Political Science and International Relations

Political Science and International Relations

The Political Science and International Relations Undergraduate Program aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to deeply comprehend political, cultural, and economic developments on both national and global scales. It seeks to enable students to acquire the qualifications sought after in the national and global environment and labor markets. Additionally, the program intends to provide students with a scientific understanding of social phenomena and events, allowing them to comprehend the roots of prevalent opinions and practices, question them when necessary, and potentially generate new policies.

Such an objective requires students to possess knowledge of political theory, history, as well as the scientific methods used in political economy and social sciences.

Graduates of the program will be better equipped to analyze societies, cultures, national and global institutions, and the politics of foreign policies. Consequently, they will have responsive and flexible career opportunities in today's job market after graduation. They will have increased employment prospects in institutions like the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, other official bodies, internationally connected civil society organizations, the social research sector, and international institutions and markets. Furthermore, they will have enhanced opportunities to pursue postgraduate education at leading universities across a wide spectrum ranging from international relations to management, political sciences, sociology, and economics.

Our graduates work at:

• Multinational companies
• International organizations
• Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
• Public sector
• Development agencies
• Social research sector
• Consultancy
• Media
• Diplomacy

Which companies do our graduates work for?

• Meta - Dublin
• BBC - London
• World Bank - Washington
• 33entrepreneurs - France
• Anadolu Ajansı - New York
• Cibo Vita Inc. - Toronto
• COMATCH - Germany
• Euronaturalstone
• European Commission - Brussels
• Google - Dublin
• United Nations - New York
• Gartner - USA
• HG Initiative - South Korea
• Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - Bern
• British American Tobacco
• Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
• FedEx
• IBM Turk
• Turkish Airlines
• PwC
• Socar
• Amazon Turkey

Course Curriculum

Students enrolled in undergraduate programs at Sabancı University have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of courses. However, each program includes mandatory courses that must be taken. For the Political Science and International Relations program, to provide a few examples, courses such as Comparative Politics, Political Life in Latin America, and Conflict in the Middle East can be mentioned. Just like in any undergraduate field, project courses are compulsory in the Political Science and International Relations program. These projects can be chosen not only from within the field of Political Science and International Relations but also from various programs such as engineering, social sciences, and finance. As our education is conducted in English, detailed information about the courses in the Political Science and International Relations program can be found on the program's website.