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| IBN HALDUN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (ENGLISH) PHD PROGRAM COURSE PLAN |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |