Information Package / Course Catalogue
Course Structure Diagram
1. Semester
Course Course Type ECTS
1st Term Compulsory Courses Required 13
Elective 1 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
Türkiye–africa Relations
SBUI640
 Area Elective 3 0 5
New Approaches in Security Studies
SBUI628
 Area Elective 3 0 5
2. Semester
Course Course Type ECTS
2nd Term Compulsory Courses Required 12
Elective 2 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
Contemporary Peace and Conflict Studies
SBUI630
 Area Elective 3 0 5
Türkiye's Middle East Policy
SBUI632
 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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