Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

The Program aims at providing professionals working at international security sector and those who aim at improving themselves with required knowledge and enabling them to comment on and improve their knowledge and gain specialization. In order to realise this goal the Program aims at improving the candidates abilities of analyzing contemporary security issues, learning the approaches related with these issues, deciphering political, cultural, social and legal backgrounds of security issues.

Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree in International Security Studies Non-Thesis (MSc)

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines, Transcript, Acceptable score on ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam) or Equivalent GRE, GMAT score. Acceptable score on Language Proficiency Tests. Acceptable weighted score based on the first cycle cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. The exceptions to the requirements of ALES and Foreign Language Proficiency scores is announced by the Graduate School. However, ALES requirement is waived for the admissions to the second cycle graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test as well as for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs. Final admission is based on the evaluation of the related academic unit committee. International student admission requirements are decided by the Graduate School Executive Committee.

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

1,5 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 90 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

The Program aims at providing those who aim at improving themselves in international security field with required knowledge and enabling them to comment on and improve their knowledge and gain specialization. In order to realise this goal the candidates are aimed at being educated with an interdisciplinary approach, supported by varied field studies, given analytical skills to decipher comtemporary issues.
Currently, the International Relations Department has 23 full-time academic personnel, including 2 professors, 3 associate and 5 assistant professors, 3 lecturers and 10 research assistants. In the past few years, members of the Department have been awarded a series of research fellowships such as Turkish Higher Educational Council, Jean Monnet and the British Academy. There are library, computer lab and wireless internet to support the students.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	To get information about basic theories, concepts and debates on security studies;
2	To develop analytical abilities on the causes of war, the nature of sub-state violence and deterrence, interviews and agreements, security cooperations, military strategy and operations;
3	To reveal national and international security problems by managing advanced research, writing and analytical abilities, to develop approaches for the problems in the agenda;
4	To select appropriate theoretical and methodological instruments, to adopt those instruments comprehensively to the security studies;
5	To follow research plans and analytical methods in order to make original researches in the area of security policy.
6	Developing oral communication skills

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The graduates have various job opportunities both in the public and private sectors. The graduates work in military schools, law offices and consulting companies.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates may apply to the related employment positions in their area of specialization.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
Obligatory and elective courses continue for one semester. In the second and third semesters, more advanced issues are studies. a. Share of the Obligatory and Elective Courses First Semester: 7 elective, 2 obligatory courses Second Semester: 6 elective, 2 obligatory courses Third Semester: 4 elective, 2 obligatory courses b. Elective Courses in the Department All elective courses are offered by the academic members in the department. The courses are Law of Human Rights, Modernity, Violence and Politics, International Energy Security, Use of Force in International Law, International Migration Law, Law of Armed Conflict and War Turkish Foreign Policy, Civil-Military Relations, International Security Problems, Translatlantic Security, Nationalism and Political Violence, Modern Terrorism, Modern Political Ideologies, Proliferation and Non-Proliferation, Internal and External Security Politics of Turkey, European Union Security, Globalization and Security, Political Extremism. c. Other Features of the Program; ca. Elective courses inside/outside the department: There are no elective courses offered outside the department. Elective courses are 3 hours in a week, and continue for one semester. Elective courses are 7 and 10 ECTS. cb. Prerequisites Graduate students from faculties providing 4 years education and military schools can apply to this programme.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
G	1	ISS 7003	MAIN CONCEPTS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	10
G	2	ISS 7001	CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES IN SECURITY STUDIES	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	10
G	0	-	SEMESTER ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	10
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	ISS 7007	LAW OF HUMAN RIGHTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	2	ISS 7009	MODERNITY, VIOLENCE AND POLITICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	3	ISS 7011	INTERNATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	4	ISS 7019	TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	5	ISS 7015	INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	6	ISS 7017	ARMED CONFLICT AND LAW OF WAR	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	7	ISS 7013	THE USE OF FORCE IN INTERNATIONAL LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	ISS 7018	INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PROBLEMS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	10
B	2	ISS 7002	HISTORY OF REVOLUTIONS AND WARS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	10
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	10
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	ISS 7004	CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	2	ISS 7008	TRANSATLANTIC SECURITY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	3	ISS 7016	ARMAMENT AND DISARMAMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	4	ISS 7012	MODERN TERRORISM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	5	ISS 7014	MODERN POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	6	ISS 7010	NATIONALISM AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10

3 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	ISS 7099	TERM PROJECT	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	10
B	2	ISS 7005	INTERNATIONAL LAW	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	10
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	10
TOTAL:								30

3 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	ISS 7021	DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN SECURITY POLITICS OF TURKEY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	2	ISS 7027	POLITICAL EXTREMISM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	3	ISS 7025	GLOBALIZATION AND SECURITY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	4	ISS 7023	EUROPEAN UNION SECURITY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10

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) Non-Thesis Program is comprised of courses (at least 80 ECTS), Term Project (10 ECTS), in total 90 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

Head of the Department : Prof. Dr. Deniz KIZILSÜMER
deniz.kizilsumer@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0 232 301 8110
Faks:0 232 4535062

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