Courses

Course Load for UPL MS Program

	Must Courses			# of elective courses
	Fall Semester	Spring Semester	3rd or 4th Semester
Students graduated from the city and regional planning	UPL 503 UPL 522	UPL540 UPL518 UPL 533	UPL 504	+2
Students graduated from political science and public administration	UPL 515 UPL 522	UPL 540 UPL 533	UPL 504	+3
Students graduated from other departments	UPL 503 UPL 515 UPL 522	UPL 540 UPL518 UPL 533	UPL 504	+1

 

 

The students, who will be enrolled in the 2nd semester in the Master's Program and the 3rd semester in the PhD. program, should specify a thesis supervisor and a thesis topic according to the dates stated in the academic calendar by using "student portal" ( https://student.metu.edu.tr/ Ms Phd Advisor Assignment (71)). Accordingly, you have to add two courses: "Thesis Course" (MS Thesis / PhD Thesis) and Special Studies / Special Topics, during the registration period every semester until you finish your thesis work.

 

 

MS THESIS COURSES

	Master's Thesis Course Code	Section	Category	MS. Special Studies Course Code	Section	Category
Melih Ersoy	8110599	1	Must	1210809	1	Elective
H. Tarık Şengül	8110599	2	Must	3108028	1	Elective
H. Çağatay Keskinok	8110599	3	Must	1210816	1	Elective
Osman Balaban	8110599	4	Must	1210802	1	Elective
Melih Pınarcıoğlu	8110599	5	Must	1210824	1	Elective
Sibel Kalaycıoğlu	8110599	6	Must	2320815	1	Elective
Ela Babalık	8110599	7	Must	1210815	1	Elective
Bahar Gedikli	8110599	9	Must	1210840	1	Elective
Mustafa Kemal Bayırbağ	8110599	10	Must	3108039	1	Elective
Serap Kayasü	8110599	11	Must	1210822	1	Elective
Nil Uzun	8110599	12	Must	1210814	1	Elective
Ahmet Burak Büyükcivelek	8110599	13	Must	1210803	1	Elective
Güven Arif Sargın	8110599	14	Must	1200844	1	Elective
Attila Aytekin	8110599	15	Must	3108037	1	Elective
Yücel Can Severcan	8110599	16	Must	1210806	1	Elective
Meltem Şenol Balaban	8110599	17	Must	1210804	1	Elective
Anlı Demirkan Ataöv	8110599	18	Must	1210838	1	Elective
Ömür Reşide Ceyhan Birler	8110599	19	Must	3108040	1	Elective
Emine Şenbil Yetişkul	8110599	20	Must	1210811	1	Elective
Nilay Yavuz	8110599	21	Must	3108023	1	Elective
Deniz Burcu Erciyas	8110599	22	Must	8140802	1	Elective
Aylin Topal	8110599	23	Must	3108038	1	Elective
Helga Rittesberger	8110599	24	Must	2320818	1	Elective
Besim Can Zırh	8110599	25	Must	2320825	1	Elective
Özge Burcu Özdemir Sarı	8110599	26	Must	1210807	1	Elective

 

 

 

PhD THESIS COURSES

 

	PhD. Course Thesis Course Code	Section	Category	PhD. Special Studies Course Code	Section	Category
Melih Ersoy	8110699	1	Must	1210909	1	Elective
H. Tarık Şengül	8110699	2	Must	3109028	1	Elective
Osman Balaban	8110699	3	Must	1210902	1	Elective
H. Çağatay Keskinok	8110699	4	Must	1210916	1	Elective
Melih Pınarcıoğlu	8110699	5	Must	1210924	1	Elective
Ela Babalık	8110699	6	Must	1210915	1	Elective
Mustafa Kemal Bayırbağ	8110699	7	Must	3109039	1	Elective
Ömür Reşide Ceyhan Birler	8110699	8	Must	3109040	1	Elective
Meltem Şenol Balaban	8110699	9	Must	1210904	1	Elective
Müge Akkar Ercan	8110699	10	Must	1210939	1	Elective
Ayşe Güliz Bilgin Altınöz	8110699	11	Must	8560910	1	Elective
Nil Uzun	8110699	12	Must	1210914	1	Elective
İpek Eren Vural	8110699	13	Must	3109036	1	Elective
Besim Can Zırh	8110699	14	Must	2320925	1	Elective
Aylin Topal	8110699	15	Must	3109038	1	Elective

 

 

COURSES 

 

Fall Semester

UPL  503 Theory and  Practice in Public Administration                                                                    
Doç. Dr. Ayşe Çolpan Yaldız
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi

 

UPL  516 Contemporary Issues of Metropolitan Areas

Dr. Eda Acara

Bakırçay Üniversitesi

  

UPL  522 Urban Policy Planning Studio I                                                                          
Prof. Dr. H. Tarık Şengül
Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü

 

UPL  515 Turkish Urban Planning Legislation and Practice

Prof. Dr. Melih Ersoy

Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü

 

UPL  527 Legal & Administrative Analysis of Urbanization
Prof. Dr. Ruşen Keleş
Kapadokya Üniversitesi

 

UPL  533 Research Methods and Ethics in Social Sciences

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ali Cenap Yoloğlu
Mersin Üniversitesi

 

UPL  588 Urban Policy Planing & Local Governments Project                                          

Prof. Dr. H. Tarık Şengül
Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü

 

UPL  599 Urban Policy Planning & Local Governments Thesis                                           
STAFF

 

UPL  601 Urban Space and Politics                                                                           
Prof. Dr. H. Tarık Şengül
Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü

 

UPL  603 Qualitative Research Methods                                                                           
Prof. Dr. H. Tarık Şengül
Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü

UPL  504 Prothesis Seminar

Prof. Dr. H. Tarık Şengül
Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü

 

UPL  610 Prothesis Seminar
Prof. Dr. Osman Balaban
Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü

 

UPL  699 Urban Policy Planning & Local Governments Thesis                                          
STAFF

 

 

Spring Semester                            

 

 

UPL  511 Urban Policy Planning Studio II  (UPL 522 is the prerequisite of this course)                                                                         

Prof. Dr. H. Tarık Şengül
Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü

 

UPL  517 Public Economy and Local Government Finance                                                                    
Prof. Dr. Tayfun Çınar

Ankara Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Kentleşme ve Çevre Sorunları Ana Bilim Dalı

 

UPL  518 Contemporary Political Theory                                                                    
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ömür Birler
Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü

 

UPL  521 Local Governments in Turkey

Prof. Dr. Melih Ersoy

Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü

 

UPL  528 Historical Roots of Urban Politics and Local Governments                                                                         

Prof. Dr. Attila Aytekin
Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü

 

UPL  532 Urban Politics
Prof. Dr. Ruşen Keleş
Kapadokya Üniversitesi

 

UPL 540 Environmental Politics and Policy
Prof. Dr. Osman Balaban
Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü

 

UPL  548 Urban Conservation & Municipal Behaviour

 

UPL  588 Urban Policy Planing & Local Governments Project                                          

Prof. Dr. H. Tarık Şengül
Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü

 

UPL  599 Urban Policy Planing & Local Governments Thesis                                           
STAFF

 

UPL  602 Planning, Politics and Public Policy                                                                           

Doç. Dr. Mustafa Kemal Bayırbağ
Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü

 

UPL  604 Ethics in Research and Quantitative Research Methods                                                                           

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ali Cenap Yoloğlu
Mersin Üniversitesi

 

UPL  504 Prothesis Seminar

Prof. Dr. H. Tarık Şengül
Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü

 

UPL  610 Prothesis Seminar
Prof. Dr. Osman Balaban
Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bölümü

 

UPL  699 Urban Policy Planing & Local Governments Thesis                                          
STAFF

 

 

Courses given by the Department of Urban Policy Planning and Local Governments
M.S. with thesis in Urban Policy Planning and Local Governments
Course Code	Course Name
UPL 504	PROTHESIS SEMINAR	Must for everyone
UPL 533	RESEARCH METHODS and ETHICS in SOCIAL SCIENCES	Must for everyone
UPL 515	TURKISH URBAN PLANNING LEGISLATION AND PRACTICE	Must for PADM undergrads
UPL 522	URBAN POL. PLAN.AND GOVERNMENTS STUDIO I	Must for everyone
UPL 599	URBAN POLICY PL. AND LOCAL GOV. THESIS	Must for everyone
UPL 503	THEORY and PRACTICE in PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	Must for CRP undergrads
UPL 540	ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS and POLICY	Must for everyone
UPL 518	CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY	Must for CRP undergrads
...	SPECIAL STUDIES / SPECIAL TOPICS	Must for everyone
Elective course(s) regarding the graduated program approved by the Department of Urban Policy Planning and Local Governments.		Must for everyone
Total minimum credit: 24

 

M.S. without thesis in Urban Policy Planning and Local Governments
Course Code	Course Name
UPL 511	URBAN POLICY PLANNING STUDIO II
UPL 515	URBAN PLANNING THEORY AND PRACTICE
UPL 522	URBAN POL. PLAN.AND GOVERMENTS STUDIO I
UPL 588	URBAN POLICY PLAN.&LOCAL GOVERN. PROJECT
3 elective course(s) approved by the Department of Urban Policy Planning  and Local Governments.
Total minimum credit: 33

 

Ph.D. in Urban Policy Planning and Local Governments
Course Code	Course Name
UPL 601	URBAN SPACE AND POLITICS (Must)
UPL 602	PLANNING, POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY (Must)
UPL 604	ETHICS IN RESEARCH AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS (Must)
UPL 610	PROTHESIS SEMINAR (Must)
UPL 699	URBAN POLICY PLANNING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT THESIS
4 elective course(s) approved by the Department of Urban Policy Planning and Local Governments.
Total minimum credit: 21

 

 

Course Code	Course Name	METU Credit	Contact (h/w)	Lab (h/w)	ECTS
UPL503	THEORY PRACTICE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION	3	3	0	8.0
UPL504	PROTHESIS SEMINAR	0	0	0	10.0
UPL511	URBAN POLICY PLANNING STUDIO II	6	4	4	14.0
UPL513	URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT	3	3	0	8.0
UPL515	TURKISH URBAN PLANNING LEGISLATION AND PRACTICE	3	3	0	8.0
UPL516	CONTEM. ISSUES OF METROPOLITAN AREAS	3	3	0	8.0
UPL517	PUBLIC ECONOMY&LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE	3	3	0	8.0
UPL518	CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY	3	3	0	8.0
UPL521	LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN TURKEY	3	3	0	8.0
UPL522	URBAN POL. PLAN.AND GOVERMENTS STUDIO I	6	4	4	14
UPL527	LEGAL&ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYSIS OF URBAN.	3	3	0	8.0
UPL532	URBAN POLITICS	3	3	0	8.0
UPL548	URBAN CONSERVATION & MUNICIPAL BEHAVIOUR	3	3	0	8.0
UPL588	URBAN POLICY PLAN.&LOCAL GOVERN. PROJECT	0	0	0	10.0
UPL599	URBAN POLICY PL. AND LOCAL GOV. THESIS	0	0	0	50.0
UPL601	URBAN SPACE AND POLITICS	3	3	0	8.0
UPL602	PLANNING, POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY	3	3	0	8.0
UPL603	QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS	3	3	0	8.0
UPL604	QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS	3	3	0	8.0
UPL610	PROTHESIS SEMINAR	0	0	0	10.0
UPL699	URBAN POLICY PLANNING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS	0	0	0	10.0