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IBN HALDUN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (ENGLISH) PHD PROGRAM COURSE PLAN
FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED WITH GRADUATE DEGREE
I. Semester
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS…	Required Elective Course Group	3	0	3	8
POLS 601	Research Methods and Publication Ethics	3	0	3	8
POLS…	Departmental Elective	3	0	3	8
POLS…	Departmental Elective	3	0	3	8
	Language Courses
Total Credit				12	32
II. Semester
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS…	Required Elective Course Group	3	0	3	8
POLS 600	Seminar	3	0	0	4
POLS…	Departmental Elective	3	0	3	8
POLS…	Departmental Elective	3	0	3	8
	Language Courses
Total Credit				9	28
III. Semester
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS 697	PhD Qualifying Exam	0	0	0	30
Total Credit				0	30
IV. Semester
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS 698	PhD Thesis Proposal	0	0	0	30
Total Credit				0	30
V. Semester
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS 699	PhD Thesis	0	0	0	30
Total Credit				0	30
VI. Semester
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS 699	PhD Thesis	0	0	0	30
Total Credit				0	30
IV. Year
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS 699	PhD Thesis	0	0	0	60
Total Credit				0	60
Overall Total Credit				21	240
COMPULSORY COURSES
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS 600	Seminar	3	0	0	4
POLS 601	Research Methods and Publication Ethics	3	0	3	8
DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE COURSES
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
REQUIRED ELECTİVE COURSE GROUP
POLS 602	Political Theory	3	0	3	8
POLS 603	Theories of International Relations	3	0	3	8
POLS 604	Comparative Politics	3	0	3	8
POLS 605	Turkish Politics	3	0	3	8
DEPARTMENTAL ELECTİVES
POLS 608	Russia in World Affairs	3	0	3	8
POLS 610	Central Asian Politics	3	0	3	8
POLS 612	Turkish Foreign Policy	3	0	3	8
POLS 613	Contemporary Issues in European Politics	3	0	3	8
POLS 614	International Security	3	0	3	8
POLS 616	Theories of Strategy	3	0	3	8
POLS 622	Social and Political Thought of Ibn Khaldun	3	0	3	8
POLS 624	Qualitative and Interpretive Methods	3	0	3	8
POLS 625	Islamic Political Thought	3	0	3	8
POLS 626	Islam and Politics	3	0	3	8
POLS 627	Comparative Politics of Middle East	3	0	3	8
POLS 628	International Politics of Middle East	3	0	3	8
POLS 629	Quantitative Research Methods	3	0	3	8
POLS 630	International Political Economy	3	0	3	8
POLS 631	Comparative Political Economy	3	0	3	8
POLS 635	Identity, Ethnicity and Nationalism	3	0	3	8
POLS 640	Theories of State	3	0	3	8
POLS 645	National Security Strategy	3	0	3	8
POLS 646	Terrorism and Political Violence	3	0	3	8
POLS 650	American Foreign Policy	3	0	3	8
POLS 655	Gulf Politics	3	0	3	8
POLS 656	Balkans and Turkey	3	0	3	8
POLS 665	Energy and Geopolitics	3	0	3	8
POLS 670	Conflict Analysis and Resolution	3	0	3	8
POLS 671	Emerging Nations in Worl Politics	3	0	3	8
POLS 681	Regional Orders	3	0	3	8

IBN HALDUN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (ENGLISH) PHD PROGRAM COURSE PLAN
FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED WITH UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE
I. Semester
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS…	Required Elective Course Group	3	0	3	8
POLS 601	Research Methods and Publication Ethics	3	0	3	8
POLS…	Departmental Elective	3	0	3	8
POLS…	Departmental Elective	3	0	3	8
	Language Courses
Total Credit				12	32
II. Semester
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS…	Required Elective Course Group	3	0	3	8
POLS 600	Seminar	3	0	0	4
POLS…	Departmental Elective	3	0	3	8
POLS…	Departmental Elective	3	0	3	8
	Language Courses
Total Credit				9	28
III. Semester
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS…	Departmental Elective	3	0	3	8
POLS…	Departmental Elective	3	0	3	8
POLS…	Departmental Elective	3	0	3	8
POLS…	Departmental Elective	3	0	3	8
Total Credit				12	32
IV. Semester
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS…	Departmental Elective	3	0	3	8
POLS…	Departmental Elective	3	0	3	8
POLS…	Departmental Elective	3	0	3	8
POLS…	Departmental Elective	3	0	3	8
Total Credit				12	32
V. Semester
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS 697	PhD Thesis	0	0	0	30
Total Credit				0	30
VI. Semester
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS 698	PhD Thesis Proposal	0	0	0	30
Total Credit				0	30
VII. Semester
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS 699	PhD Thesis	0	0	0	30
Total Credit				0	30
VIII. Semester
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS 699	PhD Thesis	0	0	0	30
Total Credit				0	30
V. Year
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS 699	PhD Thesis	0	0	0	60
Total Credit				0	60
Overall Total Credit				45	304
COMPULSORY COURSES
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
POLS 600	Seminar	3	0	0	4
POLS 601	Research Methods and Publication Ethics	3	0	3	8
DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE COURSES
Course Code	Course Name	Hours		Credit	ECTS
		T	U
REQUIRED ELECTİVE COURSE GROUP
POLS 602	Political Theory	3	0	3	8
POLS 603	Theories of International Relations	3	0	3	8
POLS 604	Comparative Politics	3	0	3	8
POLS 605	Turkish Politics	3	0	3	8
DEPARTMENTAL ELECTİVES
POLS 608	Russia in World Affairs	3	0	3	8
POLS 610	Central Asian Politics	3	0	3	8
POLS 612	Turkish Foreign Policy	3	0	3	8
POLS 613	Contemporary Issues in European Politics	3	0	3	8
POLS 614	International Security	3	0	3	8
POLS 616	Theories of Strategy	3	0	3	8
POLS 622	Social and Political Thought of Ibn Khaldun	3	0	3	8
POLS 624	Qualitative and Interpretive Methods	3	0	3	8
POLS 625	Islamic Political Thought	3	0	3	8
POLS 626	Islam and Politics	3	0	3	8
POLS 627	Comparative Politics of Middle East	3	0	3	8
POLS 628	International Politics of Middle East	3	0	3	8
POLS 629	Quantitative Research Methods	3	0	3	8
POLS 630	International Political Economy	3	0	3	8
POLS 631	Comparative Political Economy	3	0	3	8
POLS 635	Identity, Ethnicity and Nationalism	3	0	3	8
POLS 640	Theories of State	3	0	3	8
POLS 645	National Security Strategy	3	0	3	8
POLS 646	Terrorism and Political Violence	3	0	3	8
POLS 650	American Foreign Policy	3	0	3	8
POLS 655	Gulf Politics	3	0	3	8
POLS 656	Balkans and Turkey	3	0	3	8
POLS 665	Energy and Geopolitics	3	0	3	8
POLS 670	Conflict Analysis and Resolution	3	0	3	8
POLS 671	Emerging Nations in Worl Politics	3	0	3	8
POLS 681	Regional Orders	3	0	3	8

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