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Political Science and Public Administration Bachelor's Degree Program

Academic Unit Presenting the ProgramPolitical Science and Public Administration
Program DirectorAssoc. Prof. Dr. Deniz YETKIN AKER
Program TypeBachelor's Degree Program
Level of Degree EarnedUndergraduate (Bachelors Degree)
Degree EarnedUpon 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 TypeTam Zamanlı
Registration Acceptance ConditionsThose who have successfully completed their secondary education are eligible to attend the courses.
Recognition of Prior LearningThe 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 ProfileTBP
Occupational Profiles of GraduatesTBP
Access To Upper DegreeUpon 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

2026-2027 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A 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

2026-2027 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A 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

2026-2027 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A 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

2026-2027 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
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: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60
3rd Class

2026-2027 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A 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

2026-2027 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
SBKYB337 Civil Law 3 0 6
SBKYB322 Comparative Political Systems 3 0 6
BKSE002 Scientific, Cultural and Social Activity II 0 3 2
SBKYB338 Turkish Political Life II 3 0 6
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
SBKYB326 Turkish Taxation System 3 0 5
Elective(Over All University) You Can Take Courses TOTAL 3 ECTS from Elective(Over All University and From Other Department) 3
UNİSEC-VEF 004 Apitherapy(Veteriner Fak.-Veteriner) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İHF 008 Biography of the Prophet(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 015 Cheese Technology(Ziraat Fak.-Gıd.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 004 Climate Information(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Çevr.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 009 Competition Management(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-End.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İHF 001 Current Faith Problems(İlahiyat Fak.-İlahiyat) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-DİS 001 Diş Çürüğü Epidemiyolojisi ve Çürük Önleyici Yaklaşımlar(Spor Bil.Fak.-) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-DİS 002 Diş ve Diş Eti Sağlığı İçin Koruyucu Uygulamalar(Spor Bil.Fak.-) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 007 Ecological Economics(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-İkt) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 009 entrepreneurship(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-İşlt.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 005 Environmental Policies in the EU and Turkey(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Çevr.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-SBF 003 Food Hygiene(S.B.F-Bes.Diy.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 005 Functional Foods(Ziraat Fak.-Gıd.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 011 Global Warming and Land Degradation(Ziraat Fak.-Top.Bil.Bit.Bes.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 010 History of Science(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Fizik) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 014 Hobby Poultry Production(Ziraat Fak.-Zootek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 007 Honey Bee Breeding Techniques(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bytek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 016 Ice Cream Production and Technology(Ziraat Fak.-Gıd.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 004 Introduction to Data Science(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-Maliye) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 007 Introduction to Fundamentals of Electrotechnics(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Elek-Elektro Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 012 Life and Survival in Nature(Ziraat Fak.-Top.Bil.Bit.Bes.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-FEF 017 Media Sociology(Fen - Edebiyat Fak.-Sosyoloji) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-VEF 005 Medical Photography(Veteriner Fak.-Veteriner) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 010 Medicinal and Aromatic Plants(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bitk.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-GSF 009 Nature Conservation Policies(Güz. San.,Tas. ve Mim. Fak.-Pey.Mim.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-İBF 002 Occupational Health and Safety(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-Çal.Eko.End.İlş) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 013 Organic Animal Production(Ziraat Fak.-Zootek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 009 Organic farming(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bitk.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 002 Orthopedic and Dental Materials(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Biyomed.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-ZF 008 Plant Genetic Resources(Ziraat Fak.-Tar.Bytek.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 010 Research and Reporting Techniques(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-İnş.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-SPF 002 Sports and Tourism(Spor Bil.Fak.-) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-CMF 006 Sustainability and Life Cycle Analysis(Çorlu Müh. Fak.-Çevr.Müh.) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-SBF 006 technology addiction(S.B.F-Hemşirelik) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-DİS 003 Toplumda Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Yönetimi(Spor Bil.Fak.-) 2 0 3
UNİSEC-TMDK 001 Turkish Music I(Türk Müziği Devlet Kons.-Çalgı Eğitimi) 2 0 3
MLYB701 Turkish Tax System I(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-Maliye) 3 0 5
UNİSEC-İBF 016 War and Order in the Middle East(İktisadi ve İdari Bil. Fak.-Ulus.İliş.) 2 0 3
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60
4th Class

2026-2027 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse 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
SBKYB405 E-State and Democracy 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

2026-2027 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
SBKYB412 Climate Change and Environmental Policies 3 0 5
SBKYB410 Ottoman Modernization 3 0 5
SBKYB420 Penal Law 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