Politics is all about choices. The science of politics explores all those choices, actors who make choices and interactions among political actors.
International Relations (IR) is a subdiscipline under the broader field of the Political Science and it is the study of the interactions of actors in the international system. Traditionally the discipline of IR analyzes the nature of violent conflict, interstate war, deterrence, cooperation, alliances, political power, the balance of power, economic sanctions, economic growth and stability, international institutions, human rights, NGOs and other transnational actors and globalization. In light of most recent global trends the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul Medipol University has established its program to equip its students with necessary skills and abilities to be ready for global realities and changing conditions in the new millennium.
Courses offered cover issues like security studies, international relations theories, foreign policy, comparative cultural studies, international political economy, international law, international organizations, transnational civil society and migration as well as area studies such as European Union, Eurasia, Balkans, Middle East, Latin America, Central Asia studies, reflecting the interdisciplinary approach of the Department.
The graduates of the program will be able to explain the dynamics of the international system and its transformation and they will be able to answer the core questions of Political Science and IR along the new ones in the field:
Why do states choose to cooperate and obey the international law?
Why, on the other hand, some of them go to war?
How do we explain the emergence of regional organizations such as European Union or Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization?
What are the current issues in IR? Why are they so?
How do states cope with transnational issues such as international migration, terrorism or environmental degradation?
The department recognizes that language and computer skills are vital in a field characterized by increasing global interaction; thus, it facilitates the development of language and computer skills by students. Political Science and International Relations program of Istanbul Medipol University prepares you for a wide range of career opportunities. Graduates will be able to work in local and national governments, multilateral and intergovernmental organizations, non-government organizations (NGOs), banking and accounting sector, media and publishing sector and academia.
Class 1 | |||||||||||
Type | Code | Course | EÄŸitim Åžekli | Languag e | DS | T | U | UK | ECTS | Coordinator | Instructor |
Fall Semester | 22 | 0 | 22 | 30 | |||||||
Required | INT1145960 | FUNDAMENTALS of LAW | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Lect. Kerime Fatma GÃœNTÃœRK | Lect. Kerime Fatma GÃœNTÃœRK | |
Required | INT1145970 | ADVANCED ENGLISH | Distance | English | MDS | 4 | 4 | 4 | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | Assoc.Prof. Irina SHELENKOVA | |
Required | INT1172090 | INTRODUCTION to POLITICAL SCIENCE | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | |
Required | INT1172110 | PROFESSIONAL, SOCIAL and COMMUNICATION SKILLS | Distance | English | MDS | 2 | 2 | 2 | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | Lect. Şule GÜZEL | |
Required | INT1148670 | MICROECONOMICS | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Prof.Dr. Burcu YAVUZ TİFTİKÇİGİL | Prof.Dr. Burcu YAVUZ TİFTİKÇİGİL | |
Required | INT1123560 | INTRODUCTION to SOCIOLOGY | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Assoc.Prof. Sema AKBOĞA DEMİR | Assist.Prof. Muhammed Fazıl BAŞ | |
Required | ATA1110300 | HISTORY of the TURKISH REPUBLIC I | Distance | English | MDS | 2 | 2 | 2 | Lect. Nimetullah YAÅžAR | Lect. Kenan BODUR | |
Required | TDL1110400 | TURKISH LANGUAGE I | Distance | Turkish | MDS | 2 | 2 | 2 | Lect. Kübra GÜRSOY | Lect. Kübra GÜRSOY | |
Type | Code | Course | EÄŸitim Åžekli | Languag e | DS | T | U | UK | ECTS | Coordinator | Instructor |
Spring Semester | 22 | 0 | 22 | 30 | |||||||
Required | INT1213304 | ACADE. READING and WRITING in INTER. RELATIONS | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 3 | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | Assoc.Prof. Irina SHELENKOVA | |
Required | INT1222740 | INTRODUCTION to INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | |
Required | INT1213305 | OTTOMAN DİPLOMATIC HISTORY | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 4 | Prof.Dr. Mehmet İPŞİRLİ | Prof.Dr. Mehmet İPŞİRLİ | |
Required | INT1242380 | CONSTITUTIONAL LAW | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Assist.Prof. Yakup Levent KORKUT | Assist.Prof. Yakup Levent KORKUT | |
Required | INT1210664 | MACROECONOMICS | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Prof.Dr. Burcu YAVUZ TİFTİKÇİGİL | Prof.Dr. Burcu YAVUZ TİFTİKÇİGİL | |
Required | INT1212715 | MATHEMATICS for SOCIAL SCIENCES | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 4 | Assist.Prof. Sertaç ERMAN | Assist.Prof. Yasemin BAKIR | |
Required | ATA1210500 | HISTORY of the TURKISH REPUBLIC II | Distance | English | MDS | 2 | 2 | 2 | Lect. Nimetullah YAÅžAR | Lect. Kenan BODUR | |
Required | TDL1210600 | TURKISH LANGUAGE II | Distance | Turkish | MDS | 2 | 2 | 2 | Lect. Kübra GÜRSOY | Lect. Kübra GÜRSOY | |
Class 1 Total | 44 | 0 | 44 | 60 |
Class 2 | |||||||||||
Type | Code | Course | EÄŸitim Åžekli | Languag e | DS | T | U | UK | ECTS | Coordinator | Instructor |
Fall Semester | 30 | 0 | 30 | 50 | |||||||
Required | INT2149720 | DIPLOMATIC HISTORY I | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | |
Required | INT2149750 | HISTORY of POLITICAL THOUGHT I | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | |
Required | INT2149820 | INTERNATIONAL LAW | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Assoc.Prof. Halil Kürşad ASLAN | Prof.Dr. Yusuf AKSAR | |
Elective | INT2112744 | SOCIETY and STATE in the MIDDLE EAST | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Prof.Dr. Åžit Tufan BUZPINAR | Prof.Dr. Åžit Tufan BUZPINAR | |
Elective | INT2113307 | APPLIED COMPUTER SKILLS | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | Lect. Şule GÜZEL | |
Elective | INT2113308 | RELIGION, ETHICS, AND POLITICS | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | Prof.Dr. Alim YILMAZ | |
Elective | INT2113309 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE METHOD | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | Lect.Dr. Merve ATEŞ EREN | |
Elective | INT2149760 | MEDIA and POLITICS | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | Prof.Dr. Ahmet ÖZTÜRK | |
Elective | INT2166210 | POLICY MAKING and ANALYSIS | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | |
Elective | INT2172210 | INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | |
Type | Code | Course | EÄŸitim Åžekli | Languag e | DS | T | U | UK | ECTS | Coordinator | Instructor |
Spring Semester | 24 | 0 | 24 | 43 | |||||||
Required | INT2213686 | RESERCH METHODS in SOCIAL SCIENCES | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | |
Required | INT2249790 | DIPLOMATIC HISTORY II | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | |
Required | INT2249810 | HISTORY of POLITICAL THOUGHT II | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Prof.Dr. Mehmet İPŞİRLİ | Prof.Dr. Mehmet İPŞİRLİ | |
Required | INT2217212 | THEORIES of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Halil Kürşad ASLAN | Assoc.Prof. Halil Kürşad ASLAN | |
Elective | INT2210379 | INTRODUCTION to NATIONALISM STUDIES | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | Lect.Dr. Zeliha Aslı ELİTSOY | |
Elective | INT2213312 | SELECTED TOPICS IN OTTOMAN HISTORY | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Prof.Dr. Åžit Tufan BUZPINAR | Prof.Dr. Åžit Tufan BUZPINAR | |
Elective | INT2213314 | NON-STATE ACTORS IN WORLD POLITICS | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 5 | Assist.Prof. Åžirin DUYGULU ELCÄ°M | Assist.Prof. Åžirin DUYGULU ELCÄ°M | |
Elective | INT2213796 | INTRO to SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Sema AKBOĞA DEMİR | Assist.Prof. Göklem TEKDEMİR | |
Class 2 Total | 54 | 0 | 54 | 93 |
Class 3 | |||||||||||
Type | Code | Course | EÄŸitim Åžekli | Languag e | DS | T | U | UK | ECTS | Coordinator | Instructor |
Fall Semester | 27 | 0 | 27 | 54 | |||||||
Required | INT3113687 | FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Halil Kürşad ASLAN | Assoc.Prof. Halil Kürşad ASLAN | |
Required | INT3117212 | THEORIES of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Halil Kürşad ASLAN | Assist.Prof. Şirin DUYGULU ELCİM | |
Required | INT3172170 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Halil Kürşad ASLAN | Assoc.Prof. Halil Kürşad ASLAN | |
Required | INT3172180 | STATISTICS for SOCIAL SCIENCES | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | |
Elective | INT3111118 | RUSSIAN POLITICS and FOREIGN POLICY | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Halil Kürşad ASLAN | Prof.Dr. Ahmet ÖZTÜRK | |
Elective | INT3111119 | RUSSIAN I | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | Lect. Natalıa DEMİRKAPILI | |
Elective | INT3112746 | INTERNATIONAL SECURITY | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Åžirin DUYGULU ELCÄ°M | Assist.Prof. Åžirin DUYGULU ELCÄ°M | |
Elective | INT3172190 | EU POLITICS | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | |
Elective | INT3117227 | TURKISH ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Prof.Dr. Mehmet İPŞİRLİ | Prof.Dr. Mehmet İPŞİRLİ | |
Type | Code | Course | EÄŸitim Åžekli | Languag e | DS | T | U | UK | ECTS | Coordinator | Instructor |
Spring Semester | 33 | 0 | 33 | 66 | |||||||
Required | INT3217213 | TURKISH POLITICS | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | Prof.Dr. Şit Tufan BUZPINAR | |
Required | INT3272160 | GLOBAL GOVERNANCE and INTER. ORGANIZATIONS | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Halil Kürşad ASLAN | Assoc.Prof. Halil Kürşad ASLAN | |
Required | INT3272260 | COMPARATIVE POLITICS | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Hüseyin ALPTEKİN | Prof.Dr. Ali Resül USUL | |
Elective | INT3210369 | GENDER and POLITICS | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | |
Elective | INT3210371 | AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Halil Kürşad ASLAN | Prof.Dr. Ahmet ÖZTÜRK | |
Elective | INT3210372 | TERRORISM, INSURGENCY and CIVIL WAR | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | |
Elective | INT3211121 | RUSSIAN II | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | Lect. Natalıa DEMİRKAPILI | |
Elective | INT3213321 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | Lect.Dr. Betül GÖKKIR | |
Elective | INT3214001 | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS of the EAST ASIA-PACIFIC | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | Assoc.Prof. Bahadır PEHLİVANTÜRK | |
Elective | INT3214042 | THEORIES of CONFLICT, VIOLENCE and PEACEBULDING | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | Lect.Dr. Zeliha Aslı ELİTSOY | |
Elective | INT3272280 | INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND POLITICS | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Halil Kürşad ASLAN | Assoc.Prof. Halil Kürşad ASLAN | |
Class 3 Total | 60 | 0 | 60 | 120 |
Class 4 | |||||||||||
Type | Code | Course | EÄŸitim Åžekli | Languag e | DS | T | U | UK | ECTS | Coordinator | Instructor |
Fall Semester | 30 | 0 | 30 | 66 | |||||||
Required | INT4111122 | TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY I | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Prof.Dr. Ali Resül USUL | Prof.Dr. Ali Resül USUL | |
Required | INT4111124 | CURRENT ISSUES in WORLD POLITICS | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | |
Elective | INT4111127 | SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN and BALKAN STUDIES | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Prof.Dr. Ali Resül USUL | Prof.Dr. Birgül DEMİRTAŞ | |
Elective | INT4111128 | INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT and COOPERATION | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | |
Elective | INT4112114 | COMPARATIVE POLITICS in GLOBAL WORLD | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Prof.Dr. Ali Resül USUL | Prof.Dr. Ali Resül USUL | |
Elective | INT4112115 | ANALYSIS of DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS and TEXTS | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Prof.Dr. Mehmet İPŞİRLİ | Prof.Dr. Mehmet İPŞİRLİ | |
Elective | INT4113315 | EU AND GERMAN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | Lect.Dr. Şeyma EKİZ | |
Elective | INT4113316 | CONTEMPORARY POLITICS IN AFRICA | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | Lect.Dr. Zeliha Aslı ELİTSOY | |
Elective | INT4112217 | POLITICS in MIDDLE EAST | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Abdurrahman BABACAN | Prof.Dr. Åžit Tufan BUZPINAR | |
Elective | INT4113296 | INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Selman KARAKUL | Assoc.Prof. Selman KARAKUL | |
Practice | INT4113323 | INTERNSHIP | Hybrid | English | MDS | 6 | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | |||
Type | Code | Course | EÄŸitim Åžekli | Languag e | DS | T | U | UK | ECTS | Coordinator | Instructor |
Spring Semester | 27 | 0 | 27 | 60 | |||||||
Required | INT4211131 | TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY II | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Prof.Dr. Ali Resül USUL | Prof.Dr. Ali Resül USUL | |
Elective | INT4213313 | DEMOCRACY AND AUTOCRACY | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | Lect.Dr. Merve ATEŞ EREN | |
Elective | INT4211132 | CAUCASUS and CENTRAL ASIAN POLITICS | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Halil Kürşad ASLAN | Assoc.Prof. Halil Kürşad ASLAN | |
Elective | INT4211133 | INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | Assoc.Prof. Hatice Deniz GENÇ | |
Elective | INT4211134 | ISSUES in TURKISH POLITICS | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | |
Elective | INT4211135 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | |
Elective | INT4212987 | HUMAN RIGHT in GLOBAL ORDER | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Åžirin DUYGULU ELCÄ°M | Assist.Prof. Åžirin DUYGULU ELCÄ°M | |
Elective | INT4213318 | GLOBAL ENERGY POLITICS | Hybrid | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | |
Elective | INT4214043 | CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EAST POLITICS | Distance | English | MDS | 3 | 3 | 6 | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE | Assist.Prof. İsmail YAYLACI | |
Practice | INT4213323 | INTERNSHIP | Hybrid | English | MDS | 6 | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | Assist.Prof. Duygu ÖZTÜRK | |||
Class 4 Total | 57 | 0 | 57 | 126 |