Second Cycle Programmes (Master’s Degree)

General Description

History

The department of Educational Administration and Supervision has offered Master of Science Degree since 1998.

Qualification Awarded

Educational Administration and Supervision, Master’s Degree

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master’s Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines, Transcript, Acceptable score on ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam) or Equivalent GRE, GMAT score. Acceptable score on Language Proficiency Tests. Acceptable weighted score based on the first cycle cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. The exceptions to the requirements of ALES and Foreign Language Proficiency scores is announced by the Graduate School. However, ALES requirement is waived for the admissions to the second cycle graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test as well as for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs. Final admission is based on the evaluation of the related academic unit committee. International student admission requirements are decided by the Graduate School Executive Committee.

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

Successful students who have completed at least one semester in the graduate program of another institute within the university or another higher education institution may apply for a transfer in the announced dates if the quota is determined by the Board of Directors. The conditions for admission of the transfer are determined by the institute board.

Exemption requests of students for the courses taken at graduate program of another department/university with a successful grade are evaluated by the Administrative Board of the Institute by the recommendation of the head of the departments according to the provisions of Dokuz Eylül University Exemption and Adaptation Directives.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The program consists of a minimum of seven courses, a seminar course and a thesis study, but not less than 21 local credits. The program contains compulsory and elective courses. The student workload for a semester is 30 ECTS, the total workload required to complete the master’s program with thesis is 120 ECTS.

In addition to midterm and final exams, learning activities such as reports, assignments, quizzes, seminar presentations and project studies can be used in the performance evaluation of the student during the semester. In order for the student to be successful in this course, this grade must be at least 75 out of 100 (at least 2.50 out of 4.00). Seminar, thesis work and specialization courses are evaluated as successful / unsuccessful.

Profile of the Programme

The program is designed to promote personal development and professional development in the field of educational administration and supervision of the students. The language of instruction is Turkish.

Key Learning Outcomes

1 To comprehend the purposes and principles of the Turkish national education system.
2 To have knowledge about management, its history and development, and approaches and philosophies of educational management.
3 To be aware of roles and management skills of administrators.
4 To be aware of roles and management skills of administrators.
5 To know what supervision is and the principles of educational supervision skills and abilities.
6 To be aware of school principals’ roles and responsibilities.
7 To be aware of personnel management in schools, and their roles and responsibilities.
8 To understand the expectations from families, administrators, supervisors, and teachers on school curriculum.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Our graduates work in public and private schools run by the Ministry of National Education as principals and middle managers and directors of education. They may also work as inspectors in Ministry of National Education and municipalities.

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

Academic Plan consists of 8 compulsory and 5 elective courses. There is a total of 5 elective courses included in the department elective courses pool; 3 courses in fall and 2 courses in the spring semester. The compulsory courses in the curriculum is 44′ ECTS.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 EYD 5005 THE THEORY AND PRACTICE IN EDUCATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 7
G 2 EBE 5039 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS AND PUBLICATION ETHICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
G 0 ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE 18
TOTAL: 30
1 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 EBE 5003 STATISTICAL METHODS AND APPLICATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 2 EYD 5033 ORGANIZATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY AND HUMAN RELATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 3 EYD 5041 HIGH-LEVEL THINKING SKILLS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 4 EYD 5039 GLOBALIZATION, INNOVATION AND EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 5 EYD 5037 SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AND PROBLEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
2 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 EYD 5050 EDUCATIONAL SUPERVISION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8
B 2 EYD 5096 SEMINAR COMPULSORY 0 2 0 3
B 0 ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE 19
TOTAL: 30
2 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 EYD 5036 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INSTRUCTION AND SUPERVISION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 2 EYD 5030 COMPARATIVE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 3 EYD 5040 PROBLEMS OF TURKISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 4 EYD 5054 EDUCATION REFORMS IN THE WORLD ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 5 EYD 5048 ECONOMY AND PLANNING OF EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 6 EYD 5052 NEW APPROACHES IN TEACHERS EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 7 EYD 5044 LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
3.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 EYD 5198 EXPERTISE FIELD COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3
G 2 EYD 5199 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 27
TOTAL: 30
4.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 EYD 5198 EXPERTISE FIELD COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3
G 2 EYD 5199 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 27
TOTAL: 30

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.

Graduation Requirements

The programme consists of a minimum of seven courses delivered within the graduate programme of the department and in related fields, one seminar course, and thesis, with a minimum of 21 local credits. The total ECTS credits of the programme are 120 ECTS. Graduation requirements in detail are explained in the section Qualification Requirements and Regulations.

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

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Educational Sciences
Ugur Mumcu Avenue, 135 Street, No:5 35150, Buca-İzmir-Türkiye

Head of Educational Sciences Department:
Prof. Dr. Digdem Müge SİYEZ
didem.siyez@deu.edu.tr

Head of Education Management and Supervision Department:
Prof. Dr. Ali AKSU
ali.aksu@deu.edu.tr