Social Sciences Education

SOCIAL SCIENCES EDUCATION MA PROGRAM

 

Academic Unit: Turkish and Social Sciences Education

Program Objectives: The aim of the program is to train experts who will be involved in Social Sciences Education.

Medium of Instruction: Turkish

International Student Quotas: International student quotas are announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Admissions Calendar: Admissions calendar is announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

Application Link: https://lisansustu.yildiz.edu.tr/sbe/en/ (Applicants are advised to check the academic calendar first and send their applications only during the application period.)

Admission Requirements: Admissions requirements announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.

 

Compulsory Courses:

Code

Course Title in Turkish

Course Title in English

Course Type

Number of Credits

SBT5101

Bilimsel Yayın Yazımı

Scientific Publication Writing

Required by the department

3

SBT5102

Değerler Eğitiminde Yeni Yaklaşımlar

New Approaches to Value Education

Required by the department

3

SBT5001

Seminer

Seminar

Required by the Council of Higher Education

0

SBT5004

Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Bilimsel Etik

Scientific Research and Ethics

Required by the Council of Higher Education

2

 

Elective Courses:

Code

Course Title in Turkish

Course Title in English

Number of Credits

SBT5100

Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimine İlişkin Literatür İncelemesi

Literature Review on Social Studies Education

3

SBT5102

Coğrafya Alan İncelemeleri

Geographical Area Reviews

3

SBT5104

Eğitimde çok Kültürlülük ve Eleştiriler

Multiculturalism and Critics in Education

3

SBT5105

Osmanlı Kültür ve Medeniyet

Ottoman Culture and Civilization

3

SBT5108

Sosyal Bilgilerin Felsefi ve Tarihi Temelleri

Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Social Studies

3

SBT5109

Sosyal Bilgiler Programında Türkiye Coğrafyası

Turkey Geography in Social Studies Curriculum

3

SBT5110

Sosyal Bilgilerde Kavram Geliştirme ve Öğretimi

Concept Development and Teaching in Social Studies

3

SBT5111

Sosyal Bilgilerde Materyal Kullanımı ve Teknolojisi

Material Usage and Technology in Social Studies

3

SBT5112

Sosyal Bilgilerde Medya Okur Yazarlığının Geliştirilmesi

Development of Media Literacy in Social Studies

3

SBT5113

Türkiye’nin Jeopolitik Analizi

Turkey's Geopolitical Analysis

3

SBT5114

Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretiminde Yeni Yaklaşımlar

New Approaches in Teaching Social Studies

3

SBT5115

Sosyal Bilimler Eğitiminin Pedagojik Temelleri

Pedagogical Foundations of Social Sciences Education

3

SBT5117

Öğretmenlerde Sosyal Sorumluluk

Social Responsibility in Teachers

3

SBT5118

XVI-XVII. Yüzyıl Türk Siyasi Tarihi

XVI-XVII. Century Turkish Political History

3

SBT5119

Eğitimde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Uygulamaları

Qualitative Research Methods and Applications in Education

3

SBT5120

Kartografya ve Harita Kullanımı

Cartography and Map Usage

3

SBT5127

Sosyal Bilgilerde Araştırma Projesi Geliştirme

Research on Social Studies Project Development

3

 

Academic Staff:

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şahin ORUÇ
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meryem HAYIR KANAT
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa ŞEKER
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa SAĞDIÇ
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selim Hilmi ÖZKAN
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Genç Osman İLHAN
  • Res. Asst. Dr. Mustafa İÇEN
  • Res. Asst. Fatih ÖZDEMİR
  • Res. Asst. Mehmet Umut AKBAKLA

 

Who can apply?

In-Field Quotas

Bachelor degree holders of Social Sciences Education program should apply to in-field applicant quotas.

Out-of-Field Quotas

Bachelor degree holders of History, History Teaching, Geography, Geography Teaching, Sociology programs can apply to out-field quotas.

 

Graduation Requirements:

In order to graduate from the program, students are required;

  • to take at least 7 courses (21 local credits/ 120 ECTS), two of which are required by the department
  • to pass the “Seminar” and “Research Methods and Scientific Ethics” courses,
  • to pass all courses with at least CB grade and have at least 2.50/4.0 GPA,
  • to comply with the publication requirement,
  • to register to “Lecture on Specialized Field” and “MA Thesis” courses in order to write a thesis, after completing the required number of credits,
  • to pass the MA thesis defense successfully.

 

Publication Requirement:

MA students are required to meet at least one of the following requirements which has to be related to their thesis and done in cooperation with their thesis supervisor(s):

  1. An oral/ poster presentation at a national/ international refereed academic congress
  2. An academic article published or accepted for publication at a national/ international refereed academic journal

 

Department Location: Davutpaşa Campus, Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey

 

Admissions Contact:

 

E-mail Address

Website

Graduate School of Social Sciences

gsss@yildiz.edu.tr, sbemdr@yildiz.edu.tr

http://sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/

 

Department Contact:

Name- Surname

E-mail Address

Phone Number

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa ŞEKER

mseker@yildiz.edu.tr

+90 505 259 74 27

Dr. Mustafa İÇEN

micen@yildiz.edu.tr

+90 212 383 55 87