Bahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (ENGLISH, PHD)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (ENGLISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Students who are admitted to this program following the completion of a master’s degree with thesis, had to pass (grade 3.00/4.00) a total of seven courses at a minimum, collecting 21 credits/60 ECTS in an academic year comprising Fall and Spring semesters, with a total of 240 ECTS for graduation. The PhD program is eight semesters and the maximum completion period is twelve semesters, regardless of whether they have registered for each semester, starting from the semester when the courses related to the program they are enrolled for are accepted with a master's degree with thesis. The maximum period of successful completion of credit courses required for the PhD program is four semesters for those who are admitted with a master's degree with thesis.