Bachelors in Public Administration in Asia 2017. The main aim of our department is to help our students to develop the ability to understand, question, criticize and analyze politics from a multitude of perspectives. The Department of Political Science and Public Administration has a skilled and diverse faculty, and our faculty members hold doctoral degrees from prominent institutions in Turkey and abroad. In addition, our instructors are internationally recognized specialists working in a wide variety of fields. With its diverse pool of academics, the department’s curriculum reflects the latest developments in the fields of political science and public administration. The purpose of the Department of Public Administration is to prepare students for posts in the public and private sectors. This includes positions in government institutions and municipal administrative units, as well as nonprofit organizations such as social service agencies, consulting firms and private institutions which are engaged in public affairs and public policy. By providing students at all academic levels with the opportunity to work with resourceful faculty and practitioners who devote their energy to the intellectual and professional development of their students, the Department of Political Science and Public Administration is proud to provide students with the training they will need to become public leaders in the future. The graduates of the department are generally employed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs and other similar government agencies, local governments, international organizations, think-tanks, the private sector and NGOs. The department makes available the requisite... [-]

The Major adopts an active learning approach that guides students towards a critical understanding of the cognitive and psychological process, economic and political institutions, as well as historically and case-specific factors that enter the public policy making and governance process. The curriculum combines courses in social sciences and policy analysis on both domestic and international level to develop students’ skills and knowledge in these areas. The course work provides both a solid foundation for students interested in careers in the social sciences and a strong background for a variety of professions in which knowledge about social processes and how societies work with global worldview is relevant. [-]

Bachelors in Public Administration in Asia 2017. In the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, a large faculty includes members who specialize not only in political science and public administration but also in the fields of sociology, psychology, anthropology, law, and political economy. This diversity gives students a truly interdisciplinary education. In addition, they benefit not only from the presence of full-time and visiting international faculty, but also from that of outside researchers who are invited each year to the Department to make presentations in their areas of expertise. Moreover, Bilkent's location in the capital of Turkey gives students a unique vantage point from which opportunity for students to study the Turkish political system.... [-]