Dear students

First of all, we congratulate you all for your success in YKS. We would like to give you information about our department in order to guide you correctly in the next difficult selection process.

The discipline of International Relations has focused on the analysis of phenomena such as diplomacy or war in the course of history. However, especially in the twentieth century, with the globalisation of these phenomena, this discipline has aimed to analyse and make sense of political, social, economic and cultural relations in more depth. This has required international relations to have a dynamic character and to be open to continuous innovations.

In this context, the aim of the Department of International Relations at Biga FEAS is;

to educate individuals who can work in public institutions, non-governmental organisations and international organisations, who have a career in various business lines of the private sector in Turkey and abroad, who are entrepreneurs, who can conduct scientific and innovative graduate studies and who have an academic career.

Why Biga FEAS International Relations?

Biga FEAS Department of International Relations is a well-established department that has been providing education to students with undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programmes since 1995-96 academic year. Our department, which continues its activities by switching to a 30% English programme in the 2022-23 academic year, has a strong academic staff. Our department, which stands out especially in the field of regional studies, has professors who are experts in many regions such as East Asia, the Middle East, the Caucasus, the European Union and Africa, which gives our department an advantage that is not available in most departments.

In the Department of International Relations, you will have the opportunity to gain a global perspective thanks to our academic staff who stand out in their fields and work in many different branches of international relations. In this way, in addition to the ability to conduct research in different fields of International Relations, you will be equipped to apply for jobs in public and private sectors and international institutions and organisations through opportunities provided for self-development such as student exchange programmes and internships.

Which courses are included in International Relations education? Are the courses in the curriculum suitable for the requirements of the age in terms of diversity?

In the Department of International Relations, in addition to the branch courses taught in Turkish and English such as International Law, European Union, Turkish Foreign Policy, International Security, basic courses from different branches such as Economics, Law, Accounting, Public Administration, Finance are also included in the curriculum, taking into account the different career goals of the students. In order to offer foreign language diversity to our students, elective Russian, Arabic, French and German courses are also offered in addition to compulsory English and Professional English courses. Since the department is 30% English, the courses in the education plan are given in English at this rate and thus our students can improve their language background considerably. While our graduate students can continue their education in our Master's and Doctorate programmes, our undergraduate students have the opportunity to study in different disciplines and to have a double diploma with our Minor and Double Major programmes.

Which student exchange programmes can we benefit from? Where can we go with these programmes?

In order to enable our students to gain a global perspective, our students have the opportunity to study in countries with which we already have bilateral agreements such as Germany, Italy, Romania, Portugal, Czech Republic, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina with state scholarships through Erasmus and Mevlana international exchange programmes. In addition, with the Farabi programme, which is a domestic exchange programme, our students have the opportunity to study at another university in Turkey with a state scholarship and to see different educational practices.

Is there a compulsory internship programme in the department? Is there an internship programme for students?

The internship programme in our department is optional. If our students want to do an internship, the process is evaluated by the internship commission and the Faculty maintains the premium and social rights of the students who go on internship during this period in accordance with the legal legislation. Students who benefit from the internship programme benefit both in terms of gaining knowledge about the functioning of companies and gaining experience about what to do in career development.

What kind of social opportunities are there in the Faculty and Department?

There are many student societies in our faculty. Our department is one of the most active departments of our faculty in terms of community activities and social activities. Faculty, our department and student societies often organise panels, interviews and conferences by inviting guests from various segments such as academics, intellectuals, politicians, bureaucrats who are prominent in Turkey. In addition, many social activities such as career days, human resources summits, debates, film screenings, volunteering activities, spring festivals are also held.