Political Science and Public Administration

Description

The main aim of our department is to help students develop the ability to understand, question, criticize and analyze politics from a multitude of perspectives.

The Department of Political Science and Public Administration has a skilled and diverse faculty, and our faculty members hold doctoral degrees from prominent institutions in Turkey and abroad. In addition, our instructors are internationally recognized specialists working in a wide variety of fields. With its diverse pool of academics, the departments curriculum reflects the latest developments in the fields of political science and public administration.

The purpose of the Department of Public Administration is to prepare students for posts in the public and private sectors. This includes positions in government institutions and municipal administrative units, as well as nonprofit organizations such as social service agencies, consulting firms and private institutions which are engaged in public affairs and public policy. By providing students at all academic levels with the opportunity to work with resourceful faculty and practitioners who devote their energy to the intellectual and professional development of their students, the Department of Political Science and Public Administration is proud to provide students with the training they will need to become public leaders in the future.

The graduates of the department are generally employed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs and other similar government agencies, local governments, international organizations, think-tanks, the private sector and NGOs. The department makes available the requisite resources to meet the challenges of public administration through service and research.

Detailed Course Facts

• English

Course Content

FIRST YEAR: FIRST SEMESTER

• INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS I
• MATHEMATICS II
• INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
• ENGLISH I
• INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
• Atatürk lkeleri ve Inkilap Tarihi 1

FIRST YEAR: SECOND SEMESTER

• INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS II
• MATHEMATICS I
• INTRODUCTION TO LAW
• ENGLISH II
• INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
• Atatürk lkeleri ve Inkilap Tarihi 2

SECOND YEAR: THIRD SEMESTER

• INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
• INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING
• INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE
• ENGLISH III
• TÜRK DL 1
• DIPLOMATIC HISTORY
• SOSYAL SORUMLULUK

SECOND YEAR : FOURTH SEMESTER

• MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR
• RESEARCH METHODS
• INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
• ENGLISH IV
• TÜRK DL 2
• 20th CENTURY POLITICAL HISTORY
• SOSYAL SORUMLULUK

THIRD YEAR : FIFTH SEMESTER

• ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
• COMPARATIVE POLITICS
• SOCIAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT
• POLITICAL PARTIES AND VOTING BEHAVIOR
• PUBLIC FINANCE
• ELECTIVE COURSE

THIRD YEAR : SIXTH SEMESTER

• TURKISH POLITICS
• CONTEMPORARY WORLD POLITICS
• CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
• HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT
• CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOVERNANCE
• ELECTIVE COURSE

FOURTH YEAR : SEVENTH SEMESTER

• PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
• ELECTIVE COURSE
• ELECTIVE COURSE
• ELECTIVE COURSE
• ELECTIVE COURSE

FOURTH YEAR : EIGHTH SEMESTER

• SEMINAR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
• ELECTIVE COURSE
• ELECTIVE COURSE
• ELECTIVE COURSE
• ELECTIVE COURSE

SECOND YEAR: THIRD SEMESTER

• GENDER AND POLITICS
• STATE AND BUREAUCRACY

SECOND YEAR : FOURTH SEMESTER

• POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURE
• WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES

THIRD YEAR : FIFTH SEMESTER

• POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
• POLITICAL CHANGE AND MODERNIZATION
• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN TURKEY

THIRD YEAR : SIXTH SEMESTER

• POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
• INTEREST GROUPS AND POLITICS
• PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL COMMUNICATION

FOURTH YEAR : SEVENTH SEMESTER

• POLITICAL THEORY
• POLITICAL PARTIES AND PUBLIC OPINION
• CIVIL SOCIETY IN TURKEY
• LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

FOURTH YEAR : EIGHTH SEMESTER

• DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP
• GLOBALIZATION AND POLITICS
• HUMAN RIGHTS
• THEORIES OF STATE

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Kadir Has University.