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Language
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Turkish
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Program Time (Year)
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4
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Max.Program Time (Year)
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7
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Program Quota
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70
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Internships Status
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Absent
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ÖSYM type
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EA
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Department’s ECTS and Erasmus Co-ordinator
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Associate Prof.Dr. Volkan GÖÇOĞLU
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History
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The Department of Political Science and Public Administration within the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Afyon Kocatepe University was opened on 18.08.2008 with the decision numbered 22329 of the Higher Education Council. Our department, which was initially established under the name of Public Administration and provides education, was renamed Political Science and Public Administration in line with the relevant legislation and the decision taken at the Higher Education Executive Board meeting dated 05.04.2017. In the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, which has a quota of 60 people, the language of instruction is Turkish.
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Qualification Awarded
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Upon successful completion of the program, a Bachelor of Political Science and Public Administration degree is obtained. This department is subject to the ECTS credit first stage degree system in the field of Public Administration.
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Admission Requirements
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(1) High School Diploma, (2) Placement through a centralised, nation-wide student selection and placement examination organized by Assessment, Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM). Candidates gain access to the programmes based on their composite scores consisting of the scores on the centralized exam and high school grade point averages.
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Higher Grade Transition
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Students who graduate from this department can apply to master's, doctoral programs or art proficiency programs in the field they want.
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Graduation Requirements
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In order to complete the program, our students must successfully complete the total course load in the curriculum. This course load includes 50 Courses/240 ECTS in total.
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates
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Graduates of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration receive the title of "Public Administrator" and work as a District Governor, Administrative Judge, Assistant Specialist in Independent Administrative Authorities (SPK, EMRA, RK, etc.) and Central Bank, Specialist, Inspector in Ministries, as well as in other areas of the public sector. They can work in the private sector and third sector organizations (foundations, associations, cooperatives, etc.) as managers and other statuses.
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Assessment and Grading
For each course taken, the student is given one of the following grades by the course teacher. The letter grades, grade points and percentage equivalents are given below:
GRADE POINTS EVALUATION COEFFICIENT PERCENTAGE
AA Excellent 4.0 90 – 100
BA Very Good 3.5 85 – 89
BB Good 3.0 75 – 84
CB Satisfactory 2.5 70 – 74
CC Sufficient 2.0 60 – 69
DC+ Conditional Success 1.5 50 – 59
DC Fail 1.5 50 – 59
FF Fail 0.0 0 – 49
YT Satistactory -- --
UB Fail -- --
MU exempt -- --
DC+ : Conditional Success (It is used for Associate’s and Bachelor’s degrees)
YT : Satisfactory, but not included in CGPA.
MU: Is given for the qualification obtained formal education before the attendance of the program.
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https://obs.aku.edu.tr/oibs/bologna/progAbout.aspx?curSunit=421623&lang=en
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