The department of international relations, established as a part of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Science of Uludağ University and begun to receive bachelor students in 1982, has thousands of graduates today. The aims of the department has a master program in collaboration with the institute of social sciences is to comprehend the issues in international politics by giving special emphasis to Turkish Foreign Policy, to grasp Turkey´s national interests, and to enlighten scientists and public opinion in this direction.
Parallel to the enlargement in the meaning of international relations together with the globalization process, the program of the department is being continuously updated. In this sense, the students are provided with the necessary abilities for their carrier plans both by compulsory and selective courses in PhD level.

As the program is completed successfully and program’s qualifications are met, PhD degree is achieved in the field ofinternational relations.

Third Cycle

Students are admitted to our Institute according to their LES scores, transcripts and interview (oral examination) scores. Information on interviews (the quota of programs, dates and places of interview) is announced in advance, and it is ensured that all related is informed. For admittance to post-graduate programs, Grade Point Average and the result of interview may be taken into consideration in addition to the LES score. All matters related to this decision and the effect of other documents sought at the calculation of success score (letters of recommendation, a written composition on why the applicant seeks post-graduate education, international standard examinations, etc.) is decided by the Administrative Board upon suggestions from the heads of relevant sub-departments has been taken into consideration, and announced in respect to the methods stated in Article 3. Evaluation of examination results is as follows: LES Score 50% Interview 30% Official Transcript 20% In case the number of admitted students for a given program is less than 5, that program may not be opened. Registered students must follow the announcements from our notice boards, in order not to be unjustly treated.

The provisions in “Regulation on Transfer among Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, and Subspecialty and the Principals of Credit Transfer among Institutions in Higher Education Institutions” are applied.

Students should fulfill 60 ECTS which has been predetermined at department programme including must and elective courses, students should be successful in thesis presentation. In addition, for PhD degree students should also pass the comprehensive examination.

The members of the department have devoted their selves to educate patriotic individuals who have global concerns, equipped with modern knowledge and culture; have abilities in communicating, researching, analyzing, coping with the problems, have leadership features, making research and have a duty to transfer the findings to the people in global standards. In this sense, the students are provided with the necessary abilities for their carrier plans both by compulsory and selective courses.