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
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