GS 599 | Course Introduction and Application Information

To be able to improve theoretical and conceptual proficiencies on Political Science and International Relations and use them competently.

To be able to evaluate critically the relationships between various factors in the field of Political Science and International Relations such as structures, actors, institutions and culture.

To be able to determine and question the theoretical and empirical gaps in Political Science and International Relations literature.

To be able to identify the political and cultural conditions that generate discrimination mechanisms based on race, ethnicity, gender and religion at national and international levels.

To be able to gather and analyze data by using scientific research methods.

To be able to analyze and evaluate the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics.

To be able to present individual research and contemporary developments in Political Science and International Relations in written, oral, and visual forms.

To be able to take responsibility in generating solutions to the problems that arise in relation to the politics in daily life.

To be able to determine the institutional and political instruments for conflict resolution in domestic and international politics.

To be able to prepare a thesis/term project about Political Science and International Relations based on scientific criteria.

To be able to follow new research and developments in Political Science and International Relations and participate the debates in academic meetings through a foreign language.

To be able to have ethical, social and scientific values in the stages throughout the processes of gathering, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data relevant to Political Science and International Relations.