Second Cycle Programmes (Master’s Degree)

General Description

History

The department of History Teaching was established within the department of Social Sciences in 1982. It has offered Master of Science Degree since 1999 and It has offered the MS degree to 7 students at present.

Qualification Awarded

History 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 history teaching. The language of instruction is Turkish.

Key Learning Outcomes

1 Comprehends the interaction between disciplines which constructs the field of History
2 Transfers current developments and her/his studies about the History education in written, oral and visual ways and in different levels.
3 Use knowledge related with the History education and problem solving skills in interdisciplinary studies.
4 Gets knowledge about the History education, in master level
5 Evaluates knowledge related with her/his working area, directs her/his learning and becomes perfect in the context of research, independently.
6 Constructs a problem in her/his research field, develops and applies its solution method independently.
7 Having the ability of defining modeling and analyzing the national and international educational problems in history education.
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 Secondary School Social Studies Education enjoy productive careers in public and private schools run by the Ministry of National Education as teachers and work in these institutions as 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

Academic Plan consists of 2 compulsory and 17 elective courses. There is a total of 17 elective courses included in the department elective courses pool; 9 courses in fall and 8 courses in the spring semester. The ratio of compulsory courses to elective courses in the curriculum is 6 / 123 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 SAT 5011 STAGES OF HISTORICAL CONSCIOUSNESS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 2 SAT 5015 HISTORIOGRAPHY AND TEXTUAL ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 3 SAT 5005 HISTORICAL TEXTS IN OTTOMAN TURKISH I ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8
G 4 SAT 5007 HISTORY TEACHING THROUGH THE LITERARY TEXTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 5 SAT 5019 PHILOSOPHICAL AND HISTORICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 6 SAT 5009 EVOLUTION OF OTTOMAN HISTORIOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 7 SAT 5001 STUDIES ON OTTOMAN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 8 SAT 5003 PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 9 EBE 5005 PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF INSTRUCTIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
2 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 SAT 5098 EXPERTISE FIELD COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3
B 2 SAT 5096 SEMINAR COMPULSORY 0 2 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 SAT 5004 HISTORICAL TEXTS IN OTTOMAN TURKISH II ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8
B 2 SAT 5008 IDENTITY PROBLEM AND HISTORY TEACHING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 3 SAT 5002 LATER DEVELOPMENTS IN HISTORIOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 4 SAT 5012 HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL IDEAS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 5 SAT 5022 HISTORY – ART INTERCONNECTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 6 SAT 5014 SEMINARS ON HISTORY OF TURKISH EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 7 SAT 5010 PROBLEMS OF HISTORY TEACHING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 8 SAT 5016 IDEAS ON THE THESIS OF TURKISH HISTORY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
3.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 SAT 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 SAT 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 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