POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (IN ENGLISH)(WithThesis)

POLITICAL SCIENCE and INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (in English)

The Political Sciences and International Relations Department of the Institute of Social Sciences  of the Istanbul Aydn University aims to equipe  the students with a profound knowledge and wide ranging views on modern global as well as domestic political and international problems. Students will have the basic knowledge on the sources of different problems on both fields. Additionally, the participants of the program will obtain the required skills for the development and analysis of policies on the core subjects.

Training language is English. The students who will be successful in  the English Profiency Exam prepared and conducted by the English Preparatory School of Istanbul Aydn University can enroll the first year of the programme. Students who fail the proficiency exam will receive a two semester English language training at the English Preperation School of the Istanbul Aydn University. Students must obtain a document from the English Teaching Department showing that they have become successful at the end of their language training program or they should secure a successful result at the exams officially recognized by the University such as UDS, KPDS, TOEFL, IELTS, FCE, and CPE.

The program is a 120 ECTS credit program with a duration of 2 academic years, each with 2 semesters. The regular program consists of 7 courses of 21 local credits, a seminar and a thesis work of 60 ECTS credits with a normal duration of 2 semesters. The institute, upon the request of the program director, may require the prospective student to take additional courses if his/her background is not seen fit to follow the program.

1. Acceptance Letter received from Istanbul Aydin University
2. Turkish translation of High school diploma and transcript
3. Notarization of translated High school diploma and transcript from Notary in Turkey or Turkish Embassy in your country
4. Health Insurance for one year (compulsory – You will make your insurance paperwork in J Block with International Students and Staff Affairs. Insurance Costs between 400,00 to 600,00 TRL)
5. Equivalency Paper (Denklik Belgesi) of High school diploma from Provincial Directorate of Ministry of Education in Istanbul (you will be guided properly on this once you will reach Istanbul Aydin University International Office J - Block)
6. Language Proficiency Certificate
7. Health Insurance for one year (compulsory– You will make your insurance paperwork in J Block with International Students and Staff Affairs.

1. Passport photograph
2. Undergraduate diploma (a copy translated to Turkish or English)
3. Undergraduate transcript (a copy translated to Turkish or English)
4. Photocopy of the relevant pages of your passport
5. A cumulative GPA of 2,5 (on a 4,0) or equivalent
6. For English degree program applicants: TOEFL score -66 points (If English is not the   first/      official language of the country). If students do not have TOEFL then he/ she has to qualify English Proficiency Exam, which will be held in IAU. Dates will be mentioned at http://int.aydin.edu.tr .
7. Students applying for Turkish Degree program (TOMER B2 Level)
8. If you know Turkish (You can pass a Turkish Proficiency Exam)
9. If you do not know Turkish then Apply for Turkish Language Program first at tomer.aydin.edu.tr, as without having Turkish Language visa students will not be registered to TÖMER.