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POLITICAL SCIENCES - WITH BACHELOR'S DEGREE DOCTORAL PROGRAM FOR HOLDERS OF BACHELOR'S DEGREE (PHDPS-UG)

The graduate program in Political Science at Sabancı University provides an integrated training at MA and PhD levels.The program offers a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the major fields of Political Science and provides the students with a rigorous conceptual framework, basic analytical tools and sound methodological training in the discipline. The program covers the major fields of Political Science (Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory) and offers a rich set of specialization possibilities. With a thematic concentration on Turkish Politics, Middle Eastern Politics and European Politics, the program stands out among its competitors in Turkey by its courses and faculty members specializing in formal theory and the production and analysis of quantitative evidence.

PhD students must write and present a research paper in a faculty seminar with the participation of thesis committee, faculty members and students before their thesis defense in order to meet the graduation requirement besides fulfilling other program requirements.

SUMMARY OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Course Category Min. ECTS Credits Min. SU Credits Min. Courses
PhD Thesis - - 1
Required Courses - 18 8
Core Electives - 24 8
Total 318 42 17
 

PhD Thesis

  Course Name ECTS Credits SU Credits Faculty
     POLS 799 Ph.D. Thesis 149 0 FASS
 

Required Courses

  Course Name ECTS Credits SU Credits Faculty
     GR 555S Academic Writing for Graduate Students 7 0 FASS
     POLS 502 Political Theory 10 3 FASS
     POLS 510 Comparative Politics 10 3 FASS
     POLS 529 Methods and Scope of Political Analysis 10 3 FASS
     POLS 530 Quantitative Research Methods 10 3 FASS
     POLS 531 Qualitative and Textual Research Methods 10 3 FASS
     POLS 540 International Relations Theory 10 3 FASS
     POLS 610 Thesis Preparation Seminar 1 0 FASS
 

Core Electives

In preparation for taking comprehensive exams in two of the four fields in the program students must take minimum 24 SU credits from this pool

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**Courses in more than one areas are listed in the area according to order of appearence in Summary of Degree Requirements list. That is, if a course is both area elective and core elective,then it is listed in core elective courses list.

***Undergraduate courses are not listed in graduate area requirements even if they are among them.

****Since graduation requirements may change dependent to the enrollment year to the University, we advise our students who enrolled at SU in previous years and still continue their education, to track their graduation requirements completion via Information System - Degree Evaluation.