Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
Public Policy and Management Master's Program with Thesis is an interdisciplinary program that begin in 2014-2015 academic year. The program includes courses on Public Administration, Management, International Relations and Economics. The lecturers in the program are given below. Public Administration Asst.Prof. Mustafa ARSLAN Economics Prof. Dr.Serdar ÖZTÜRK Management Prof. Dr.Şevki ÖZGENER Management Prof. Dr.Emir ERDEN Management Assoc.Prof.Korhan KARACAOĞLU Management Assoc.Prof.Şükran GÜNGÖR TANÇ Management Assoc.Prof.Metin KAPLAN Management Assoc.Prof.Ahmet TANÇ Management Assoc.Prof.Hakan Vahit ERKUTLU Management Assoc.Prof.Nuri Özgür DOĞAN Management Assoc.Prof.Suzan ÇOBAN International Relations Assoc.Prof.İlhan GÜLLÜ Tourism Management Asst.Prof.Burcu Gülsevil BELBER International Trade and Logistics Asst.Prof.Tekiner KAYA Public Administration Asst.Prof.Görkem BİRİNCİ International Relations Asst.Prof.İlhan ARAS International Trade and Logistics Asst.Prof.Şükrü APAYDIN International Relations Asst.Prof.Abdullah ÖZDAĞ Management Asst.Prof.Aylin ALKAYA Management Asst.Prof.Buket ÇATAKOĞLU Management Asst.Prof.Ferda ÜSTÜN Management Asst.Prof.Gökhan SEÇME Management Asst.Prof.Durdu Mehmet BİÇKES |
Ones who successfully complete all of the program courses (120 ECTS in total) and achieve a GPA of at least 70 out of 100 are eligible to receive a master's degree in Public Policy and Management. |
Post Graduate |
Graduates of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences departments of Turkish or foreign universities (equalized by YÖK) and bachelor's degree Turkish Public Officials are accepted. Candidates are required to meet the requirements stated in the Regulation on Post-Graduate Education of Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University and ALES equal weight score is taken into consideration in the ranking (for foreigners, ALES point is required for only graduates of Turkish universities). Students who are eligible to enroll in the program are required to register the documents announced on the NEVU Institute of Social Sciences website and make their registration between the specified-dates. In the admission of foreign students, the criteria determined by the University Senate and the quota allocated by the university are taken into consideration. |
The decision of the Academic Council of the Department is valid in the recognition of prior learning. Foreigners who are graduates of foreign universities are required to present Turkish language credential drafted by TOMER. |
In order to obtain a master's degree in Public Policy and Management, students must successfully complete all compulsory and optional courses (120 ECTS credits in total) and have a GPA of at least 70 out of 100. |
The Master Program in Public Policy and Management is aimed to generate well equipped workers who have the knowledge to provide services in the public and private sectors, transfer their knowledge to practice, acquire the ability to conduct scientific research individually, ponder and adopt the principle of analytical thinking. |
| PO-1 | Gains the theoretical background of Public Administration and Public Policy, |
| PO-2 | Learns research methods in social sciences and gain application skills, |
| PO-3 | Gains knowledge about management types such as strategic management, crisis management and risk management, |
| PO-4 | Gains the ability to use SPSS program to perform basic analysis |
| PO-5 | Gain the ability of scientific research on its own, |
| PO-6 | Gains the ability to follow national and international political developments, |
| PO-7 | Analyze elements of political and administrative systems and design institutional systems based on these elements; have the ability to activate the process of decision making and co-ordination mechanisms which are effective in the process of institutionalization, |
| PO-8 | Gain the consciousness of adopting ethical values as basic values in every stage of life and especially in professional life, |
| PO-9 | Have the consciousness of lifelong learning. |
The graduates of the program find employment opportunities in public and private sector institutions as well as in independent research institutes. The forms of employment are consultancy, management, researcher, teaching in vocational high schools and so on. can be listed as. |
Graduates of the program can apply to doctoral programs in public administration and business disciplines. |
| Course Code | Course Title | Theoretical | Practice | Year | Semester of Study | Type of Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPİTZ503 | THEORETICAL APPROACHES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Compulsory | 6 |
| KPİTZ501 | RESEARC METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Compulsory | 6 |
| SEÇ-01 | OPTIONAL COURSE GROUP-1 | - Hour(s) | - Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 18 |
Total: |
30 | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Title | Theoretical | Practice | Year | Semester of Study | Type of Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPİTZ506 | PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Compulsory | 6 |
| KPİTZ504 | QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Compulsory | 6 |
| KPİTZ502 | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Compulsory | 6 |
| SEÇ- 02 | OPTIONAL COURSE GROUP 2-3 | - Hour(s) | - Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 12 |
Total: |
30 | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Title | Theoretical | Practice | Year | Semester of Study | Type of Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPİTZ533 | TERM PROJECT | 0 Hour(s) | 1 Hour(s) | 2 | Fall Semester | Compulsory | 30 |
Total: |
30 | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Title | Theoretical | Practice | Year | Semester of Study | Type of Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPİTZ507 | PUBLIC RELATIONS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ511 | HUMAN RIGHTS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ513 | PUBLIC SERVISEC METHODS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ517 | GLOBAL ECONOMY AND TURKEY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ515 | GLOBAL GOVERNANCE | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ509 | PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ519 | POLITIC ECONOMY | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ505 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Theoretical | Practice | Year | Semester of Study | Type of Course | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KPİTZ523 | EUROPEAN UNION: CORPORATE STRUCTURE AND POLICIES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ529 | REGIONAL ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ518 | REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODELS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ527 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND POLICIES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ510 | AUDITING IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ508 | ETHICAL MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ531 | MARKETING IN NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 2 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ514 | DECISION MAKING AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ522 | URBANIZATION POLICIES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ512 | LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION | 0 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ520 | PERFORMANCE BASED BUDGETING | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ521 | RISK MANAGEMENT | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Fall Semester | Optional | 6 |
| KPİTZ516 | SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF TURKEY AND CURRENT SOCIAL ISSUES | 3 Hour(s) | 0 Hour(s) | 1 | Spring Semester | Optional | 6 |
Each student must register for classes at the beginning of the semester. Students are required to attend at least 70% of the theoric courses and at least 80% of the hands-on training in order to be able to take the final exams. Students are subject to at least 1 midterm and 1 final exam for each course. (The achievement grade can be included in the measurement tools used by the faculty member and the scores obtained from them.) The midterm exam and the final exam are 60% and 40% respectively. All exams are evaluated over 100 points. Students taking one of the (AA), (BA), (BB), (CB) and (CC) letter grades from a course are considered successful. In order to pass the course, at least 70 over 100 are required. |
In order to graduate from the program, it is necessary to take 120 ECTS courses and to be successful in these courses. |
Fulltime |
In Public Policy and Management Department, the courses are carried out by 3 Professors, 7 Assoc. Professors and 12 Asst. Professors. |
Address: Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi, Damat İbrahim Paşa Yerleşkesi, Enstitüler Binası, 2000 Evler Mahallesi Merkez/Nevşehir. Tel: 0384 2281000 |