Second Cycle Programmes (Master’s Degree)

General Description

History

The department of Special Education has offered Master of Science Degree since 2007, and has offered the MS degree to 6 students at present.

Qualification Awarded

Special 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 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

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 special education fields. The language of instruction is Turkish.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	Comprehend concepts and relationships between concepts in the field based on secondary education proficiency.
2	Have knowledge of teaching programs, teaching strategies, methods and techniques, as well as measurement and assessment about the field.
3	Take responsibility as an individual and as a teammate to solve complex problems that are faced but not foreseen during practice.
4	Inform individuals and institutions about subjects related to field of study and interest; and express thoughts and solutions about these orally and in writing.
5	Follow the knowledge in their area and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1)
6	Act in line with democratic principles, human rights as well as social, scientific and professional ethics.
7	Comply with laws, regulations and legislation about duties, rights and responsibilities.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The graduates of Special Education enjoy productive careers in public and private schools run by the Ministry of National Education as teachers and researchers and senior advisers and in many other areas of the public service as civil servants.

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
Academic Plan consists of 6 compulsory and 21 elective courses. There is a total of 21 elective courses included in the department elective courses pool; 9 courses in fall and 12 courses in the spring semester. The ratio of compulsory courses to elective courses in the curriculum is 36 / 151 ECTS.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
G	1	ÖEP 5003	ASSESSMENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	8
G	0	–	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	–	–	–	22
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	ÖEP 5065	TEACHING COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO MENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	3	ÖEP 5043	PLAY-BASED ACTIVITIES FOR SPECIALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	4	ÖEP 5063	SEX EDUCATION FOR DISABLED CHILDREN	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	5	ÖEP 5071	SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHING METHODS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	6	ÖEP 5077	THEORIES AND MODELS OF INTELLIGENCE, GIFTEDNESS AND CREATIVITY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	7	EBE 5037	INQUIRY – BASED SCIENCE TEACHING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
G	8	ÖEP 5067	TEACHING SOCIAL SKILLS TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	9	ÖEP 5075	TEACHING METHODS IN EDUCATION OF GIFTED I: ANALYTICAL THINKING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	10	ÖEP 5079	THEORY OF MIND AND SPECIAL EDUCATION GROUPS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	11	ÖEP 5081	TEACHING COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN AUTISM SPECTRUM GROUP	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	12	ÖEP 5073	CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	13	ÖEP 5061	EDUCATION OF GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	14	ÖEP 5069	TEACHING ACADEMIC SKILLS TO MENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	15	ÖEP 5039	TEACHING SKILLS AND CONCEPTS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	16	EBE 5003	STATISTICAL METHODS AND APPLICATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	ÖEP 5098	EXPERTISE FIELD	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
B	2	ÖEP 5040	SPECIAL EDUCATION PRACTICES	COMPULSORY	0	4	0	7
B	3	ÖEP 5096	SEMINAR	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	3
B	0	–	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	–	–	–	17
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	ÖEP 5026	TECHNOLOGY USE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	1	2	0	8
B	2	ÖEP 5020	DESIGN AND DEVELOP ASSESSMENTS TOOLS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	3	ÖEP 5052	INCLUSION AND SUPPORT SERVICES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	4	ÖEP 5066	COGNITIVE PROCESSES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO AUTISM SPECTRUM GROUP	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
B	5	EBE 5000	USING OF COMPUTER IN ACCESING AND REPORTING THE KNOWLEDGE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	6	ÖEP 5038	FAMILY EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	7	ÖEP 5044	OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	7
B	8	ÖEP 5054	GIFTEDNESS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	9	ÖEP 5056	TEACHING METHODS IN EDUCATION OF GIFTED II: CREATIVITY THINKING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	10	ÖEP 5062	EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	11	ÖEP 5028	SPECIAL EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	12	ÖEP 5022	CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABLED AND EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	13	ÖEP 5050	FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PROBLEM BEHAVIORS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	14	ÖEP 5034	CRISIS INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR THE DISABLED	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	15	ÖEP 5048	REHABILITATION FOR THE DISABLED	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	16	ÖEP 5064	PARENTING THE GIFTED	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
B	17	ÖEP 5024	CREATIVE DRAMA IN SPECIAL EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	18	ÖEP 5042	ART IN DISABILITY EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	7

3.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	ÖEP 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	ÖEP 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