Avrupa Birliği Tezsiz Yüksek Lisans Diploması

ISCO:08

ISCO:08

1. Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methodology of European studies.
2. Acquiring the skills of analyzing the European Union from a theoretical level.
3. Acquiring the ability to make logical interpretations about the recent EU events.
4. Acquiring different perspectives on the relations among the EU member-states as well as these states and the EU institutions.
5. Improving the ability to make analyses about the relations between the global and regional actors and the EU.
6. To analyze the relations of the EU member-states with the non-member states.
7. Developing relevant academic and applied research skills in political areas.
8. To improve the academic writing skills pertaining to the academic area.
9. To improve the academic presentation skills pertaining to the academic area.
10. To improve analytical thinking and independent research skills.
11. Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, interpretation, discussions, and/or continuous learning.

 The European Union Master's Program language is Turkish and its courses are carried out bewtween 18.30 and 21.30 in Kızılay building. Scientific preparation isn't a prerequisite for the program. This program provides area and topic specialization that are significant branches of international relations discipline. The program's students will specialize in European Union history, the institutional structure of EU, its law and expansion and about the politics-economy integration process. Besides the extensive elective course pool, the international relations Turkish and English master programs'  courses are also opened to the European Union Master's Program students. According to the level of  language proficiency, the student will be given an oppurtunity to write the thesis in English. Most of the registered students are working and there is a wide range of disciplines among the students. The program separates itself from its equivalents by the expansive elective course pool. The program's students are also active participants Diplomacy O'clock activity which is held four times in a semester where leaders, ambassodors and politicians from various countries are hosted by our faculty.

Students, who apply for this program are expected to hold Bachelor's Degree in related fields.

The graduates of this program are usually employed in four different sectors. First one is the state sector. This this sector, in addition to the ministry of foreign affairs, all ministries and state institutions in Turkey has got foreign affairs and EU departments, which keep their doors open to our graduates. Also the power ministries such as defense, culture and economy have representations in other countries and sources opf employment for our gradutes in addition to intelligence agencies as well as directorate of religious affairs like institutions.  Second sector is the private sector. All companies and corporate structures are naturally major magnets for our gradutes but the media sector with its constrant need for employees with foreign language and field knowledge is a special source of employment for the International Relations graduates.  Third sector can be called as the International Organizations and Civil Society NGOs. International organizations are very populous in our age. The most famous of them are the ones under the United Nations' umbrealla, such as the ones UNICEF, UNESCO, UNDP and UNHCR. Apart from them NGO's such as International Conferedarion of Red Crescent and Red Cross are also in this category. However, among the NGOs our graduates mostly prefer think-tanks for their employment. Among them the Turkish think-tanks such as SAM, DPE, SETA, TEPAV, ASAM, 21YYTE etc. quite large and powerful policy groups are the leading ones. Lastly, some of our graduates prefer to continue their academic life by pursuing a PhD program in our out of Turkey. 

Qualification is continuous