Second Cycle Programmes (Non-Thesis)

General Description

History

The department of Curriculum and Instruction has offered Master of Science Degree since 1997, and has offered the MS degree to 8 students at present.

Qualification Awarded

Curriculum and Instruction, Without Thesis Master’s Degree

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (No Thesis)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle (Bachelors Degree) diploma, minimum score of 65 from the nation-wide Academic Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) in the related fields, acceptable minimum score of 50 from Foreign Language (German, English, French) Exams (UDS/KPDS) or the equivalent exams scores obtained from TOEFL/IELTS/etc. or being successful at the foreign language examination of the Institute (minimum score of 70) and being successful at the science examination (interview) of the Institute in the related fields (with a minimum score of 65). If the student will attend the graduate school for a foreign language study he has to pass the language test from another language. MS candidates should be present their first cycle transcripts.
Their interview grades are calculated as 60 % of their written exam grade + 40 % their oral exam grades.
Candidates whose interview grades are 65 and above will be considered successfull according to the DEU Graduate School Regulations. Their ALES grades, cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and interviewing grades are calculated as their Evaluation Grades.
Evaluation Grades: % 50 of their ALES grades, % 25 of their cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and % 25 of their interview grades.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Second Cycle (Masters Degree) Non-Thesis Program consists of at least 10 courses, not being less than 30 national credits, non-credit semester project, in total 90 ECTS credits.
The student must have at least 2.50 out of 4.00 (cumulative grade point average 2.50/4.00).
The student who successfully passes courses in the graduate program enters an examination for the project assigned to him. If he is unsuccessful in this exam he must enter this exam again with the same jury in three months. The successful student gets his Second Cycle (Masters Degree) Non-Thesis Program diploma.
See for the DEU Graduate School Regulations for more information.
http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=13260

Profile of the Programme

The program is designed to promote personal and professional growth for both education and computer education fields. The language of instruction is Turkish.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	To provide the candidates with a focused knowledge of curriculum and instruction; and a general knowledge of curriculum and instruction as well as a detailed knowledge in his or her area of research.
2	To familiarize the students with the research literature of educational sciences and to support their ability to keep abreast of developments.
3	To train the candidates to demonstrate skills in the recognition of meaningful problems, cases, and questions for research in curriculum and instruction.
4	To create proficiency in planning of research, analyzing and evaluating experimental data, application of appropriate statistical methods and to report the results in the scientific format.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The graduates of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction may work in public and private schools run by the Ministry of National Education and may work in training unit of workplaces as curriculum and instruction specialist.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates who successfully completed the Masters Degree may apply to doctorate (third cycle) programmes in the same or in related disciplines.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS

T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
G	1	EBE 5501	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
G	2	EPÖ 5515	BASICS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	10
G	3	EPÖ 5505	TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESSES	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	10
G	4	EBE 5503	STATISTICAL METHODS AND APPLICATIONS OF STATISTIC	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	EPÖ 5502	THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	7
B	2	EPÖ 5510	THE EVALUATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	8
B	3	EPÖ 5512	CREATIVE ACTIVITIES IN EDUCATION	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	8
B	4	EPÖ 5508	ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES IN EDUCATION	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	7
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS

3 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	EPÖ 5517	THEORY IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	10
B	2	EPÖ 5519	NEW TRENDS AND RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	10
B	3	EPÖ 5530	TERM PROJECT	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	10
TOTAL:								30

3 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Students must attend classes, practices and examinations. In order for students to qualify for midterms they should attend 70% of the theoretical classes and 80% of the application/lab classes. Students attendance is followed by their Instructor. For almost all required and elective courses there are two written examinations: One midterm examination (given during each semester and dates of which are announced by the Department in the first month of the semester) and one final exam. The instructor announces the weekly course content, the course book and how students will be evaluated and the dates of the exams to the students and the Institute at the beginning of the semester. The instructor evaluated the students depending on their midterm and final grades, attendance to the class, their additional work such as projects, presentations and assignments which were presented at the beginning of the semester.
A make up exam is offered for graduate classes. Upon the approval of the Institute Board students can take the exam from the lessons that they have already passed in order to increase their GPA.
To be able to pass a lesson a graduate student must have minimum CB.
See for the DEU Graduate School Regulations for more information.
http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=13260

Graduation Requirements

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time