GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES | Political Science and International Relations

Political Science and International Relations

POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MA PROGRAM

Academic Unit: Department of Political Science and International Relations

Program Objectives: This program is designed to train MA students in four main areas of Political Science (Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory and Turkish Politics) and the aim of the program is to equip MA students with the necessary tools to become productive academicians, who have a rich and multidimensional knowledge and make competent contributions to their field of study. In addition to these four main areas, students are also given the opportunity to specialize in regions such as the Middle East, Balkans and Europe. The program is in close relation with other disciplines such as History, Law, Economics, Philosophy and Sociology and opens doors for students to acquire a solid social science formation. MA students have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge on the field and to improve their research and academic skills. For many students, this is an important step for their careers in the private or public sector. This degree is also the basis for academic studies and students graduating from this program are eligible to apply to PhD programs.

Medium of Instruction: Turkish

International Student Quotas: International student quotas are announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Admissions Calendar: Admissions calendar is announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Application Link: https://lisansustu.yildiz.edu.tr/sbe/en/ (Applicants are advised to check the academic calendar first and send their applications only during the application period.)

Admission Requirements: Admissions requirements announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Compulsory Courses:

Code	Course Title in Turkish	Course Title in English	Course Type	Number of Credits
SBU5103	Uluslararası İlişkiler Kuramları ve Kuramsal Tartışmalar	Theories of International Relations and Theoratical Debates	Required by the program	3
SBU5115	Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset ve Tartışmalar	Comparative Politics and Debates	Required by the program	3
SBU5004	Araştırma Yöntemleri Bilimsel Etik	Research Methods and Scientific Ethics	Required by the Council of Higher Education	2
SBU5001	Seminer	Seminar	Required by the Council of Higher Education	0

Elective Courses:

Code	Course Title in Turkish	Course Title in English	Number of Credits
SBU5100	Tarihsel ve Kuramsal Açıdan Militarizm	Militarism: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives	3
SBU5101	AB Ülkelerinde Politika, Politik Kültür ve Sosyal Hareketler	Politics, Political Culture and Social Movements in European Countries	3
SBU5102	Din ve Siyaset	Religion and Politics	3
SBU5104	Asya Politikaları ve Güvenliği	Asian Politics and Security	3
SBU5105	Avrupa'da Soğuk Savaş I	Cold War in Europe I	3
SBU5106	Avrupa'da Soğuk Savaş II	Cold War in Europe II	3
SBU5107	Kamu Hukuku	Public Law	3
SBU5108	Güvenlik Konusunda Güncel Tartışmalar	Currents Debates on Security	3
SBU5109	Uluslararası Politika	International Politics	3
SBU5110	Türk Siyasal Hayatında Güncel Konular	Current Issues of Turkish Political Life	3
SBU5111	Türk Dış Politikası	Turkish Foreign Policy	3
SBU5112	Türk Dış Politikası'nda Güncel Konular	Current Issues in Turkey’s Foreign Policy	3
SBU5113	Türkiye’de Sosyal Hareketler ve Siyaset (1960-1980)	Social Movements and Politics in Turkey (1960-1980)	3
SBU5114	Medya ve Siyaset	Media in Politics	3
SBU5116	Türkiye'de Azınlıklar	Minorities in Turkey	3
SBU5117	Türkiye ve Ortadoğu	Turkey and Middle East	3
SBU5118	Uluslararası ve Küresel Örgütler	International and Global Organizations	3
SBU5128	Türkiye'de Sivil Toplum ve Devlet	Civil Society and State in Turkey	3
SBU5119	Türk-Yunan İlişkileri	Turkish-Greek Relations	3
SBU5120	Rusya Tarihi	History of Russia	3
SBU5121	Kapitalizm ve İnsan	Capitalism and Human Being	3
SBU5122	Uluslararası Hukukta Güncel Sorunlar	Current Issues in the International Law	3
SBU5123	Balkanlar’da ve TR’de Osmanlı Geçmişi ve Kimlik Sorunu	Ottoman Past in the Balkans and Turkey, and the Question of Identity	3
SBU5124	Siyaset ve Toplumsal Değişme	Politics and Social Change	3
SBU5125	Türk Siyasal Hayatı	Turkish Political Life	3
SBU5126	Sosyal ve Politik Kuram	Social and Political Theory	3
SBU5129	Eleştirel Kuram ve Görsel Kültür	Critical Theory and Visual Culture	3
SBU5130	Amerikan Dış Politikası	US Foreign Policy	3

Academic Staff:

Prof. Dr. Esra DANACIOĞLU
Prof. Dr. Elçin MACAR
Prof. Dr. Cengiz ÇAĞLA
Prof. Dr. Mehmet HACISALİHOĞLU
Prof. Dr. Ester RUBEN
Prof. Dr. Gülnur AYBET
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Akif OKUR
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem NAS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fuat AKSU
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aslı DALDAL
Asst. Prof. Dr. Laçin İdil ÖZTIĞ
Asst. Prof. Dr. Fulya MEMİŞOĞLU
Res. Asst. Dr. Ahmet CONKER
Lect. Dr. Türkan Ayda GÜRKAN
Res. Asst. Yetkin BAŞKAVAK
Res. Asst. Elif BALİ
Res. Asst. Elisabeth Elif PEKER
Res. Asst. Kahraman SÜVARİ
Res. Asst. Abdurrahman Gümüş

Who can apply?

In-Field Quotas	Bachelor degree holders of Political Science and International Relations, International Relations, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Political Science and Public Administration, International Relations and Public Administration programs should apply to in-field applicant quotas.
Out-of-Field Quotas	Others should apply to out-of-field applicant quotas.

Graduation Requirements:

In order to graduate from the program, students are required;

to take at least 7 courses (21 local credits/ 120 ECTS), two of which are required by the department
to pass the “Seminar” and “Research Methods and Scientific Ethics” courses,
to pass all courses with at least CB grade and have at least 2.50/4.0 GPA,
to comply with the publication requirement,
to register to “Lecture on Specialized Field” and “MA Thesis” courses in order to write a thesis, after completing the required number of credits,
to pass the MA thesis defense successfully.

Publication Requirement:

MA students are required to meet at least one of the following requirements which has to be related to their thesis and done in cooperation with their thesis supervisor(s):

An oral/ poster presentation at a national/ international refereed academic congress
An academic article published or accepted for publication at a national/ international refereed academic journal

Department Location: Davutpaşa Campus, Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey

Admissions Contact:

	E-mail Address	Website
Graduate School of Social Sciences	gsss@yildiz.edu.tr, sbemdr@yildiz.edu.tr	http://sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/

Department Contact:

Name- Surname	E-mail Address	Phone Number
Lect. Dr. Türkan Ayda Gürkan	ayda722@gmail.com	+90 212 383 67 31