Second Cycle Programmes (Master Degree)

General Description

History

The program of Early Childhood Education has offered Master of Science Degree since 2002, and has offered the MS degree to 17 students since 2002.

Qualification Awarded

Early Childhood Teacher Education, Master’s Degree

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master’s Degree)

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 successful 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

The programme consists of a minimum of seven courses, one seminar course, and a thesis study, with a minimum of 21 local credits. The total ECTS credits of the programme are 120 ECTS.
In addition to students midterm and final grades, students reports, quiz results, seminar presentations and project results can be used to evaluate the students semester performances. In order for a student to be successful, he has to get minimum 75 out of 100 (2.5 out of 4.00). Seminar lesson and the thesis are considered as non credit courses and students are evaluated as successful and unsuccessful.
A MS student,, must write the results of the thesis according to the specifications of the Graduate School Thesis Writing Guide and must defend the thesis in front of a jury with an oral presentation. After oral presentation, the jury vote the thesis as acceptance, reject or correction. A student may be given, by a decision of the Administrative Committee of the Graduate School, up to three months to complete the corrections and defend his thesis in front of the same jury.
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 early childhood education field. The language of instruction is Turkish.

Key Learning Outcomes
1 According to bachelor s efficacy, having practical and theoretical knowledge at excellence level, enlarging and deepening this knowledge
2 Developing new approaches and producing unique solutions in application when they meet unexpected problems
3 Analyzing social relations in professional areas and the rules which direct these relations with critical point of view, to develop and be active to change them when it is needed
4 Commenting the strategy, policy and application plans on their branches, improving these plans and assessing the results in accordance with quality processes
5 Designing training areas towards adults like family, teacher, managers and inspectors, who support the young learners
6 Having the ability of defining, modeling and analyzing the national and international educational problems in early childhood areas
7 Recognizing the efficacy children in developmental areas like cognitive, social emotional, psychomotor, self-care and language and preparing suitable areas to improve these developmental areas
8 Developing the ability to follow, interpret scientific literature in educational sciences
9 Acquiring knowledge and skills on basic research methods in educational sciences
10 Acquiring knowledge and skills on verbal and written presentation of scientific data
11 Acquiring ability to use scientific methods in candidates profession

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The graduates of Early Childhood Education and enjoy productive careers in public and private schools run by the Ministry of National Education as teachers and work in these institutions as educational specialist and teacher.

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 2 compulsory and 19 elective courses. There is a total of 19 elective courses included in the department elective courses pool; 9 courses in fall and 10 courses in the spring semester. The ratio of compulsory courses to elective courses in the curriculum is 6 / 139 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 0 – ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE – – – 30
TOTAL: 30
1 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 EBE 5001 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 2 İOÖ 5023 OUTDOOR PLAY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 3 İOÖ 5025 LITERACY DEVELOPMENT IN THE EARLY YEARS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 4 İOÖ 5029 NEW APPROACHES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 5 İOÖ 5027 TECHNIQUES OF DEVELOPING CREATIVITIY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 6 İOÖ 5001 SOCIAL CHANGE AND FAMILY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 7 EBE 5003 STATISTICAL METHODS AND APPLICATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 8 İOÖ 5021 CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTAL THEORIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 9 İOÖ 5011 ART TEACHING AND CREATIVITY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 8
2 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 İOÖ 5096 SEMINAR COMPULSORY 0 2 0 3
B 2 İOÖ 5098 EXPERTISE FIELD COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3
B 0 – ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE – – – 24
TOTAL: 30
2 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 İOÖ 5010 SAMPLE WORKS ON TEACHING SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 8
B 2 İOÖ 5000 ASSESSMENT OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 3 İOÖ 5022 THE PROBLEMS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN TURKEY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 4 İOÖ 5024 COMPARATIVE PRESCHOOL EDUCATION IN TURKEY AND AROUND THE WORLD ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 5 İOÖ 5018 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 6 İOÖ 5004 INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: APPROACHES, METHODS, TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 7 İOÖ 5020 LANGUAGE AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION IN THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 8 İOÖ 5014 ENVIRONMENT & CHILD ELECTIVE 2 0 0 8
B 9 İOÖ 5016 TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 10 İOÖ 5012 MUSIC EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD VIA ORFF METHOD ELECTIVE 2 0 0 8
3.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 İOÖ 5099 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30
TOTAL: 30
4.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 İOÖ 5099 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30
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.
See for the DEU Graduate School Regulations for more information.
http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=13260

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 is 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