Political and Social Thoughts

Overview

The programme offers a multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary approach that follows the current developments in politics closely, incorporates universal points of discussion and research methods, and goes beyond narrow patterns. It helps the students understand the phenomenon of politics from an analytical and critical perspective. It brings individuals who are open to innovation and change in society, assimilating the values of freedom and equality, linking local and global with private and universal values, sensitive to the environment, adhering to ethicalvalues, and thinking creatively.

Audience

All students who have completed the MSc program with thesis in the fields of Political Studies, Political Science, Public Administration, International Relations, Philosophy or Sociology can apply.

Programme Outcomes

• Understanding and evaluating the interdisciplinary interaction between Political and Social Thought and cognate scholarly areas, and forming new types of knowledge by combining knowledge from the area and from various other disciplines
• Developing a new idea, method, design and/or application by means of systematical use of knowledge acquired in the area of Political and Social Thought
• Critically evaluating theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the area of Political and Social Thought; developing political and social thought-related new ideas and methods by making use of high level intellectual processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making
• Acquiring most developed skills to be used as research methods in studying issues in political and social thought
• Carrying out a study in the area of Political and Social Thought independently, developing new strategic approaches while taking responsibility, fulfilling the leadership role where and when it is required
• Solving political and social thought-related problems by using strategic decision making processes and effectively communicating them in discussions with experts and other stakeholders in national and international environments
• Evaluating and improving social relations and their norms with a critical approach and taking initiative to steer actions to change them whenever it is needed; building upon these initiatives, pushing the limits of knowledge in political and social thought by producing an original work which is to be published as scientific articles in both national and international peer-reviewed journals
• Developing capacity to communicate verbal and written forms in a foreign language and ability to use information and communication technologies required by the area of Political and Social Thought
• Contributing to the solution of Political and Social Thought-related social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems; Contributing to society’s progress towards becoming an information society and sustaining this goal by introducing new technological, scientific and social developments in Political and Social Thought

Please visit programme website for detailed information:siyaset.itu.edu.tr

1. Applicant’s official transcripts including all undergraduate and/or graduate level courses and their grades issued by the universities that the applicant graduated or will be graduated from.
   
   Applicantwho will apply for PhD programs afterhis/her undergraduate degree has to have at least 3.0 Cumulative GPA out of 4.00 .
2. One of the Score Documents from Academic Personnel and Graduate Level Entrance Exam (ALES), GRE or GMAT including the related scores (ALES, GRE and GMAT scores are valid for 5 years.)
   
   Applicants for Master's Programs are required to have Numerical score minimum 55 from ALES . Applicantswho will apply for PhD programs aftertheirundergraduate level degree arerequiredto have Numerical scoreminimum 80FROM ALES (ALES minimum score is not required for the Social Sciences Institute Music programs)
   
   The minimum score required from Quantitative section of GRE is 610 (in the new system is minimum 149).
   
   Applicants for Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences Programs can apply with GMAT certificate. GMATwitha minimum score of 450is required for these applicants.
3. One of the Documents of English Proficiency that is accepted according to ITU Senate principles.

English Proficiency Documentsand the required minimum scores are given at the table below:
MASTER’S PROGRAMSAPPLICATION	PhD PROGRAMS APPLICATION
Exam	Min.Score	Exam	Min.Score
İTÜ English Proficieny Exam	65	-	-
YÖK Language Exam	65	YÖK Language Exam	65
TOEFL (Paper Based)	523	TOEFL (Paper Based)	523
TOEFL (Computer Based)	183	TOEFL (Computer Based)	183
TOEFL (Internet Based)	70	TOEFL (Internet Based)	70
e-YDS	65	e-YDS	65
YDS	65	YDS	65
ÜDS	65	ÜDS	65
KPDS	65	KPDS	65
PTE (Academic)	60	PTE (Academic)	60

TOEFL IBT/PBT,PTE, İTU English Proficiency Exam valid for 2 years.
ÜDS,KPDS,YDS, e-YDS test results are valid for 5 years . TOEFL ITP is not accepted.

English certificate is not mandatory in the Master applications.
The students admitted to any master program can complete their registration without an English certificate, but they cannot take courses until the submission of a valid English certificate. The applicants for a PhD program must deliver English certificate up to the registration period. If they do not submit a valid English certificate in the registration, they will not be registered.

ABOUT TOEFL IBT EXAM
Inaccordance with the decision taken at the meeting of ITU University Board of Directors dated 15.12.2011 and numbered 914 ; dating from the fall semester of the 2012-2013 academic year, IfTOEFL and IBT test results are from the testing centers in Turkey ,only the results from the exams conducted in the centers in state and private universities are accepted by ITU. TOEFL home edition can be used due to the pandemic.

4. Statement of Purpose
5. Curriculum Vitae
6. Recommendation Letter
   
   For each applied program two recommendation letters are required.For MSc applications, oneof these recommendation letters is required to be prepared by an academic instructor who the student worked with. For PhD applications, one of the recommendation letters must be supplied from the supervisor that the candidatesare planning to study together during their doctorate education.
   Reference letter is uploaded to the system by the person who is giving the reference, not by the candidate
   P.S. 1:Required ALES, GRE, GMAT minimum scores and minimum cummulative GPA may differ according to Master’s and Ph.D. programs . Requirements for programs and quotas are given at the Registar’s Office Web page :https://www.sis.itu.edu.tr/