Curriculum

Program Overview

The Non-Thesis Master’s Program in Political Science and Social Sciences is designed to provide students with analytical and theoretical competence on contemporary political and social issues.
The program consists of 10 elective courses (60 ECTS) and a final project (30 ECTS), totaling 90 ECTS credits.

I. Semester (Fall Term)

Fall Term Elective Courses (Choose 5)

• Research Methods and Publication Ethics

• Administrative Structure of Turkey

• Public Policy and Analysis in Turkey

• Theories of Management

• Global Environmental Politics

• Government Systems and Political Regimes

• Globalization and Terrorism

• Leadership in the Public Sector

• Constitutional Theory

• Urbanization Problems and Policies

• Classical Political Philosophy

• Globalization and Global Politics

• Western Political History from Feudalism to the 21st Century

• Methodology of Social Sciences

• Evolution of Sociological Thought

• Debates on Political Life in the Ottoman Era

• Theories of Citizenship and Democracy

II. Semester (Spring Term)

Spring Term Elective Courses (Choose 5)

• Readings in Political Sociology

• Public Personnel Regime

• Political Parties and Electoral Systems

• Theories of Bureaucracy

• Turkish Foreign Policy

• Climate Change and Environmental Policies

• Theory of Human Rights

• The Development of Conservative Thought in Turkey and the World

• Current Issues in Public Administration

• Public Administration and Development

• Comparative Political Systems

• Modern Political Philosophy

• Postmodern Political Philosophy

• Crime and Punishment Policies in Turkey

• Debates on Political Life in the Republican Era

• Turkish Constitutional History

• Studies on Social Structure in Turkey

III. Semester (Project Term)

Program Summary

Program Notes

• The language of instruction is Turkish.

• Courses are offered in evening sessions to accommodate working professionals.

• The Term Project replaces the Master’s thesis and focuses on applied research or policy analysis.