DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Public Law

General Description

History

Public Law Thesis Master Program has been established within the scope of Department of Public Law. According to the art. 16 of the D.E.U. Master Program Regulation, The purpose of the Public Law Thesis Master Program is to provide the students to have, the ability to reach to the knowledge, assessment and interpretation of the knowledge by researches.
Institute of Social Sciences started its activities in 1982, by aiming the continuous development, the goal of universal level is to provide education and training post-graduate level.

Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree in Public Law (LL.M)

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle (Bachelor s Degree) diploma; a minimum score of 55 from the Academic Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) in the related field or GRE/GMAT equivalent; a minimum score of 50 from the Foreign Language Exams (UDS/KPDS/YDS) or TOEFL IBT/PEARSON PTE/Goethe-Zertifikat/TestDaF/DELF&DALF equivalent or a minimum score of 55 from DEU School of Foreign Languages English Proficiency Test. Transcript; a minimum score of 65 from the graduate school academic proficiency exam.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

2 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 120 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

The object of this programme is gaining detailed deep knowledge on vocational issues and learning practises of existing knowledge.

Key Learning Outcomes

1   Interpreting and arguing the concepts of public law with scientific methods and sustaining proposals for solutions.
2   Acquiring the skills of lifelong learning and having the competency of evaluating the private law knowledge critically, guiding the learning and performing advance level studies individually.
3   Having a capacity of using at least one foreign language for oral and written communications.
4   Analyzing and improving the idea of human rights on national and international level.
5   Realizing the importance of constitutional entities and democracy in public law system.
6   Having the enough knowledge of methodology of law for solving the legal disputes and conflicts.
7   Analyzing the impacts of international law to Turkish law.
8   Having the advanced knowledge about fundamental rights, general principles of law and human rights.
9   Following the recent developments about different fields of public law in comparative law.
10   Having the ability of using software and hardware knowledge and the information and communication technologies at a required level.
11   Analyzing the power of punishment that belongs to the state and the exercise of this power in public law.
12   For the exercise of rights and freedoms that are enacted on national and international level, associating each one to another from political, social, cultural, administrative, environmental and legal points.
13   Analyzing all the infringements of the values protected by law from different points of view.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Specialzing on Public Law.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Public Law Postgraduate Programme with thesis obligates 4 must(one of them and in the first semester, three of them in the second semester ) 5 elective (three of them in the first semester, two of them in the second period ) courses. There are 28 elective courses for two semesters. All elective courses are offered by the Department of EU Studies. There is no pool of must or selective courses offered by the University. There are no prerequisite courses. All the courses are based on semester credit system.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 KMH 5045 METHODOLOGY OF LAW COMPULSORY 3 0 0 9
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 21
TOTAL:   30
 
1 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 KMH 5007 EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 2 KMH 5021 EXPROPRIATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 3 KMH 5005 CRIMINAL TAX LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 4 KMH 5025 ELEMENTS AND SPECIAL TYPES OF CRIME IN NEW TURKISH CRIMINAL CODE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 5 KMH 5027 CONSTITUTIONAL JURISDICTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 6 KMH 5033 COMPERATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL JURISDICTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 7 KMH 5061 THE USE OF FORCE IN INTERNATIONAL LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 8 KMH 5039 THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN TURKISH LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 9 KMH 5041 CURRENT ISSUES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 10 KMH 5043 CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY IN TURKISH CRIMINAL CODE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 11 KMH 5049 CONSTITUTION-MAKING PROCESSES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 12 KMH 5051 OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON OF THE TURKISH PENAL CODE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 13 KMH 5059 OTTOMAN LAND LAW SYSTEM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 14 KMH 5031 FUNDAMENTALS OF ADMINISTRATION LAW (FRENCH) ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
 
2 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 SBE 5000 TECHNIQUES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
B 2 KMH 5198 FIELD STUDY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4
B 3 KMH 5196 SEMINAR COMPULSORY 0 2 0 3
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 18
TOTAL:   30
 
2 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 KMH 5074 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND TORTURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 2 KMH 5126 MODERN ASPECTS OF THE PRINCIPLE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 3 KMH 5078 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 4 KMH 5080 PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 5 KMH 5082 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 6 KMH 5086 COMMERCIAL CRIMINAL LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 7 KMH 5088 THE SANCTION SYSTEM IN TURKISH CRIMINAL CODE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 8 KMH 5090 INTRODUCTION TO TURKISH PUBLIC LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 9 KMH 5092 HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKEY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 10 KMH 5094 ZONING LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 11 KMH 5100 INDIVIDUAL COMMUNICATION TO THE TURKISH SUPREME COURT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 12 KMH 5102 CONSTITUTIONAL STATE AND DEMOCRACY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 13 KMH 5104 LAW OF PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 14 KMH 5106 THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OF LEGAL POSITIVISM AND H. L. A. HART ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 15 KMH 5108 THE STATUS OF FOREIGENERS IN TURKISH LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 16 KMH 5110 HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM OF UNITED NATIONS: GUARANTEES AND MECHANISMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 17 KMH 5112 IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 18 KMH 5116 THE BASES OF THE COMPLIANCE TO LAW IN MODERN SOCIETY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 19 KMH 5120 THE FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE AND RELIGION IN THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 20 KMH 5122 INTERNATIONAL AIR AND SPACE LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 21 KMH 5124 LABOUR CRIMINAL LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 22 KMH 5076 TAX PROCEDURE LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
 
3.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 KMH 5099 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 
4.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 KMH 5099 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course is defined in the the Course Description Form which is prepared by related faculty member / s and included in the information package. Exams and course success notes is subject to the relevant articles of the DEU Regulation on Graduate Education.
Dokuz Eylul University, Graduate Education Regulation web address: http://www.sbe.deu.edu.tr/sbe/mevzuat

Graduation Requirements

Second Cycle (Master's Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (at least 55 ECTS), a seminar (2 ECTS) and field study (3 ECTS) and thesis (60 ECTS), in total 120 ECTS credits. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50/4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB/ S / TP grades.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Prof. Dr. Yusuf Karakoç
Tel: +90 232 420 41 80
e-posta: yusuf. karakoc@deu.edu.tr