Prof. Dr. Cemil OKTAY

Chairperson

The Masters Program in Political Science and International Relations is open to all candidates holding a B.A. from a Turkish or an international university, as approved by the Turkish Higher Education Board (YÖK).   Prospective students are required to take the LES (Graduate Education Test), a general requirement of YOK, and achieve the ALES score of 55 EA (quantitative and verbal joint section). Candidates must also pass a written and an oral examination given by the Department.  

Those who hold B.A. degrees in disciplines other than Political Science and International Relations will be asked to participate in an academic preparatory program which is composed of eight remedial courses.   In our institution, the medium of education is English and candidates must have taken the TOEFL with a minimum score of 550, or 213 in the computer-based system. Those students whose English is not sufficient for graduate studies may join the master's program upon successful completion of an English language program.   To complete the program, students will be required to take a total of 24 credits. After successful completion of the required course work, students will be expected to conduct research and write an MA thesis based on their findings. Students generally finish their course work in one year and their research in the second year. Students, who are not working on a thesis, are required to take 3 additional courses demanding extensive research.   

All courses are held at the Kayışdağı Campus on weekdays between 19:30-22:00.