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Course Structure Diagram
1. Semester
Course Course Type ECTS
1st Term Compulsory Courses Required 13
1st Term Elective Courses Area Elective 15
Total ECTS   28
Course Course Type Theory Prt. ECTS
Fields of Specialization I
UZM801
 Required 8 0 8
Scıentıfıc Research Methods
SBUI601
 Required 3 0 5
Course Course Type Theory Prt. ECTS
Critical Theories in Ir
SBUI603
 Area Elective 3 0 5
The Processes of State and Nation Building in Central Asia and the Caucasus
SBUI605
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Turkish-Russian Relations
SBUI607
 Area Elective 3 0 5
International Current Issues and Regime Efectivity
SBUI611
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Current Issues in the European Union
SBUI613
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Nationalism and Ethnic Groups in the Balkans
SBUI617
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Minorities in Turkey and Turkey's Minority Policy
SBUI615
 Area Elective 3 0 5
The Ottoman Empire's Immigration and Settlement Policy
SBUI619
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Comparative Public Administration
SBUI623
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Public Policy and Analysis
SBUI625
 Area Elective 3 0 5
World-Systems Theory
SBUI627
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Political Thoughts and Life From the Tanzimat to the Republic
SBUI629
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Political Parties Law and Election Systems
SBUI631
 Area Elective 3 0 5
International Environmental Regimes
SBUI633
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Classic Readings of International Relations
SBUI635
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Current Issues in International Law
SBUI637
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Migration Policy of Turkey
SBUI639
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Political Anthropology
SBUI641
 Area Elective 3 0 5
2. Semester
Course Course Type ECTS
2nd Term Compulsory Courses Required 12
2nd Term Elective Courses Area Elective 20
Total ECTS   32
Course Course Type Theory Prt. ECTS
Fields of Specialization II
UZM802
 Required 8 0 8
Seminar I
SEM803
 Required 0 2 4
Course Course Type Theory Prt. ECTS
Turkey's Central Asia and Caucasus Policy
SBUI606
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Diaspora Policies
SBUI608
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Forced Migration and Refugee Law
SBUI612
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Balkan Studies
SBUI616
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Socio-Economic and Social Structure of the Ottoman Empire
SBUI618
 Area Elective 3 0 5
The Republic of Turkey's Immigration and Settlement Policy
SBUI621
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Golbal Governance
SBUI602
 Area Elective 3 0 5
E-Government and Practices
SBUI624
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Political Thoughts and Life in the Republican Era
SBUI604
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Modern Readings of International Relations
SBUI620
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Turkish Foreign Policy and International Law
SBUI622
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Supervision of Administration
SBUI614
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Comparative History of Revolutions
SBUI626
 Area Elective 3 0 5
International Human Rights
SBUI610
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Political Economy of International Relations
SBUI609
 Area Elective 3 0 5
3. Semester
Course Course Type ECTS
3rd Term Compulsory Courses Required 30
Total ECTS   30
Course Course Type Theory Prt. ECTS
Fields of Specialization III
UZM803
 Required 8 0 8
Doctorate Qualification
YET801
 Required 0 1 22
4. Semester
Course Course Type ECTS
4th Term Compulsory Courses Required 30
Total ECTS   30
Course Course Type Theory Prt. ECTS
Thesis Study I
TEZ801
 Required 0 1 22
Fields of Specialization IV
UZM804
 Required 8 0 8
5. Semester
Course Course Type ECTS
5th Term Compulsory Courses Required 30
Total ECTS   30
Course Course Type Theory Prt. ECTS
Thesis Study II
TEZ802
 Required 0 1 22
Fields of Specialization V
UZM805
 Required 8 0 8
6. Semester
Course Course Type ECTS
6th Term Compulsory Courses Required 30
Total ECTS   30
Course Course Type Theory Prt. ECTS
Thesis Study III
TEZ803
 Required 0 1 22
Fields of Specialization VI
UZM806
 Required 8 0 8
7. Semester
Course Course Type ECTS
7th Term Compulsory Courses Required 30
Total ECTS   30
Course Course Type Theory Prt. ECTS
Thesis Study IV
TEZ804
 Required 0 1 22
Fields of Specialization VII
UZM807
 Required 8 0 8
8. Semester
Course Course Type ECTS
8th Term Compulsory Courses Required 30
Total ECTS   30
Course Course Type Theory Prt. ECTS
Thesis Study V
TEZ805
 Required 0 1 22
Fields of Specialization VIII
UZM808
 Required 8 0 8
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