History : Manisa Celal Bayar University Institute of Social Sciences began teaching in the fall semester of the 1993-1994 academic year.
Qualification Awarded : Master's Degree in Public Administration
Level of Qualification (Short Cycle , First Cycle , Second Cycle, Third Cycle) : Second Cycle
Specific Admission Requirements : Candidates who will apply to the Master of Public Administration Program,
1. Having a bachelor's degree,
2. Academic Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam (ALES) is equal to at least 55 points in weight,
3. Taking equivalent points from any of the foreign language exams (YDS) score of at least 40 or foreign language exams approved by the Council of Universities; Students who can not fulfill these conditions must take at least 40 points from the central foreign language examination administered by the University,
4. Success grade must be at least 65. The success grade is 50% of the ALES score, 30% of the undergraduate achievement grade and 20% of the interview grade. Success scores for those who do not enter the interview are not calculated.
Detailed information can be accessed from the Graduate Education and Training Regulation on the web page of the Manisa Celal Bayar University Institute of Social Sciences and the special conditions included in the announcements during the application period.
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) : Students who have completed at least one semester, have not received disciplinary action, and have succeeded in the course of another institution of the Institute or in a postgraduate program of another higher education institution may be admitted to the postgraduate programs by horizontal transfer. Students who are entitled to a horizontal transfer may request that they be exempted from the courses they have achieved in the higher education institutions they have already studied. In addition, the scientific preparatory program can be applied to make up for the shortcomings of candidate students who have obtained their undergraduate or graduate degrees in different undergraduate or higher education institutions.
Qualification Requirements and Regulations : The Master of Public Administration program requires a minimum of 120 ECTS credits including a minimum of nine courses (the number indicated in the training plan in which the student is attached), a seminar course in the second term and a thesis study, which are not less than 60 ECTS credits of an academic year. It occurs. The duration of the program is four semesters, regardless of whether or not they are enrolled for each semester, beginning with the term of the course, with a maximum completion duration of six semesters. In the first four semesters of this course, the courses must be successfully completed. The minimum duration of the program is three semesters.
Profile of The Programme : The aim of the program is to provide graduates with the opportunity to specialize in branches of public administration, branches of politics and social sciences, management sciences, urbanization and environmental problems and law sciences; And academicians and professional specialists who are capable of understanding and interpreting basic theoretical discussions in this field, capable of following current developments, and having analytical thinking and scientific research.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples : Students who have successfully completed the program can become academicians in their fields. They can also work in various positions in the public sector.
Access to Further Studies : Graduates may apply to doctorate programs in the same or related areas.
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading : Examinations consist of midterm, final and makeup exams. Other than midterm exams, quizzes, projects and other activities that the instructor deems appropriate can be done. The number of these activities and the contribution to the course grades are stated in the course plan by the teaching staff. Exams; Written, oral, written, oral or practical. All exams are evaluated over 100 points. The contribution of the final exam grade to the achievement grade can not be less than 40% and not more than 60%. The assignment of letter grade intervals is carried out by the instructor. In order to be able to achieve a dersten, the letter grade must be at least CC, provided that attendance at 70% classes is maintained. Courses such as thesis work, specialized courses and seminars are evaluated as successful or unsuccessful.
Graduation Requirements : Successfully pass the courses in the program within the course of success, to be successful in the thesis defense examination prepared according to the thesis writing rules, and to fulfill the conditions related to the thesis delivery and other necessary conditions for graduation.
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) : Full time
Address, Programme Director or Equivalent : Doç. Dr. Serhat BAŞTAN
Head of Public Administration Department
Addres: Manisa Celal Bayar University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Şehit Prof. Dr. İlhan Varank Kampüsü 45140 MANİSA
Telefon: 0 236 233 06 57 / 187
E-posta: serhat.bastan@cbu.edu.tr
Facilities : There are 3 Associate Professors, 1 Assistant Professor and 6 research assistants in the department, and there are also a large number of teaching staff in other faculties, colleges and vocational schools. The institute with advanced technical equipments and the new building And in classrooms. Students can use all the printed and electronic resources of the University Library located nearby.