FEL 560-Concept of Meaning and Its Problems
With reference to the most fundamental act of human is sense-making, the problems, concerning interpretation, agreement and disability for agreement, are considered by an analytic method.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FMT 503-Scenario
The aim of the course is to understand the place and the importance of the text in audiovisual art activities; Students have the knowledge and skill to form a text that will be the basis for a visual auditory artwork by way of a question and / or a thought.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

FMT 506-Film Production
In the movie industry, how making processes of cinema film work is discussed. Country and world based, general operation of the motion picture production will be examined.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

HİR 617-Public Opinion and Propaganda
In this course, the basics of the concept of public opinion, public opinion orientation, propaganda tactics, the role of mass media in forming opinion, tactics will be
examined in the light of past and current examples.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

HİT 611-Crisis Communication
Gelişen ve gelişmekte olan tüm ülkelerin küresel veya yerel boyutta yaşadığı veya yaşaması muhtemel olan kriz türleri incelenecek, kriz öncesi ve sonrası yapılması gereken çalışmalar, krize etkin ve acil müdahale, stratejik kriz planlaması ve yönetimi gibi konular incelenecek ve halkla ilişkiler departmanlarına düşen sorumluluklar belirlenecektir.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

HVC 525-Aviation Management I
The aim of this course is to provide the students with a basic understanding of the basic concepts of civil aviation, civil aviation organizations (ICAO, EASA, EUROCONTROL, etc.) and legislation, airlines, airports and operations, aviation rules, air traffic authorities and all aspects of aviation management.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

İHA 512-Citizenship, its Rights and Responsibilities
The course will examine the concepts of citizen and civic rights in their various dimensions
and historical background, and will discuss the specificity of the way of looking at human
affairs, developed by the consciousness of being a citizen and the relationship of this way of looking with the protection of human rights.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

İHA 518-Instruments and Mechanisms for the Protection of Human Rights
The course will introduce the main instruments and mechanisms for the protection of human
rights developed by various international or regional organizations, and will discuss problems in the implementation of the rights included in these instruments.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

İLB 601-Research Methods in Communication Studies
The purpose of this lesson to lecture students the principle theories and concepts in communication sciences and the methods used in communication researches.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

İLB 603-Media, Culture and Communication Theories
Concepts and methods with regard to the common working fields of communication, media and culture subjects are discussed within the historical process. Based on the recent developments on the culture, media and communication studies, theoretical information are explained with the examples in the field of media and culture.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

İŞL 513-Financial Statemens and Analysis
The content of this course involves the definition, organization and analysis of various financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement and fund flow statement, statement of changes in the stockholders? equity, dividend distribution table).
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

İŞL 520-Brand Communication and Strategic Brand Management
This lecture by showing the difference brand from product explain what is brand, why is so important and the meaning of brand for consumers and underline the developed strategies in order to manage correctly. Also gives details of identity and image to explain how to create and perceive brand equity. During the lecture, practices that depend on brand management and various brand simulations are evaluated.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

İŞL 521-Organizational Development and Growth
The aim of the course is to understand the management of organizational development and change processes and identify the tools of individual and team development, to grasp the management of change with the help of case studies and applications
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

İŞL 535-Corporate Governance
This course includes some topics such as the concept of corporate governance, corporate governance principles, the emergence process of corporate governance and the relationship between internal control system and corporate governance.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

İŞL 551-Contemporary Business
The purpose of this course is to provide the students with the modern management techniques that are used for sustainability of competitive advantage for business and give them up-to-date information. The main subjects of this course are business environment, organizational structure and management of culture, innovativeness and entrepreneurship, planning and decision-making
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

İŞL 571-Strategic Management
In this course, the stages of strategic decision-making, components of strategic management, the economic and noneconomic aims of the company, SWOT analysis, globalization and global strategies, the implementation of strategies will be explained in detail.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

İŞL 572-Leadership and Motivation
In this course, the concepts of leadership, leadership and motivation theories will be covered.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

İŞL 573-Ethics, Ethical Behaviours and Business Ethics
This course includes; the concept of ethics, comparison of ethics and morality, ethics? Relation with other sciences, the history of business ethics, the importance of business ethics, the importance of developing ethical culture and management ethics.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

İŞL 580-International Marketing Management
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

İŞL 585-Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management
In this course, the topics such as how to develop new ideas, prepare the business planning and improve the innovation will be examined.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

KHUK 503-Constitutional Jurisdiction
The structure, functioning and fundamental roles of the Constitutional Court will be examined while also the types of control that the Court applies will be evaluated.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

KHUK 504-Human Rights in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
The fundamental role of the European Court of Human Rights and its universal and regional characteristics will be evaluated. The methods of protection and embodiment of the human rights will be examined with a special reference to the relation of this protection with the Turkish Law.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

KHUK 505-Turkish Tax Law
The structures of the taxes levied on income, capital and expenses in Turkish Tax System, the subject and tax payer of the taxes such as income tax, corporate tax, real estate tax, value added tax, private consumption tax, custom duty, acts causing taxes, new tendencies about these taxes and implementations in European Union shall be analyzed comparatively
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

KHUK 506-Taxing Policies
Basic taxation principles, taxation efficiency, reflection, tax burden and effort, taxation of income, capital and consumption, modern tax policies, actual problems of Turkish tax policies, new tendencies at income, corporate and value added taxes shall be analyzed.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

KHUK 508-Contemporary Questions on International Law
The aim of this course is to evaluate in detail the contemporary conflicts in the international law. In this context, especially the international law problems of Turkey will be examined in the legal framework.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

KHUK 513-International Criminal Law in Theory and Practice
The aim of the course is to provide information about international criminal law in theory and practice. To do so, a brief information concerning the theory of international criminal law; individual criminal responsibility as a subject of international law, international criminal judicial institutions such as the ad hoc tribunals (The UN International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, The UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, The UN International Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals) and the International Criminal Court; international crimes (war crimes, the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression); the case law of such institutions will be examined.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

KHUK 526-Judicial Protection in EU Law
The constitution of European Court of Justice, its judicial power and the authority will be examined underlying the scope of law texts that is being used for judgements.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

MİY 570-Contemporary Approaches in Administration
In this course, contemporary management approaches such as performance management, human resources management, transparency, accountability, participation and good governance, which are adopted by today's new public management approach and have various dimensions of application in local governments, are examined.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

MİY 575-Administrative Structure of Turkey
This course includes the structural and functional aspects of the main and auxiliary institutions of the state organization that constitute the administrative structure of Turkey.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

MİY 585-Topical Subjects in Local Governments
Urbanization, environmental problems, waste management, urban transformation, sustainable development and global climate change are examples of current issues in local governance. In the context of these issues, the history of and motives for urbanization will be examined and urbanization policies and urban transformation will be discussed in both domestic and global level throughout this course. Besides, environmental problems and the role of local governments on their solutions will be elaborated and legal developments on environmental and waste management policies in Turkey will be discussed.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

MİY 593-Restructuring of Local Governments
The main aim of restructuring of local governments is to modernize these institutions in accordance with the worldwide trends and make them more functional and efficient towards the public needs and expectations. In this course, restructuring processes of the local governments will be elaborated on both national and global levels, and also the examples of amendments in municipal law and their implications will be analyzed.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

ÖHUK 504-Increase of Capital in Joint Stock Companies
Objective of this course is to make learners study the main reasons behind capital increases in
joint stock companies and introduce them the changes in provisions of 6102 Nr. New Turkish
Commercial Code governing capital increases.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

ÖHUK 513-Current Issues of Labor Law
In this seminar, it is mainly analyzed the major problems arising out of application of the new Labor Law No: 4857 after its coming into effect. During the seminar, some legal institutions, most of which are new to Turkish labor law, such as the institution of the subcontract work, flexible working styles, new working modalities having non-conventional working hours will be discussed respectively. The seminar will be held with interactive suggestions of participants and discussions, when looking for possible solutions to legal problems.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

ÖHUK 570-Law of Construction Agreement in Return for Land Share
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

PİL 531-Political Communication and Marketing
This course aims to examine how political parties, political actors and candidates utilize marketing practices to win the elections and stay on task.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SBU 451-Economic and Social Structure of Turkey
This course covers the main periods of Turkish economy since the last century of the Ottoman Empire until today, the role of the main social classes in these periods and the effects of the economic policies followed in these periods on the social classes. In this context, the course will deal in detail with the upper landed classes, the industrial and commercial classes, the middle classes and the workers in the cities and the peasantry.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 6
Prerequisite: None

SBU 501-Public Administration in Turkey
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SBU 506-Graduation Project
Under Political Science and International Relations Master?s Program (without thesis) the students are expected to prepare a Graduation Project according to academic rules in order to be able to graduate. During this study, they are expected to use the knowledge they gained under the master?s program at the stage of both research and formation of the text.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 0
ECTS Credits: 15
Prerequisite: None

SBU 512-Geopolitics and Geoculture in the Middle East
In this course, the societal, linguistic and ethnic problems of the Middle East history will be examined thoroughly. Early cultures and societies in the Middle East, socio-economic order, debates on the peoples and languages of the Middle East, main dynamics of State formation, belief systems and patterns of ethnical formation will be the main subjects to examine.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SBU 520-Political and Cultural Dynamics of Globalization
In this course, new dynamics emerging in private and public spheres in the globalising world will be discussed in relation to production and consumption variables and their impact on political structures will be evaluated.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SBU 522-Contemporary Political Movements
In this course, main political thoughts that have shaped the world and the political movements which have emerged in relation to them will be examined and movements as liberalism, socialism, conservatism, anarchism, nationalism, feminism, totalitarianism, fascism, post-modernism, post-structuralism and post-colonialism will be discussed.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SBU 523-International Migration and Protection
The topics of this course are the reasons of international migration, the historical development of international migration as a phenomenon, the policies applied by responsible bodies throughout this history as well as the types of international protection regarding international migration and its legal dimension. In this course, these topics will be held with specific reference to different cases of international migration in the world and in Turkey. Each topic will be investigated and discussed with its political, legal, economic, ideological, religious and ethnic aspects.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SBU 526-Political Sociology Analysis
In this course, in the course of which the contribution of historical sociology and social theory to the political science, main transformations that modern State and modern international system and contemporary socio-economic, cultural, political and technological developments generated in nation-State and international system.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SBU 533-Political System of the European Union
The European Union has a complex and unique political system which comprises the fundamental elements of, on one hand, an international organisation and, on the other hand, a constitutional order. It is to avail not to perceive it just as a special application and to evaluate it with its unique position among political systems ever existed. Under this course, the main principles and functioning of the political system of the European Union will be examined while taking the historical background into consideration.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SBU 541-Environment Problems and Politics
Placing environment problems in the framework of political science, examining with a critical point of view the active actors and institutions in the environment policies, contemporary solution proposals to particular environment problems and efforts in creating efficient institutions are among the aims of this course. Important theoretical and practical subjects in environment policy studies will be discussed with a historical perspective.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SBU 545-Recent Political Movements in Turkey
Within the scope of this course, relatively new political thoughts and movements of 1980s will be discussed. Some of these movements, like feminism, environmentalism and anti-globalization movements, are new for the world. Some others like liberalism, conservatism, while depending on 19th century ideologies, have renewed themselves and become influential in current Turkish politics.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SBU 547-Analysis of Political Powers
This course aims to examine the powers that affect politics in international and national level. International organizations, economic powers, the roots, functions and features of political parties in different political systems, the determination of interests and interest groups in different political environments, military and strategic entities, the relative effects of political powers on creating a world order and global governance will be examined. The preferences and strategies of Americans and Asians, current international institutional development and demands for regulatory reform will be analyzed.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SBU 548-Ethnic Problems and Politics
Nationalism and ethnic conflict are the most debated concepts in the post-Cold War era. Most of the current conflicts and wars do not take place between states, but between ethnic groups within the same state. Micro-nationalism, factors that trigger ethnic conflict, ethnic problems in western democracies are among the issued to be discussed in this course.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SBU 559-Research Methods
Concepts and dimensions of research, steps of a research process, qualitative/quantitative research techniques, research design and writing research report are discussed in the course.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SBU 561-International Political Economy
This course is an introduction to relations between economy and politics, emergence and functioning of capitalism and its effects on international relations. Within the context of international relations, economic growth, efficiency, distribution and trade will be analyzed.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SBU 574-Geopolitics and Geoculture in the Caucasia
In this course, the social, linguistic, and ethnic issues in the Caucasian history will be emphasized. Early cultures and societies in the Caucasus, socio-economic order, debates on Caucasian peoples and their languages, dynamics of state formation, belief systems and ethnicity are main topics to be discussed.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SBU 576-Turkish-Russian Relations
In this course, the political, economic, military, cultural and social relations between Turkey and Russia will be discussed with an analytical and critical perspective.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SOS 525-Sociology of Food and Agriculture
This course aims to discuss from a sociological perspective significant transformation lived in the world and Turkey in agriculture, food production, consumption, and distribution, along with the social and economic problems these transformations bring. It investigates the changes in the food regimes and agricultural structures, and it addresses critically how the repercussions of the current corporate food regime are being experienced in the world. Focusing on the impacts of neoliberal policies on agri-food relations and in the rural spaces in Turkey, it examines the problems these policies create for farmers, consumers, and ecology.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SOS 605-New Trends in Gender Research
Various studies from Turkey and around the world on the recent theoretical approaches in gender, the construction and change of the identities of woman and man will be examined.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SOS 607-Cultural Studies
This course will examine cultural studies approach as it emerged in Britain and spread to other countries. Students will be exposed to the interdisciplinary nature of cultural studies, and its openness to global as well as local contributions.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SOS 609-New Theories and Research in Sociology of Religion
In this course, the ways religions are perceived and identified within the social reality, individual and collective meaning attribution and application processes will be studied in terms of the relationship between society and religion.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SOS 614-Migration Researches in the World and in Turkey
In this course, the basic concepts and theories of Sociology of Migration, mass migration in the context of internal migration, external migration and global migration in Turkey and in the world, areas of harmony and conflict regarding migration will be analyzed and meta-analyses on diaspora processes, the organization of migrants and the NGOs they have established, and migration research. analysis and data from current migration studies are evaluated and interpreted.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

SPİ 514-Cultural Rebellion in Modern Ages
In this course, opinion leaders who can change the status quo by their own efforts and experiences are taken as models, oppositions to these leaders in society are examined.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

UAB 515-Disintegration Processes in International Relations
While the economic and political integration through regional organisations and globalisation of nation-States is being witnessed in international relations, with the fall of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of Yugoslavia, new States have emerged. In this course, self-determination, rights of minorities, empowerment of local identities and the disintegration processes in the event of weakening of nation-State will be examined.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

UAB 519-Foreign Policy Analysis
Introduction to main concepts and approaches of foreign policy analysis. Formation and application processes of foreign policy will be examined at the level of various analysis units and levels as decision-makers, bureaucratic organisations, social interest groups, social values and ideologies and transnational actors will be examined.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

UAB 525-Globalization and Modernity Critics
The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the critical world studies accumulating around concepts as post-modernism, post-industrialism and post-structuralism and to inform them about the said literature and the concepts it comprises.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

UAB 529-Comparative Political Analysis
This is a course designed to analyse characteristics of political systems, their structural problems, institutions, governments, structure of assemblies, political parties and their organisations, elections and electoral systems from an international perspective. It aims to understand better the political systems in the process of globalisation with comparative examples.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None

UTL 559-Research Methods
The aim of this course is to provide information about the principles of scientific research and the ethical principles to be followed while conducting research. The course covers the bases of scientific research, sampling methods, collection and evaluation of data, quantitative and qualitative researches, ethical issues in science.
Lectures: 3 h
Tutorial: 0 h
Credits: 3
ECTS Credits: 7.5
Prerequisite: None