararası İlişkiler (İngilizce) Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

The main objective of the B.A in International Relations program is to provide students with the knowledge, skills and competences necessary to be competitive in today’s globalized world. The program aims to graduate students who have an understanding of the complexities, processes and dynamics of politics and society in an international context. Also, the program emphasizes the ability to apply knowledge as well as critical and analytical thinking skills derived from the social and political sciences to different fields of social and political institutions, organizations and businesses.

Education and instruction are carried out in the form of formal education. Laboratories and workshops are available within the university for practical courses.

• Have a broad foundation and intellectual capacity with exposure to not only social sciences but also, mathematics, history, and economics.
• Apply concepts, theories and methods used in the study of politics and international relations to the analysis of political ideas, institutions, practices and issues in the global arena.
• Have an understanding of the structure, institutions and operation of different political systems.
• Have knowledge of the political dynamics of interactions between people, events, ideas and institutions.
• Have an understanding of the origins and evolution of the international system, including contemporary changes underway.
• Have ability to evaluate different interpretations of world political events and issues.
• Have knowledge and ability to describe, evaluate and apply different approaches to collecting, analyzing and presenting political information.
• Use written and spoken language effectively (English at least at a B2 level and another foreign language at least at a B1 level) to communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions.
• Write analytical documents that are understandable by the broader public, and to be able to explain to the broader public, scientific concepts and findings.
• Possess individual and professional ethical behavior and social responsibility.
• Use communication and information technology for the retrieval and presentation of information.
• Work independently, demonstrating initiative, self organization and time management.
• Collaborate with others to achieve common goals.

The holder has the key competencies below at an advanced level:

• Communication competency
• Teamwork competency
• Awareness in Social Responsibility and Sustainability
• Lifelong learning competency
• Digital competency
• Awareness in various sectors
• Ethical behavior competency
• Entrepreneurship competency
• Critical thinking competency
• Competency in the field of international relations

1. Different methods such as homework, project, practice, midterm exams, and final exams are used in measurement and evaluation.

2. Letter-based grading systems are used to evaluate student success. Courses are graded using a catalog or a bell curve, depending on the program's preference. The final grades that contribute to the Grade Point Average (GPA) and their corresponding coefficients are shown below. The minimum passing grade is “D”, while “F” is a fail grade.

The final grades that do not contribute to the Grade Point Average (GPA) are listed below. Among these grades, S is a passing grade, while U denotes that the course is failed.

In order to monitor the quality of higher education programs;

YÖK is responsible for the planning, organization, management and supervision of education, training and other activities carried out in higher education institutions.
"University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" of higher education institutions, prepared every year within the framework of the criteria determined by YÖK, are published. Reports prepared according to these reports, containing quantitative and qualitative evaluations for higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK.
Every year, YÖK publishes the "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report", which includes academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions. 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 provided according to the "Procedures and Principles for Providing Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs":
1. Creation and Approval of Curriculum:

1.1. YÖK 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 bring to the student are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

1.3. The curriculum of National Core Education Programs is implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of YÖK after being accepted by the relevant Council of Deans.

2. Measurement-Evaluation: How to measure and evaluate the learning outcomes that each undergraduate program will provide to the student is carried out in accordance with the education, training 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; receives a bachelor's degree.

4. Self-Evaluation-External Evaluation: In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the "Institution Internal Evaluation Reports" of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. The "Institutional Feedback Report" prepared by YÖKAK regarding the external evaluation of higher education institutions is shared with the public. In addition, accreditation decisions made by accreditation bodies authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also show that the quality assurance of the qualifications of the programs is ensured. It carries out regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with the YÖKAK legislation.

1. Having graduated from secondary education institutions or foreign secondary education institutions whose equivalence is approved by the Ministry of National Education and meeting the conditions of admission to the undergraduate programs of higher education institutions.
2. Having been placed in the relevant undergraduate program of the higher education institution as a result of the central examination held by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM), the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK.
3. Having obtained sufficient points as a result of the central examination held by ÖSYM for the programmes of higher education institutions that accept students through special talent exams, the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK, and having been successful in the special talent examination.
4. Having been 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 (DGS), the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK and conducted by ÖSYM.

1. Undergraduate degree holders can continue their graduate programmes and, if they meet the relevant requirements, the doctorate and proficiency in arts programmes that accept students with an undergraduate degree.
2. Undergraduate students have the right to participate in the double major programmes opened by the higher education institutions they are studying at. Students enrolled in double major programmes can take courses from two diploma programmes simultaneously and receive two separate undergraduate diplomas if they are successful.

1. Higher Education Law No. 2547

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

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

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

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

Qualification is continuously valid.