Pamukkale University (PAU), Political Science and Public Administration (PSPA) Department has been providing education on both undergraduate and graduate levels. Currently there are 12 faculty members, 1 instructor, 6 research assistants, and 1 staff (department secretary) in the department. Of the 12 faculty members, 3 are professors, 4 are associate professors, and 5 are assistant professor. Thus the department has 19 academic and 1 administrative personnel. All the research assistants are currently studying for PhD degrees. . Political Science and Public Administration PhD programme has been enrolling students since 2008-2009 spring semester.
The Department of Political Science and Public Administration aims primarily to educate experts, administrators, and entrepreneurs in three fields: Our graduates could work in public and private sectors and civil society organizations as experts, managerial staff or personnel.