The aim is to conduct research, educational, and practical activities through an interdisciplinary approach in order to explore the social, economic, political, legal, and cultural dimensions of population mobility by following national and international studies across various disciplines in the field of migration. These efforts are intended to support the development and implementation of migration policies and to create new areas of research within migration studies.

This Department is subject to the second-cycle degree system, which requires the completion of a 120 ECTS course load for both thesis and non-thesis master’s programs.

Second Cycle

For admission to the master’s program, candidates are considered successful if they obtain a minimum overall score of 65 out of 100. This score is calculated based on the following criteria: 50% of the standard score from the Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam (ALES), 30% from the written exam and interview, and 20% from the candidate’s undergraduate GPA.

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 who successfully complete a minimum of 21 and a maximum of 28 credit courses—corresponding to 120 ECTS credits—from the available graduate-level offerings; who achieve a minimum score of 70 out of 100 in each course; and who successfully defend their thesis before a jury are awarded a Master’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Migration Research Programme.

The primary motivation for establishing the “Interdisciplinary Migration Studies” thesis and non-thesis master’s program is to enable the academic staff of Bursa Uludağ University—who represent various departments and fields of expertise—to analyze migration, one of the most significant phenomena of our time, from an interdisciplinary perspective. The program also aims to train graduate-level specialists who can serve in various official institutions.

The primary motivation for establishing the “Interdisciplinary Migration Studies” thesis and non-thesis master’s program is to enable the academic staff of Bursa Uludağ University—who represent various departments and fields of expertise—to analyze migration, one of the most significant phenomena of our time, from an interdisciplinary perspective. The program also aims to train graduate-level specialists who can serve in various official institutions.

Candidates who successfully complete their master’s education may pursue doctoral studies, provided that they meet the additional application requirements and pass the doctoral entrance examination.

Each student is required to register for courses at the beginning of the semester and must attend at least 70% of the classes in order to be eligible to take the final exam. Students are subject to at least one end-of-semester exam for each course. All exams are graded on a scale of 100. In master’s programs, students must score at least 70 on the final exam. A student is considered to have passed a course if they receive one of the following letter grades: AA, BA, BB, CB, or CC.

To successfully complete the program, students must pass all required courses totaling 120 ECTS credits and successfully complete their thesis.

Full-Time

Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü

Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences - Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Faculty of Education