DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Academic Staff
Courses
Graduate Program
Minor Program
Head of Department: Lecturer Dr. HANDE SÖZER
Web adress: http://psir.ncc.metu.edu.tr/
Courses
Graduate Program
Minor Program
Head of Department: Lecturer Dr. HANDE SÖZER
Web adress: http://psir.ncc.metu.edu.tr/
General Information on Undergraduate Program
The Political Science and International Relations program is a comprehensive undergraduate program designed to combine a thorough understanding of the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations, with progressively greater emphasis on specialist and in-depth knowledge demanded in certain fields of study..The PSIR program aims to provide a broad and inter-disciplinary understanding of contemporary politics and international relations, including core courses in International History; the History of Political Thought; Comparative Politics; War and Peace Studies, Social, Political and International Theory; Public Law, including Public International Law; International Political Economy, and International Organizations,.
Upon this foundation, elective courses are offered allowing students to develop research, analytical and presentational skills in specialist fields of study including political economy, area studies, development studies, conflict studies, gender studies, as well as historical and policy studies. The program additionally develops study and research skills which furnish students with a critical ability to undertake life-long learning.
Undergraduate Curriculum
FIRST YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ECO101 | MICROECONOMICS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7.0 |
| PSIR101 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY AND POLITICS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| PSIR105 | MODERN WORLD HISTORY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| PSIR111 | STUDY SKILLS IN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ENGL101 | DEVELOPMENT OF READING AND WRITING SKILLS I | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6.0 |
| GPC100 | FIRST YEAR ON CAMPUS SEMINAR | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| TUR101 | TURKISH I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| TUR201 | ELEMENTARY TURKISH | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 |
Second Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| ECO102 | MACROECONOMICS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7.0 |
| PSIR108 | ISSUES IN GLOBAL POLITICS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| PSIR110 | INTERNATIONAL HISTORY (1914-1989) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| PSIR112 | STATISTICS FOR POLITICAL SCIENTISTS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 |
| CNG100 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECH. AND APPLICATIONS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
| ENGL102 | DEVELOPMENT OF READING AND WRITING SKILLS II | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| TUR102 | TURKISH II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
| TUR202 | INTERMEDIATE TURKISH | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 |
| TURK102 | TURKISH II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
SECOND YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| PSIR203 | HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT I | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| PSIR212 | COMPARATIVE POLITICS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| PSIR218 | POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| PSIR237 | PRINCIPLES OF LAW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ENGL211 | ACADEMIC ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| HST201 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| HST205 | HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
Fourth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| PSIR202 | CONSTITUTIONAL LAW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| PSIR206 | HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| PSIR210 | THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| PSIR211 | COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| PSIR214 | WAR AND PEACE STUDIES | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Any 1 of the following set .. | |||||
| HST202 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| HST206 | HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 |
THIRD YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| PSIR303 | PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| PSIR305 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ENGL311 | ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SKILLS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 |
| ELECTIVE | |||||
| ELECTIVE |
Sixth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| PSIR304 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| PSIR309 | RESEARCH METHODS FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ELECTIVE | |||||
| ELECTIVE | |||||
| ELECTIVE |
FORTH YEAR
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| PSIR401 | CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| PSIR403 | CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ELECTIVE | |||||
| ELECTIVE | |||||
| ELECTIVE |
Eighth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
| PSIR400 | GRADUATION PROJECT | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7.0 |
| PSIR404 | CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN WAR AND PEACE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 |
| ELECTIVE | |||||
| ELECTIVE | |||||
| ELECTIVE |
h/w = hours per week