Political Science and Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Program
Academic Unit Presenting the Program
Political Science and Public Administration
Program Director
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deniz YETKIN AKER
Program Type
Bachelor's Degree Program
Level of Degree Earned
Undergraduate (Bachelors Degree)
Degree Earned
Upon successful completion of the Political Science and Public Administration programme, students will be awarded with the Bachelors' Degree in Political Science and Public Administration.
Education Type
Tam Zamanlı
Registration Acceptance Conditions
Those who have successfully completed their secondary education are eligible to attend the courses.
Recognition of Prior Learning
The process of recognition of prior education by Turkish higher education institutions is still in its incipient stage. Likewise, the recognition of prior education has neither
been started nor implemented by all departments at Namik Kemal University. However, a proficiency exam is held at the beginning of each academic year regarding the
compulsory Foreign Language Course which is to be offered in the curriculum of all departments. The students who have embarked on a self-learning period or
acquired necessary skills in the course are eligible to enter this exam. Those who have successfully passed the exam are eligible not to take the course.
Degree Requirements and Rules
The students studying in this undergraduate program are required to have a Cumulative Grade Points Average (Cum.GPA) of not less than 2.00/4.00 and have completed all the courses with at least a letter grade of DD/S in the program in order to graduate. The minimum number of ECTS credits required for graduation is 240. It is also mandatory for the students to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality.
Program Profile
TBP
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
TBP
Access To Upper Degree
Upon successful completion of their undergraduate programme of study, students are encouraged to embark on advanced academic studies on the graduate level
(master’s and doctoral-not existed in POLS) on condition of having received the required score in ALES exam and possessing sufficient knowledge of English or another foreign language.
Exams, Assessment and Grading
Students will take a minimum of one midterm examination. In addition to midterms, they will be assigned projects and homeworks whose deadlines will be specified at the beginning of the semester. At the end of each semester, the students are required to take a final examination.
Graduation Requirements
Teaching Methods
Teaching methods are determined so as to improve skills, such as teaching-learning strategies, self-discipline, life-long learning, observation, sharing knowledge, presentation, critical thinking, and teamwork.
Program Outcomes
1-They could understand theories, concepts, approaches and methods in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. 2-With an effective reading and academic writing skills gained in the Political Science and Public Administration Department, he or she would have the competence to understand, interpret and to carry out academic studies. 3-Students would gain the ability to evaluate different business opportunities in the public and private sectors thanks to the enhanced curriculum of the department. 4-Students could critically analyze the cases and phenomena he or she experienced, and they could make research how they can apply innovations to the current system. 5-Students would learn political systems, organization of the states, public administration structures and their working processes in the world and in Turkey. 6-Students would become more conscious about human rights, social responsibility and environmental protection, and would have information about current approaches such as participation and governance. 7-They could establish relationships with stakeholders/partners in their professional field, and they could work individually and collectively to carry out joint projects in the field of international relations, urbanism, sociology and law. 8-By using knowledge learned in the field of political theory, social science and legal sciences, they can understand the problems of society they live in and they could analyze and offer solutions about those problems.
Curriculum
Political Science and Public Administration
1st Class
2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code
Course Name
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ECTS
SBKYB113
Basic Principles of Law
3
0
6
YDİ101
Foreign Language I (English)
2
0
2
SBKYB107
Introduction to Politics I
3
0
6
SBKYB115
Mathematics for Social Sciences
3
0
6
ATİ101
Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I
2
0
2
SBKYB109
Public Administration I
3
0
6
TDİ101
Turkish Language I
2
0
2
Total ECTS:
30
2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code
Course Name
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ECTS
SBKYB116
Constitutional Law
3
0
6
YDİ102
Foreign Language II (English)
2
0
2
SBKYB110
Introduction to Politics II
3
0
6
SBKYB112
Introduction to Sociology
3
0
6
ATİ102
Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution II
2
0
2
SBKYB114
Public Administration II
3
0
6
TDİ102
Turkish Language II
2
0
2
Total ECTS:
30
Total ECTS(Year):
60
2nd Class
2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code
Course Name
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ECTS
SBKYB225
Administrative Law
3
0
6
SBKYB213
History of Political Thought I
3
0
6
SBKYB221
Introduction to Economics I
3
0
6
SBKYB215
Local Governments
3
0
6
SBKYB227
Research Methods in Social Sciences
1
2
6
Total ECTS:
30
2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code
Course Name
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ECTS
SBKYB213
History of Political Thought I
3
0
6
SBKYB214
History of Political Thought II
3
0
6
SBKYB222
Introduction to Economics II
3
0
6
SBKYB218
Introduction to International Relations
3
0
6
SBKYB226
Public finance
3
0
6
SBKYB216
Statistics for Social Sciences
1
2
6
Total ECTS:
36
Total ECTS(Year):
66
3rd Class
2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code
Course Name
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ECTS
SBKYB333
Political History
3
0
6
BKSE001
Scientific, Cultural and Social Activity I
0
3
2
SBKYB319
Tax Law
3
0
6
SBKYB335
Turkish Political Life I
3
0
6
Elective
3. sınıf güz dönemi (10 acts)()
10
SBKYB321
Political Sociology
3
0
5
SBKYB317
Public Policies
3
0
5
SBKYB309
Urbanisation and Environmental Problems
3
0
5
Total ECTS:
30
2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code
Course Name
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ECTS
SBKYB330
Civil Law
3
0
7
SBKYB322
Comparative Political Systems
3
0
6
SBKYB315
Turkish Politics I
3
0
7
SBKYB316
Turkish Politics II
3
0
7
Elective
kariyer planlama()
2
KRYP01
Career Planning
1
0
2
Elective
3 sınıf bahar dönemi (5()
5
SBKYB204
Bureaucracy of Turkey
3
0
5
SBKYB332
International Migration
3
0
5
UNİSEC-İBF 014
Political Sociology
2
0
3
Total ECTS:
34
Total ECTS(Year):
64
4th Class
2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code
Course Name
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T
A
ECTS
SBKYB401
Comparative Public Administration
3
0
5
SBKYB414
Turkish Foreign Policy
3
0
5
Elective
4 sınıf güz dönemi seçmeli ders()
20
İŞLB302
Business Law
3
0
5
SBKY 419
Human rights
3
0
5
SBKYB407
International Organizations
3
0
5
SBKYB419
Law of Obligations
3
0
5
SBKYB423
Neoliberalism, Politics and Populism
3
0
5
SBKYB411
Social Structure in Turkey
3
0
5
Total ECTS:
30
2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Browse
T
A
ECTS
SBKYB400
Seminar
0
3
5
İKTB704
Turkish Economy
3
0
5
Elective
4 sınıf bahar dönemi seçmeli dersler ()
20
SBKYB418
Balkan History and Politics
3
0
5
SBKYB410
Ottoman Modernization
3
0
5
SBKY 414
Regional Planning
3
0
5
SBKY 418
Strategic Management in the Public Sector
3
0
5
SBKY 416
Turkish Administrative History
3
0
5
Total ECTS:
30
Total ECTS(Year):
60
Matrix of Course - Program Outcomes
SBKYB113 Basic Principles of Law
#
5
4
5
3
3
4
1
5
5
4
5
3
3
4
1
5
5
4
5
3
3
4
1
5
YDİ101 Foreign Language I (English)
#
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
SBKYB107 Introduction to Politics I
#
2
3
4
5
3
4
5
5
1
2
4
5
4
4
5
5
2
1
5
5
3
3
5
4
SBKYB115 Mathematics for Social Sciences
#
3
2
2
1
3
2
1
3
3
5
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
2
1
1
4
1
2
ATİ101 Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I
#
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
SBKYB109 Public Administration I
#
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
5
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
TDİ101 Turkish Language I
#
5
3
4
4
2
2
5
5
5
3
4
3
2
1
4
5
5
3
4
4
2
2
4
5
4
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
SBKYB225 Administrative Law
#
4
3
5
3
1
3
4
4
4
5
3
4
2
4
5
3
SBKYB213 History of Political Thought I
#
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
3
5
4
4
3
4
5
5
3
5
4
4
3
5
5
5
3
5
4
4
4
5
5
SBKYB221 Introduction to Economics I
#
4
5
4
2
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
2
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
2
3
3
2
4
SBKYB215 Local Governments
#
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
5
3
4
0
4
2
2
4
3
1
2
2
4
1
3
3
2
SBKYB227 Research Methods in Social Sciences
#
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
SBKYB333 Political History
#
5
3
5
5
3
5
5
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
3
5
5
4
3
5
3
4
4
5
4
BKSE001 Scientific, Cultural and Social Activity I
