Program Requirements

Program Requirements

  1. Demonstrates command of the core concepts and theories of Political Science and International Relations, as well as of the principal approaches of related disciplines such as law, economics, history and sociology.
  2. Analyses and interprets the structures, institutions and functioning of national, international, supranational and transnational bodies using the concepts and theories of the field.
  3. Evaluates similarities and differences among human communities and political systems from a comparative, analytical and interdisciplinary perspective.
  4. Selects and applies qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis appropriate to research questions in the field.
  5. Identifies a problem in the field, designs and conducts independent or team-based research on it, and presents the findings together with proposed solutions.
  6. Plans, carries out and completes assigned duties and responsibilities in both individual and team settings.
  7. Critically assesses their own knowledge and learning needs and directs their learning accordingly, explaining why lifelong learning is necessary in the face of changing national and global conditions.
  8. Communicates effectively in writing and orally in Turkish and English in academic and professional settings, and defends a position in the field through reasoned argument.
  9. Follows the current literature of the field and global developments in English, and demonstrates basic communicative competence in a second foreign language.
  10. Uses information technologies and data analysis software commonly employed in the social sciences effectively.
  11. Engages in academic exchange with international scholars and students, and expresses reasoned views on national and international issues.
  12. Acts in accordance with social, individual and academic ethical principles, and observes the requirements of research and publication ethics.
  13. Explains the individual, social and ecological dimensions of social responsibility as well as the concepts of social justice and the universality of rights, and demonstrates an attitude of empathy and respect toward communities beyond their own.
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