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PhD in International Relations (English)
About the Program
The field of International Relations is becoming increasingly complex and prominent as new perspectives join its major intellectual traditions and interdisciplinary relations are developed. The field is clearly necessary and particularly attractive. The fact that all types of relationships have flourished globally provides evidence of increasing demand for experts and academicians working in this field. In the Turkish context, there is also a pressing need for regional and international experts and academicians to manage relations with neighbors in an unstable region ridden with conflict.
PhD in International Relations aims to train qualified researchers and academicians in the field by rigorously following contemporary changes.
This four-year-long program entails intensive coursework, seminar, a comprehensive exam, dissertation proposal, and dissertation study.
- Application and Admission Requirements
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- For Turkish Citizens
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- Applicants must hold a master's with a thesis degree in the areas of International Relations, Political Science, Political Science and Public Administration, Public Administration, Law, Economics, Business Administration, History or Political Science and International Relations.
- Graduate CGPA must be at least 3.00 over 4.00 (or 76.66 over 100.)
- Applicants must submit a minimum ALES (Equal Weight) score of 70. An equivalent score on an exam accepted by the Higher Education Council is also valid.
- Applicants must submit a minimum English YDS/e-YDS or YÖKDİL/e-YÖKDİL score of 80. An equivalent score on an exam accepted by the Higher Education Council is also valid.
- Candidates must earn a minimum score of 70 from written science exams and/or interviews.
- Overall assessment must be 75 or higher.
- For International Applicants
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- A commission set up by the relevant department’s directorate and composed of at least 3 faculty members determines the field in which applicants must hold an undergraduate and a master’s degree and the minimum CGPA.
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Applicants must have 55 or above from a foreign language exam accepted by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) or the equivalent of 55 or above from an international foreign language exam accepted by OSYM in another language than their native language.
- Candidates must demonstrate their proficiency in English to be able to start their studies. Those who have received their undergraduate or graduate degrees from a university in which the language of instruction is English that is in a country where English is the native or official language or obtained the minimum specified score from one of the following language exams are regarded as proficient in English. Applicants who never submit any of these documents will be required to take the foreign language preparation programs, which will take a maximum of two semesters.
TOEFL IBT
(Minimum 16 from each skill)
CAE
CPE
PTE
ASBU EPE
YÖKDİL/ e-YÖKDİL
YDS / e-YDS
84
C
C
62
70
80
80
- The determined tuition fee of the program for the International Students must be paid. Click for the current tuition fee.
- Horizontal Transfer
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- Must be currently enrolled in a Ph.D program
- Must satisfy the requirements of the program that is being applied
- Current GPA must be at least 3.00
- Must have finished at least one semester in the currently enrolled program
- Must NOT be further than the half of the currently enrolled program
- Must NOT have any disciplinary record
- Must have satisfied all the requirements of the completed semesters of the currently enrolled program
- Curriculum
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Click here for courses.
- Program Coordinator and Contact Information
- Research Assistant Metin YÜCEKAYA
+90 312 596 44 95 - Application
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- For Turkish Citizens
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- Click here for the documents required for the application.
- Click here for the online application page.
The application page becomes active in the period when the applications are accepted.
Application Calendar and Evaluation
Please click for the application calendar.
Applicants are ranked based on an initial evaluation carried out by weighting 50% of ALES score and 50% of GPA. The number of candidates invited to science exams can be up to five times the quota. Three points after comma in decimals are taken into consideration in the ranking of applicants. If more than one candidate rank last with the same score, all these candidates are invited to entrance examination.
After applications are accepted, a science exam is held on the announced date. The application results are determined by weighting 50% of ALES score, 20% of GPA, and 30% of science exam score. Based on this evaluation, candidates who have earned a score of 75 and above are deemed successful. Successful candidates are ranked according to general evaluation scores (in cases of equal general evaluation scores, science exam scores are taken into consideration), and a number of candidates and substitute candidates as specified by quotas are announced on the institute's website.
- For International Applicants
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- Click here for the documents required for the application and for the online application page.
Application Calendar and Evaluation
Please click for the application calendar.
Applications are evaluated by taking into account acceptance requirements of the program and international student quotas. The evaluation result is sent to the applicant's e-mail address.
- Horizontal Transfer
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For transfer applications, the applicant must bring the required documentation to our institute in person during the application period.
Please click for the required documents.
Application Calendar and Evaluation
Please click for the application calendar.
Applications will be evaluated by the applied department and approved by the administrative board of our institute. The results of the board decision will be announced on our website (sbe.asbu.edu.tr).
