DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Academic Staff
Courses
TQF Adoption
Program Outcomes Course Matrix
Graduate Program
Minor Program
Head of Department: Prof.Dr. KÜRÞAD ERTUÐRUL
Web adress: http://www.padm.metu.edu.tr/
Courses
TQF Adoption
Program Outcomes Course Matrix
Graduate Program
Minor Program
Head of Department: Prof.Dr. KÜRÞAD ERTUÐRUL
Web adress: http://www.padm.metu.edu.tr/
General Information on Undergraduate Program
The objectives of the department are to supply an overall and comprehensive outlook on political and administrative issues, develop a critical perspective on the state, law, political parties, local governments, bureaucracy, ideology, ethics, justice and the issues of gender, and provide the necessary research skills for analysing policymaking processes and initiating administrative reforms.Undergraduate Curriculum
FIRST YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| MATH125 | BASIC MATHEMATICS I | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.0 |
| ADM1121 | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS I | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ADM1323 | SOCIETY AND CULTURE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ADM2401 | PRINCIPLES OF LAW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ENG101 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6.0 |
| IS100 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| TURK101 | TURKISH I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| TURK105 | TURKISH I | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.0 |
| TURK201 | ELEMENTARY TURKISH I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Semester Total: | 32 | ||||
Second Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ADM1122 | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ADM1225 | ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION IN PUBLIC CONTEXT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ADM2402 | CONSTITUTIONAL LAW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| BA100 | CAREER PLANNING | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 |
| ENG102 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| TURK102 | TURKISH II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| TURK106 | TURKISH II | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.0 |
| TURK202 | INTERMEDIATE TURKISH I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| RESTRICTED ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 34 | ||||
SECOND YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ADM2121 | HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT I | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ADM2242 | TURKISH ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ADM2311 | FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ECON101 | INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS I | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8.0 |
| ENG211 | ACADEMIC ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| HIST2201 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| HIST2205 | HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Semester Total: | 32 | ||||
Fourth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ADM1326 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ADM2122 | HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ADM2132 | COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ECON102 | INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS II | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| HIST2202 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| HIST2206 | HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| RESTRICTED ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 34 | ||||
THIRD YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ADM3101 | APPROACHES TO STATE-SOCIETY RELATIONS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ADM3161 | TURKISH POLITICS AND POLITICAL STRUCTURE I | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ADM3429 | ADMINISTRATIVE LAW I | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| FREE ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 30 | ||||
Sixth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ADM3160 | POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ADM3162 | TURKISH POLITICS AND POLITICAL STRUCTURE II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ADM3208 | ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| FREE ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 30 | ||||
FOURTH YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| FREE ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 30 | ||||
Eighth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| FREE ELECTIVE | 6.0 | ||||
| Semester Total: | 30 | ||||
| Program Total: | 252 | ||||
h/w = hours per week