Second Cycle Programmes (Non-Thesis)

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, Without Thesis Master’s Degree

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master’s Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

To enter Psychological Counseling and Guidance program Non- Thesis Masters Degree the students must be graduated from a department of educational faculties or they must be working in an institute of education as a teacher, administrator, inspector, specialized professional.

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.

Profile of the Programme

The program is designed to promote personal development and professional development in the field of special education. 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

May apply to third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Academic Plan consists of 8 compulsory and 19 elective courses. There is a total of 19 elective courses included in the department elective courses pool; 12 courses in fall and 7 courses in the spring semester. The ratio of compulsory courses to elective courses in the curriculum is 63 / 138 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 ÖEP 5505 SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHING METHODS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 7
G 2 ÖEP 5503 ASSESSMENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8
G 0 – SEMESTER ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE – – – 15
TOTAL: 30
1 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 ÖEP 5533 EDUCATION OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 2 ÖEP 5513 SPECIAL EDUCATION POLICY AND LEGISLATION IN TURKEY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7
G 3 ÖEP 5509 TEACHING SOCIAL SKILLS TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8
G 4 ÖEP 5507 TEACHING ACADEMIC SKILLS TO MENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8
G 5 ÖEP 5511 TEACHING SKILLS AND CONCEPTS TO MENTALLY DISABLED ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 6 EBE 5501 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS 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 5520 INCLUSION AND SUPPORT SERVICES COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8
B 2 ÖEP 5500 PREPARING INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8
B 3 ÖEP 5502 FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PROBLEM BEHAVIORS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 7
B 0 – ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE – – – 7
TOTAL: 30
2 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 ÖEP 5510 CRISIS INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR THE DISABLED ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 2 ÖEP 5506 CREATIVE DRAMA IN SPECIAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 3 ÖEP 5504 CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABLED AND EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 4 ÖEP 5522 DESIGNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 5 ÖEP 5526 CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 6 ÖEP 5524 TECHNOLOGY USE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE 1 2 0 8
B 7 ÖEP 5508 SPECIAL EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
3 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 ÖEP 5517 REHABILITATION FOR DISABLED CHILDREN COMPULSORY 3 0 0 7
B 2 ÖEP 5515 FAMILY EDUCATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 7
B 3 ÖEP 5530 TERM PROJECT COMPULSORY 0 0 0 10
B 0 – ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE – – – 6
TOTAL: 30
3 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 ÖEP 5521 EDUCATION OF GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 2 ÖEP 5523 SEX EDUCATION FOR DISABLED CHILDREN ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 3 ÖEP 5531 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ELECTIVE 2 2 0 7
G 4 ÖEP 5525 TEACHING COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO MENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 5 ÖEP 5527 EDUCATION OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 6 ÖEP 5529 ART IN DISABILITY EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 2 0 7

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

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 Graduation requirements in detail are explained in the section Qualification Requirements and Regulations.

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

Full-time