Undergraduate

Undergraduate

The Department of Political Science and Public Administration was established in 2011 and the duration of education is 4 years. Students who graduate from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration are equipped with the knowledge and skills required by a manager in the public and private sectors, as well as a scientific perspective on social, political and intellectual issues.

Qualification Awarded

Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Public Administration

Level of Qualification

Bachelor's Degree

Recognition of Prior Learning

Students who have graduated from another formal education institution at undergraduate or graduate level or who have left their education halfway are exempted from overlapping courses if the content of the courses they have taken in the programme they are affiliated with is appropriate.

Programme Profile

The undergraduate curriculum of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration not only focuses on the basic aspects of public administration (constitutional law, administrative law, administrative judiciary, public finance, local governments, history of Turkish administration, etc.) but also covers the technical aspects of administration (accounting, personnel management, economic and financial management, tax system, etc.). In addition to these, a rich and interdisciplinary programme is offered in terms of main branches of law (civil law, law of obligations, labour law, enforcement and bankruptcy law, international (private and public) law) as well as political science (introduction to political science, history of political thought, social structure of Turkey, contemporary state orders, political sociology, Turkish political life, etc.). In addition, students of the department have the opportunity to study at universities in Turkey and abroad for certain periods with Erasmus and Farabi programmes and to increase their knowledge and experience.

Occupational Profiles Of Graduates

Undergraduate students who will graduate from the Department of Public Administration will be able to work at various levels of central and provincial organisations, local governments, administrative judicial authorities, domestic and foreign policy areas. Depending on the work they do and the institution they will work in, they will be able to obtain titles such as governor, district governor, administrative judge, diplomat, undersecretary, inspector, etc., they will be able to work as civil servants and managers at various levels of the bureaucracy, and they will be sought after to be employed at the management levels of private sector organisations.

Spesific Admission Requirements

High school diploma and the score of the Undergraduate Placement Examination conducted by the Higher Education Institution, High school diploma and the score of the Foreign Student Examination for foreign students

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

In order to graduate, students must have taken at least 240 ECTS credits in 8 semesters and achieved a diploma grade of 2.00 out of 4.00.

Learning Outcomes

No	Learning Outcome
1	To define, explain, criticise and evaluate the basic concepts of Political Science, to know the classical and contemporary theories, to be able to define the differences and relations between them.
2	To follow the political events in Turkey and in the world and to evaluate them from a critical point of view.
3	To be able to define local, national and global issues/problems and to be able to evaluate these problems.
4	To be able to approach political and public problems within the framework of human rights, public law, equality and sustainable development and to be able to produce solutions.
5	To be able to use information and communication technologies together with computer software at the level required by the field.
6	To have the ability to understand, classify and critically evaluate interstate, supra-state and trans-state relations.
7	To gain the ability to understand and interpret socio-economic phenomena and political events that shape the social structure of Turkey.
8	To understand and interpret the problems related to public administration within the framework of public law and private law.
9	To be able to make examples and make determinations on different subjects of public administration such as Turkish public administration, Turkish administrative history, local governments and comparative administration.
10	To have ethical, social and scientific values in the process of data collection, interpretation, dissemination and application related to Political Science and Public Administration.
11	To be able to follow the information related to political science and public administration and communicate with colleagues using a foreign language.
12	To be able to develop the acquired knowledge, skills and competences in line with lifelong individual and social goals, to produce innovative and creative ideas and to put these ideas into practice, to think interdisciplinary and to carry out effective team work.

Access To Further Studies

In addition to master's and doctoral programmes in Political Science and Public Administration, Political Science and International Relations, Public Administration, other graduate programmes in the field of social and administrative sciences can be continued.

Learning Outcomes&Course Structure Diagram

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Examinations, assessment and grading are held according to the regulations arranged by the University Senate. There are one midterm and one final examination for each course. Examinations are written examinations however if necessary they can also be performed orally or by practice work. The evaluation of the weights of the courses is determined by the lecturer at the beginning of the semester. The weight of the final examination can not be less than 60%. The final evaluation is performed by the lecturer.

All students are required to perform summer practices as a part of graduation requirements. They must complete a summer practice of at least 40 working days in two seperate sessions. For the summer practice evaluation, students have to pass both from the summer practice report and presentation. During the summer practice presentations, each committe of lecturers evaluates the students performance separately and an average score is calculated for the student.

GRADE FACTOR

AA 4.0

BA 3.5

BB 3.0

CB 2.5

CC 2.0

DC 1.5

DD 1.0

FF 0.0

Graduation Requirements

The Bachelor’s Degree is awarded to students who have successsfully completed all courses in the curriculum including four years or 8 semester per year and have obtained a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 on a 4.00 scale Grade Factor AA 4.0 BA 3.5 BB 3.0 CB 2.5 CC 2.0 DC 1.5 DD 1.0 FF 0.0

Mode of Study

Full-Time Face to Face