Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

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

Masters Degree in Public Law (LL.M)

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)

Transfer Students:
The transfer student candidates from Turkish or foreign universities are subject to the YOK Legislation "The transfer, double degree, minor degree and inter-institutional credit transfer" and to the evaluation conditions determined by Dokuz Eylul University Senate.
The transfer quotas are determined and announced by Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK). The evaluation of the candidates are done by the school evaluation commmisin and approved by the management

The Graduate Transfers:
The short cycle graduates are given the right to be admitted to the first cycle programs if they comply with the conditions set by the "The transfer of Short Cycle Program Graduates to First Cycle Programs" Legilation of Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK)
The universities inform YOK regarding the quotas and YOK announces the quotas and conditions in "Graduate Transfer Guide" and the placements are managed by YOK due to the results of nationwide graduate transfer exam.

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

This program is intended for lawyers who internalize universal legal principles, have an expert level of evaluating and analyzing legal disputes. Following, researching, analyzing recent national and international developments and solving legal disputes and conflicts through this specialized education process, having an ability of legal reasoning by comparative and critical thinking and illuminating the society and individuals about legal rights.The language of education of the program is Turkish.

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

The related master's degree enables the holder to exercise the profession.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
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:
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 5063	THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW AND REFUGEE LAW	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 5031	FUNDAMENTALS OF ADMINISTRATION LAW (FRENCH)	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 5061	THE USE OF FORCE IN INTERNATIONAL LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	15	KMH 5021	EXPROPRIATION	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 5134	SOCIO-LEGAL RESEARCH METHODS	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 TüRKIYE	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 5126	MODERN ASPECTS OF THE PRINCIPLE OF SEPARATION OF POWERS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
B	23	KMH 5128	INTERPRETING AND COMPREHENSION OF LEGAL LITERATURE WRITTEN IN OTTOMAN TURKISH	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
B	24	KMH 5130	EVOLUTIONS IN THE OTTOMAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
B	25	KMH 5132	JUVENILE JUSTICE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6
B	26	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.

Graduation Requirements

Second Cycle (Masters Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (at least 53 ECTS), a seminar (3 ECTS) and field study (4 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. Oğuz.Sancakdar
Tel: 420 41 80
e-posta: oguz.sancakdar@deu.edu.tr

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