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    Political Science and International Relations

    Yildiz Technical University

    Yildiz Technical University

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    Turkey, Istanbul

    University RankQS Ranking
    901

    Key Facts

    Program Level

    Bachelor

    Study Type

    Full Time

    Delivery

    On Campus

    Campuses

    Main Site

    Program Language

    English

    Start & Deadlines

    Next Intake Deadlines21-Sep-2021
    Apply to this program

    Go to the official application for the university

    Next Intake 21-Sep-2021

    Political Science and International Relations

    About

    The Political Science and International Relations Department (PSIR), one of three departments in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, was founded in the year 1999. Teaching began in 2000. It is an ever-growing department, with almost 30 members of staff and an annual intake of 80 undergraduate students. In addition to the undergraduate programme, in collaboration with the Institute of Social Sciences, the PSIR department also offers Master’s and Doctorate programmes. The aim of our department is to produce experts in the field of international relations and political sciences with a sound knowledge of history, a good understanding of the mechanisms of national and international politics, a solid base of law, a critical reading of social explanations, and a high level of analytical skills. The programme provides a wide range of courses focusing on Turkish politics and the role of Turkey in the international system.
  • To provide graduates specialized in the subjects of Political Science and International Relations;
  • To enable students to advance knowledge especially in the fields of political science and international relations;
  • To provide students necessary skills to conduct scientific researches in the fields of Political Science and International Relations;
  • To provide students necessary skills for analytical, critical and original thinking;
  • To contribute to the formation of citizens with the awareness of their democratic rights and responsibilities;
  • To contribute to the academic and cultural needs and requirements of society with the spirit of national and international cooperation and solidarity;
  • To provide individuals necessary writing skills and to equip them with a good level of general knowledge;
  • To enable students to use both English and Turkish languages in their professional career with full proficiency;
  • To inform and educate students on national and international legal regimes;
  • To inform and educate students on actors, structures and relations which regulate the national and international systems;
  • To provide an educational background to the students that would enable them to discuss and analyze current global, regional and national issues.
  • Disciplines

    Department of Political Science & International Relations

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Those who want to enroll in YTU undergraduate degree programs must get the sufficient score required by YTU from the exam administered by the Student Selection and Placement Center (OSYM) and should not have an existing enrollment in another higher education program. The rules and regulations in “Directive On Application and Registration of Foreign Students” are applied to the students from abroad who want to enroll in this program. The students who qualify to enroll in undergraduate degree programs whose medium of instruction is 30% English have to take English Proficiency Exam. “Directive on Instruction and Examination, School of Foreign Languages (YDYO)-YTU” and other regulations apply to English Proficiency Exam and Preparatory English Courses, except for the Foreign Languages Department English Language Teaching Program.
    The undergraduate students in this program must be successful in all of the courses with a minimum achievement grade of DC, must have completed at least 240 ECTS credits and have scored a minimum CGPA of 2.00/4.00. At the same time, the students must complete their compulsory internship within the designated period of time and within the scope of necessary qualifications.

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee

    TRY 0 

    How to Apply

    Candidates should have at least the lowest required scores to make an application to undergraduate programs at Yıldız Technical University. Placement is done by the exam scores, thus, you may have a better chance with a higher exam score. Indeed, your chances of admission vary considerable, based on which department you want to get in. Some departments are more competitive. We suggest you to check the lowest placement scores of the departments you would like to apply. 

    Candidates who have a minimum exam score recognized by Yıldız Technical University can apply for departments they would like to study between (30 July - 09 August 2020). Candidates who have more than one scores can apply any one of them with which they want to apply. Department application will be made online.

    There are different quotas or quota ratios for YTUYÖS exam scores and SAT scores. Different diploma scores will be converted to 100 points scoring system and will be considered as YTUYÖS exam score, thus the candidates applying with different diploma scores should apply to the quotas assigned for YTUYÖS.

    Applications to departments should be made carefully, because the students can not change their department preferences once they submit their application. Candidates should list the departments they would like to get in from 1 – 8. Candidates should apply at least one and at most eight departments. Candidate placements are considered according to the exam results and preferences.

    If candidates are placed one of their departmental choices, they cannot apply for second placements even if they do not register to the department they are admitted. Thus, students should apply the departments they would like to study. Second placements are only open for the students who applied for admission, but who are not admitted to the any departments in the first circle.

    In Department Application Process;

    Candidates who took YTÜYÖS exam, can make their department applications with their candidate number.

    Candidates who did not take YTÜYÖS exam, can make their department applications after filling up a form about their credentials. Candidate number (a 11 digit number) will be sent to candidates’ e-mails  written in form. These candidates should also send the below-mentioned documents (a .jpg format) together with the online form:

    1)Exam Result: The translation of the exam score/ diploma into Turkish certified by translation office and by notarized by notarial office. Documents which are in English are accepted and does not need to be translated into Turkish language. Only the page that indicates the exam/ diploma score should be send (.jpg format- one page)  

    2)Passport: Identity page of your Passport .jpg formatted as a one page.

    Applications which are not completed during application period, will be not be considered for assessments. In other words, if candidates’ information and uploaded documents are not submitted during application period, application will be considered as invalid.

    In addition, the uploaded documents which cannot be read and understood clearly, which are false, deceptive, incomplete and/or false are not accepted. In that situation, candidates’ applications will not be considered for assessment.

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