The globalization of world politics has considerably intensified the relations among states, and among both international institutions and multi-national organizations. The discipline of International Relations has emerged and evolved to help policymakers understand the rapid change of world politics and meet the needs of our time. Our students in the International Relations program seek the answers to various questions such as how wars erupt, how national and international security is provided, why states have different political systems, how different states make foreign policies, and the causes and consequences of globalization.

If English is not the first/official language of the applicant's home country and if a student does not have English Proficiency Exam Certificate which Işık University accept then he/she will be required to have English Proficiency Exam which will be held by Işık.