ECTS - - Public Administration and Political Science (with Thesis)
Compulsory Departmental Courses
Elective Courses
AB501 - Institutional Structure of the EU (3 + 0) 5
Introduction to the institutional structure of the EU considering the evolving nature of the EU and its institutions, the operation of the institutions and their role in policy-making focusing on specific policies of the EU, EU-Turkey relations focusing on EU policies and the role of institutions on policy-making.
AB503 - Political Integration of the EU (3 + 0) 5
The historical development and the theoretical background of European integration, European Historical Development, EU`s participation suspension, EU membership, the EU`s democratic structure, European citizenship, fundamental rights and civil society, European corporate structure, EU`s decision making process, new EU treaty, European treaty on the
TUR512 - Alternative Tourism (3 + 0) 5
Definition of alternative tourism, objectives, scope and types, alternative tourism and development areas; tourism product diversification, tourism product diversification in Turkish tourism, religious tourism, cultural tourism, nature tourism, health tourism, advantages and disadvantages of Turkey in alternative tourism.
UI503 - Diplomacy: Past and Present (3 + 0) 5
The political developments and the main ideological movements in Europe and the reformist movement in the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century; Ottoman-European diplomatic relations prior to the First World War and the developments leading to the First World War.
UI504 - Political History (3 + 0) 5
The rise of Western World from the political, economic and technological perspectives, the geographical discoveries and formation of the colonial empires, the nation state building period that created the contemporary international relations system, the First and Second World Wars and the Cold War period.
UI506 - Middle East from Past to Present (3 + 0) 5
Political history of the Middle East, economic structure of the Middle East, ethnicity and religion in the Middle East, political Islam, Arab nationalism, Arab-Israeli conflict, September 11 and the Middle East, Turkey and the Middle East, Arab Spring.
UI508 - Turkish Foreign Policy (3 + 0) 5
The policies and applications since the founding of the Republic of Turkey, an overview to inter-state relations of the last period of Ottoman Empire, the National Struggle foreign policy, the Treaty of Lausanne and the Mosul, the Turkish foreign policy until 1939, the period after World War II and Turkey`s entry into NATO, the regional policy appl
UI515 - The European Union (3 + 0) 5
An introduction to the institutional structure of the EU considering the evolving nature of the EU and its institutions, the operation of the institutions and their role in policy-making focusing on specific policies of the EU, EU-Turkey relations focusing on EU policies and the role of institutions on policy-making.
YER503 - Organization and Law of Local Governments (3 + 0) 5
The aim of the course is to introduce the related legislation on local governments, and the organization forms of local governments on the basis of these legislations. The course targets students have the ability to comprehend types of local government services, understand concepts and scope of localization and globalization and to learn relationsh
YER504 - Strategic Management and Vision Development (0 + 0) 5
The aim of this course is to introduce the Strategic Management and Vision Development approaches, and relation of these approaches to local governments. The course targets students to understand strategic management approaches and to critically evaluate it with special reference to local governments and understand good practice examples of service
YER513 - Local Governments and Environment (3 + 0) 5
The aim of the course is to introduce the role and importance of local governments in minimizing the negative effects on the environment; in usage, preventing and developing the natural, historical and cultural resources. The course covers; the importance of the protection of the natural, historical and cultural resources the environment; the conce
YER514 - Regional Development (3 + 0) 5
Local governments and localities are not independent of isolated units from each other and. In this sense, the process of regional development becomes important in the development of local governments and nations. Regional development agencies regional planning efforts, becoming widespread in development models. The purpose of this course is to int