Department Mission

With the education it provides, the scientific work it produces and the services it offers to society, the Department of Political Science and International Relations of Hasan Kalyoncu University has the vision of becoming one of the leading departments in Turkey and the Middle East. With an education approach centered on the student, the Department runs undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs at high academic standards, aiming to raise graduates with strong entrepreneurial and leadership qualities.

The Department creates and sustains an innovative, entrepreneurial, participatory and liberal culture that offers options supporting the personal development of students with different interests and skills. To meet the needs of students planning careers in various fields, the curriculum gives more room to departmental, non-departmental and free elective courses. In addition, in line with different career plans, a second foreign language option is offered in the curriculum.

So that students have local, national and international perspectives, education programs in Ankara and Istanbul have been developed domestically, and “study abroad” programs have been developed abroad. To introduce students to working life before graduation and to help them gain work experience before graduating, students are offered the option of doing internships and CO-OP in the final period of their studies.

The Department offers a liberal working environment that supports the academic development of faculty members and assistants, in which flexible working hours are the norm. In cooperation with representatives of the local, national and international business world, it provides a university environment that supports students in learning working life and academic staff in sharing their knowledge and experience.

The Department of Political Science and International Relations was established under the roof of Hasan Kalyoncu University in the 2010-2011 academic year. Undergraduate education in the Department lasts four years (eight semesters), and since 2015 the language of instruction has been 100% English. The Department has 9 academic staff members, consisting of 7 faculty members and 2 research assistants.

In addition, the Department has partnerships with many universities in European Union countries. Thanks to the agreements made, our students can spend one semester or one year studying in these countries.

Graduates are employed in units dealing with political science and international relations in various ministries and local governments, above all the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in international organizations and aid organizations, in financial institutions and banks, and particularly in the foreign trade departments of companies. Our graduates may also pursue academic careers in political science and international relations.

Pursuant to Article 19 of the University’s Associate and Undergraduate Education and Teaching Regulation, students may graduate from the undergraduate program upon successfully completing all compulsory and elective courses in the curriculum as well as their internships and practices, achieving a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00, and completing a minimum of 240 ECTS.

Our graduates may continue on to master’s and doctoral programs in the field of political science and international relations and related fields.

Pursuant to Article 19 of the University’s Associate and Undergraduate Education and Teaching Regulation, students may graduate from the undergraduate program upon successfully completing all compulsory and elective courses in the curriculum as well as their internships and practices, achieving a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00, and completing a minimum of 240 ECTS.