Overview

What can you do with Political Science and Public Administration degree?

A Political Science and Public Administration program at the METU Middle East Technical University can be useful in a wide variety of vocations and/or large organisations. Any profession involving the public domain would benefit from the knowledge and skills gained by an undergraduate degree in the field. With this degree, the graduates get access to several different careers in the public and private sector in Turkey as well as the international arena.

On the national level they work as middle and top managers in various public institutions such as the State Planning Organization, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, Undersecretary of the Treasury, Undersecretary of Foreign Trade, General Secretariat for European Union, as well as numerous local and municipal government positions throughout the country.

The graduates are also highly demanded by various public and private finance institutions and banks, as well as the news media. It is also possible to pursue a career in the academic world and more specialised professional positions if one continues academic training in Political Science and Public Administration or in one of the other related social science disciplines such as international relations, economics, sociology etc. as well as in interdisciplinary fields such as area studies, gender and women's studies, urban planning etc.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Society and Culture

History of Civilizations

Law

Social and Political History

Politics

Economics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-09 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

106

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ankara, Turkey

Disciplines

Public Administration Political Science View 13 other Bachelors in Public Administration in Turkey

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

106

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Other requirements

General requirements

The photograph should be 4.5x6 cm. in size, colored, and taken in the last 6 months to enable the applicant to be clearly recognized.
Candidates with passports need to upload the page of their passports with the identification information/ identification page of their passports, without having to get any approval.
The original high school diploma and its translation (Turkish or English) need to be uploaded.
An Equivalence Letter from the Ministry of Education of Türkiye or from Turkish Embassies which certify that the diploma is equivalent to a Turkish High School Diploma is not required for the application.
Applicants need to submit an official transcript of high school courses and grades sealed and approved by their high-school administration.
The exam result to be used in the application (SAT, GCE, International Baccalaureate, etc.) needs to be uploaded.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

2000 USD / year

≈ 2000 USD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

50 USD / year

≈ 50 USD / year

Additional Details

National students: 1016 TL per semester

Living costs

Ankara

Turkey

1600 - 2350 TRY / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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