{"id":183,"date":"2022-07-19T20:56:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T20:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pols.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2026-04-10T17:23:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T14:23:19","slug":"undergraduate-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pols.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php\/undergraduate-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The undergraduate program in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration (Bilkent POLS) covers the areas of Turkish politics, comparative politics, political theory, social and cultural studies, and public administration.

The program focuses on state-society and state-economy relations, forms of state, systems of government, interlinkages between domestic structures and the international level, societal challenges, and public policy-making and implementation in Turkey and beyond in a comparative perspective. The program also centers on questions of governance that allow ever significant roles for societal actors. Among the fields of specialization are politics of multiculturalism, state-society relations in Turkey and beyond, political psychology, negotiation and conflict resolution, civil society, human rights, urbanization, political theory, film, literature and politics, politics of security, political parties, and electoral systems.

Graduates of Bilkent POLS take up careers in key sectors such as consulting, manufacturing, banking and finance, media and communications, public relations, and research in ministries, independent regulatory agencies, private firms, multinational companies, civil society organizations, international organizations, and research institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Curriculum<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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First Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Fall Semester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Course Code<\/th>Course Name<\/th>Hours<\/th>Credit<\/th>ECTS Credit<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
CS 121<\/td>Introduction to Computer Applications and Programming<\/td>4*<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
ECON 107<\/td>Principles of Microeconomics<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
ENG 101<\/td>English and Composition I<\/td>5<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
GE 100<\/td>Orientation<\/td><\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
HCIV 101<\/td>History of Civilization I<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
POLS 101<\/td>Politics I: What is it?<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
TURK 101<\/td>Turkish I<\/td><\/td>2<\/td>3.5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

* 2 hours are spared for laboratory work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spring Semester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Course Code<\/th>Course Name<\/th>Hours<\/th>Credit<\/th>ECTS Credit<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
ECON 108<\/td>Principles of Macroeconomics<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
ENG 102<\/td>English and Composition II<\/td>5<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
HCIV 102<\/td>History of Civilization II<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
POLS 104<\/td>Politics II: How Does It Work?<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
PSYC 102<\/td>Introduction to Social Psychology<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
TURK 102<\/td>Turkish II<\/td><\/td>2<\/td>3.5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Second Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Fall Semester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Course Code<\/th>Course Name<\/th>Hours<\/th>Credit<\/th>ECTS Credit<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
GE 250<\/td>Collegiate Activities Program I<\/td><\/td>–<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
IR 101<\/td>Introduction to World Politics<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
LAW 103<\/td>Constitutional Law (in Turkish)<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
MATH 103<\/td>Thinking Mathematically I<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
PHIL 243<\/td>Social and Political Philosophy I<\/td>3<\/td>6<\/td>8.5<\/td><\/tr>
SOC 101<\/td>Introduction to Sociology<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Basic Law Elective<\/td><\/td>3<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Spring Semester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Course Code<\/th>Course Name<\/th>Hours<\/th>Credit<\/th>ECTS Credit<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
GE 251<\/td>Collegiate Activities Program II<\/td><\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
HIST 200<\/td>History of Turkey<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td>6.5<\/td><\/tr>
LAW 104<\/td>Turkish Constitutional Law (in Turkish)<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
MATH 104<\/td>Thinking Mathematically II<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
PHIL 244<\/td>Social and Political Philosophy II<\/td>3<\/td>6<\/td>8.5<\/td><\/tr>
POLS 201<\/td>Fundamentals of Social Research<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Third Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Fall Semester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Course Code<\/th>Course Name<\/th>Hours<\/th>Credit<\/th>ECTS Credit<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
LAW 315<\/td>Administrative Law (in Turkish)<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
POLS 303<\/td>Comparative Politics of
Advanced Industrialized Countries<\/td>		3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
POLS 305<\/td>Turkish Political Development<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Arts Core Elective<\/td><\/td>3<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Computing Methods Elective<\/td><\/td>3<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Science Core Elective<\/td><\/td>3<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Spring Semester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Course Code<\/th>Course Name<\/th>Hours<\/th>Credit<\/th>ECTS Credit<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
MATH 264<\/td>Statistics for Social Sciences<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
POLS 304<\/td>Comparative Politics of
Developing Countries<\/td>		3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
POLS 306<\/td>Contemporary Turkish Politics<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Humanities Core Elective<\/td><\/td>3<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>POLS Elective<\/td><\/td>3<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Unrestricted Elective<\/td><\/td>3<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Fourth Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Fall Semester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Course Code<\/th>Course Name<\/th>Hours<\/th>Credit<\/th>ECTS Credit<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
GE 400<\/td>Transdisciplinary Senior Project<\/td>4<\/td>6<\/td>8.5<\/td><\/tr>
POLS 399<\/td>Summer Training<\/td><\/td>–<\/td>6<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>POLS Electives (2)<\/td><\/td>6<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Unrestricted Elective<\/td><\/td>3<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Spring Semester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Course Code<\/th>Course Name<\/th>Hours<\/th>Credit<\/th>ECTS Credit<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
POLS 465<\/td>Governance and Public Policy<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>POLS Electives (2)<\/td><\/td>6<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Unrestricted Electives (2)<\/td><\/td>6<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The undergraduate program in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration (Bilkent POLS) covers the areas of Turkish politics, comparative politics, political theory, social and cultural studies, and public administration. The program focuses on state-society and state-economy relations, forms of state, systems of government, interlinkages between domestic structures and [\u2026] <\/p>\n

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