International Relations discipline examines states as main actors within the international system, international organizations and non-governmental actors within the scope of all of their qualifications, their historical backgrounds and mutual interactions. With increasing globalization being experienced all around the world, to have an awareness and understanding of current international affairs has become more and more important.
Besides the relations among the states, the relationships between states and other international actors such as nongovernmental organizations or transnational bodies and the relations among these non-state organizations form the focus of the discipline. In this program the main conceptions of international relations; power, security, foreign affairs and claims of authority and liberty; are critically analyzed by students enabling them to make new explanations and comparisons. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the field, the scope is not limited to these issues and knowledge on history, economics, political science, law, philosophy, sociology, psychology and statistics is also aimed to be generated at the end of an undergraduate degree in the department. Besides the abilities of explaining, comparing and analyzing, the students are trained to attain the ability of questioning; that is asking about ‘how’s and ‘why’s when they confront a certain situation.
The primary aim of İKU International Relations Department is to equip its students with the fundamental knowledge and scientific perspective of the field of international relations and to train them as experts who can understand international developments analytically and interpret them. Equipped with this abundance of knowledge and such enriching qualities, the graduates of the program will be able to easily obtain job opportunities in different areas such as diplomacy, media, academia or private and government sector.
ECTS=European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System RC=Recitation, LE=Lecture, LA=Laboratory CC=Core Course, DE=Departmental Elective, EL=Elective |
First Semester | ||||
Course Code | Course Name | CC/DE/EL | LE/RC/LA | ECTS |
FEAA1004 | Introduction to Economics | CC | 2/2/0 | 5 |
IRD1001 | Introduction to Political Science | CC | 3/0/0 | 6 |
IRD1005 | Professional English I | CC | 3/0/0 | 3 |
ATA1001 | Atatürk's Principles and History of Turkish Revolution I | CC | 2/0/0 | 2 |
TR1001 | Turkish I | CC | 2/0/0 | 2 |
Departmental Elective | 8 | |||
Total ECTS Credit | 26 | |||
Second Semester | ||||
Course Code | Course Name | CC/DE/EL | LE/RC/LA | ECTS |
IRD2001 | Introduction to Turkish Politics | CC | 3/0/0 | 6 |
FEAA1007/IRD2004 | Micro Economics | CC | 2/2/0 | 5 |
IRD2005 | Professional English II | CC | 3/0/0 | 3 |
FEAA1011 | RESEARCH METHODS | UE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
ATA2001 | Atatürk's Principles and History of Turkish Revolution II | CC | 2/0/0 | 2 |
TR2001 | Turkish II | CC | 2/0/0 | 2 |
Departmental Elective | 4 | |||
Total ECTS Credit | 22 | |||
Third Semester | ||||
Course Code | Course Name | CC/DE/EL | LE/RC/LA | ECTS |
FEAA1006 | Macro Economics | CC | 2/2/0 | 5 |
IRD3009 | Introduction to International Relations | CC | 3/0/0 | 5 |
FEAA1005 | Introduction to Law | CC | 2/0/0 | 4 |
IRD3008 | History of Political Thought I | CC | 3/0/0 | 6 |
Departmental Elective | 8 | |||
Elective | 2 | |||
Total ECTS Credit | 30 | |||
Fourth Semester | ||||
Course Code | Course Name | CC/DE/EL | LE/RC/LA | ECTS |
IRD4006 | History of Political Thought II | CC | 3/0/0 | 5 |
IRD4008 | World Politics | CC | 3/0/0 | 5 |
IRD4007 | International Organizations | CC | 3/0/0 | 6 |
Departmental Elective | 12 | |||
Elective | 2 | |||
Total ECTS Credit | 30 | |||
Fifth Semester | ||||
Course Code | Course Name | CC/DE/EL | LE/RC/LA | ECTS |
IRD5007 | Political History I | CC | 3/0/0 | 6 |
IRD5008 | Theory of International Relations | CC | 3/0/0 | 6 |
IRD5006 | International Law I | CC | 3/0/0 | 6 |
Departmental Elective | 12 | |||
Total ECTS Credit | 30 | |||
Sixth Semester | ||||
Course Code | Course Name | CC/DE/EL | LE/RC/LA | ECTS |
IRD6009 | Political History II | CC | 3/0/0 | 7 |
IRD6007 | Comparative Politics | CC | 3/0/0 | 7 |
Departmental Elective | 16 | |||
Total ECTS Credit | 30 | |||
Seventh Semester | ||||
Course Code | Course Name | CC/DE/EL | LE/RC/LA | ECTS |
IRD7005 | Current Global Issues | CC | 3/0/0 | 7 |
IRD7006 | History of Turkish Foreign Policy | CC | 3/0/0 | 7 |
Departmental Elective | 16 | |||
Total ECTS Credit | 30 | |||
Eighth Semester | ||||
Course Code | Course Name | CC/DE/EL | LE/RC/LA | ECTS |
IRD8004 | Seminar on Foreign Policy Issues | CC | 3/0/0 | 7 |
IRD8005 | International Security Issues | CC | 3/0/0 | 7 |
Departmental Elective | 16 | |||
Total ECTS Credit | 30 | |||
Departmental Elective Courses | ||||
Course Code | Course Name | CC/DE/EL | LE/RC/LA | ECTS |
FEAA0010 | BUSINESS ETHICS | DE | 2/0/0 | 4 |
FEAA0023 | ECONOMY OF ENVIONMENT | DE | 2/0/0 | 4 |
FEAA0029 | FAMILY BUSINESS ON TURKISH ECONOMY | DE | 2/0/0 | 4 |
FEAA0042 | Global Environment Management | DE | 2/0/0 | 4 |
FEAA0051 | Introduction to European Union: History, Institutions and Politics | DE | 2/0/0 | 4 |
FEAA0061 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | DE | 2/0/0 | 4 |
FEAA0068 | SERVICE MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT | DE | 2/0/0 | 4 |
FEAA0069 | SOCIOLOGY | DE | 2/0/0 | 4 |
FEAA0070 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT | DE | 2/0/0 | 4 |
FEAA0075 | WORLD ECONOMICS | DE | 2/0/0 | 4 |
FEAA0084 | SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP | DE | 2/0/0 | 4 |
FEAA0093 | INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE LEARNING | DE | 2/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9003 | Authoritarianism and Democratization in Middle East and North Africa | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9009 | Conflict Analysis and Resolutions | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9011 | Culture and Politics | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9012 | Current Debates in International Relations | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9016 | History of Civilizations II | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9016 | Diplomatic Correspondence | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9019/IRD0009 | European Culture | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9022 | European Security and Defence Policy | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9026 | The EU’s Mediterranean Policy | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9027 | Gender in Society | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9029 | History of Civilizations I | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9036 | International Migration in Europe | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9036 | Seminar Aegean Problems, Cyprus and Turkey-Greece Relations | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9037 | International Politics of Central and Eastern Europe | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9046 | Economic and Social History of Turkey II | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9050 | Ottoman Diplomatic History I | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9058 | Protocol | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9060 | Regional Politics | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9063 | Selected Topics in Social Sciences I | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9067 | Seminar/Diplomacy | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9067 | Seminar/Diplomacy | DE | 3/0/0 | 6 |
IRD9070 | Seminar Foreign Policy / Middle East I | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9071 | Seminar on Foreign Policy /Middle East II | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9078 | Turkey and The Arab-Israeli Confict; Turkish Relations with Israel and Arab States | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9079 | Turkey-EU Relations | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9082 | World Energy Politics | DE | 3/0/0 | 3 |
IRD9083 | Human Rights | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9084 | Economic and Social History of Turkey I | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9089 | War in the Modern World | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9091 | Study Skills in Social and Political Science | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9092 | Democratic Theory | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9093 | Civil Society: Theories, Practices and Contemporary Issues | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9094 | Political Sociology | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
IRD9094 | Political Sociology | DE | 3/0/0 | 6 |
IRD9095 | Politics and Marketing | DE | 3/0/0 | 4 |
Elective Courses | ||||
Course Code | Course Name | CC/DE/EL | LE/RC/LA | ECTS |
BES0001 | Healthy Nutrition for Life | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
BES0002 | Food Safety | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
FİZU0006 | The Physics of Everday Life | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
FİZU0007 | Cosmic Voyage | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
FİZU0008 | Herkes için Modern Fizik | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
FİZU0009 | Patent, Design and Innovasion | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
HUKU0001 | Labour Law | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
IÇMU0001 | PLASTIC ARTS I | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
IÇMU0002 | PLASTIC ARTS II | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
IRD0079 | Research Methods in International Relations | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
IRDU0079 | Research Methods in International Relations | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
IRDU0080 | Literature, Media and Politics | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ISLU0002 | Leadership Education | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ISLU0003 | CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ISLU0004 | Democracy Culture And Globalization | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ISLU0004 | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 | |
ISLU0005 | Entrepreneurship I | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ISLU0006 | ENTERPRENEURSHIP II | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ISNU0001 | Communication Language | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ISNU0001 | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 | |
ISNU0002 | Communication Texts Analysis I | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ISNU0003 | Communication Texts Analysis II | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ISNU0004 | Life Culture | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ISNU0005 | Global and National Media Formation | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ISNU0006 | Global Problems and Solutions of Turkish Media | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ITMU0001 | Ceramic | EL | 1/2/0 | 2 |
ITMU0002 | Ceramic Surface Design | EL | 1/2/0 | 2 |
ITMU0003 | Ceramic Practices in Architecture I | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ITMU0004 | Ceramic Practices in Architecture II | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ITMU0005 | Dramatic Improvisation | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ITMU0006 | Painting | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ITMU0007 | Sculpture | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
ITMU0008 | Modern Art | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
İÇMU0003 | DRAWING STUDIO | EL | 1/2/0 | 2 |
MBU0001 | Philosophy of Science I | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
MBU0002 | Philosophy of Science II | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
MIMU0001 | ADVENTURE OF FORM I | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
MIMU0002 | THE KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGN AND SPACE | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
MIMU0003 | MODELING | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
MIMU0004 | ADVENTURE OF FORM II | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
PHU0005 | The Universe | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
PHU0006 | The Physics of Everday Life | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
PHU0008 | Modern Physics For Everyone | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
PSKU0001 | Society and Gender | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
PSKU0002 | Human and Symbols | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
PSKU0003 | Life Skills of University Students | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
SYİU0001 | Fine Arts I | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
SYİU0002 | Fine Arts II | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
TDEU0001 | Istanbul | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 |
TDEU0002 | EL | 2/0/0 | 2 | |
TRU0001 | Basic Turkish I | EL | 4/0/0 | 4 |
TRU0002 | Basic Turkish II | EL | 4/0/0 | 4 |
TRU0003 | Intermediate Turkish I | EL | 4/0/0 | 4 |
TRU0004 | Intermediate Turkish II | EL | 4/0/0 | 4 |
TRU0005 | Advanced Turkish I | EL | 4/0/0 | 4 |
TRU0006 | Advanced Turkish II | EL | 4/0/0 | 4 |
YDD0001 | German I | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 |
YDD0002 | German II | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 |
YDD0003 | EL | 0/0/0 | ||
YDD0003 | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 | |
YDD0004 | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 | |
YDD0004 | EL | 0/0/0 | ||
YDF0001 | French I | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 |
YDF0002 | French II | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 |
YDF0003 | EL | 0/0/0 | ||
YDF0003 | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 | |
YDF0004 | EL | 0/0/0 | ||
YDF0004 | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 | |
YDI0003 | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 | |
YDI0003 | EL | 0/0/0 | ||
YDI0004 | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 | |
YDI0004 | EL | 0/0/0 | ||
YDI0005* | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 | |
YDI3001 | English III | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 |
YDI4001 | English IV | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 |
YDI5001 | Foreign Languages V | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 |
YDI6001 | Foreign Languages VI | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 |
YDI7001 | Foreign Languages VII | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 |
YDI8001 | Foreign Languages VIII | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 |
YDR0001 | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 | |
YDR0001 | EL | 0/0/0 | ||
YDR0002 | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 | |
YDR0002 | EL | 0/0/0 | ||
YDR0003 | EL | 0/0/0 | ||
YDR0003 | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 | |
YDR0004 | EL | 0/0/0 | ||
YDR0004 | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 | |
YDS0001 | Spanish 1 | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 |
YDS0002 | Spanish 2 | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 |
YDS0004 | Spanish 4 | EL | 3/0/0 | 3 |
YMU0001 | SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOCIETY | EL | 2/0/0 | 4 |