Curriculum

BA PROGRAM

Freshman Year:

First Semester

Credit ECTS Second Semester Credit ECTS
POLS 101 Intro to Pol. Sc. 3 6 POLS 102 Turkish Constitutional Law 3 6
EC 101 Principles of Microeconomics 3 5 EC 102 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 4
SOC 101 Intro to Sociology 3 4 SOC 108 Sociological Analysis 3 4
AD 131 Intro to Law 3 4 PSY 101 Intro to Psychology 3 5
MATH 105 Intro to Finite Mathematics 4 6 MATH 106 Intro to Calculus for Social Scientists 4 6
HSS** ELECTIVE 3 * HSS** ELECTIVE 3 *

Sophomore Year:

First Semester Credit ECTS Second Semester Credit ECTS
POLS 201 History of Political Thought I 3 5 POLS 202 History of Political Thought II 3 5
POLS 203 Social Statistics 4 6 POLS 206 Political Science Research Methods 4 6
POLS 215 Intro to Comparative Politics 3 6 POLS 242 Intro to International Relations 3 6
POLS 217 Diplomatic History 3 6 POLS 246 Intro to Turkish Politics 3 6
TK 221 Turkish for Native Speakers I 2 3 TK 222 Turkish for Native Speakers II 2 3
Complementary Elective 3 * Unrestricted Elective 3 *

Junior Year:

First Semester Credit ECTS Second Semester Credit ECTS
POLS 303 Fundamentals of
Political Economy
3 7 POLS 340 Foreign Policy 3 8
Departmental Elective 3 * Complementary Elective 3 *
Departmental Elective 3 * Departmental Elective 3 *
Complementary Elective 3 * Departmental Elective 3 *
Unrestricted Elective 3 * Departmental Elective 3 *
HTR 311 History of Turkish Republic I 2 3 HTR 312 History of Turkish Republic II 2 3

Senior Year:4

First Semester Credit ECTS Second Semester Credit ECTS
Departmental Elective 3 * POLS 472 Comparative Political Systems 3 8
Departmental Elective 3 * Complementary Elective 3 *
Departmental Elective 3 * Departmental Elective 3 *
Complementary Elective 3 * Departmental Elective 3 *
Unrestricted Elective 3 * Unrestricted Elective 3 *

**HSS - Humanities Sosial Sciences Elective

  • Total credits required for graduation: 138
  • The 138 credits required for graduation should be collected by completing at least;
  • 27 Required Courses
  • 10 Departmental Electives
  • 5 Complementary Electives
  • 4 Unrestricted Electives