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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES - TURKISH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES EDUCATION - SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING -



General Description
History
The program was opened on 13.11.2019 and started accepting students in the Spring semester of the 2019-2020 Academic Year.
Qualification Awarded
Masters with thesis
Level of Qualification
Second Cycle
Specific Admission Requirements
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree, have received at least 55 points from ALES or an equivalent exam, and must have met the other conditions specified in the announcement. Being successful in the entrance exam.
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)
Qualification Requirements and Regulations
At least 21 National Credits, 120 ECTS Credits, including at least seven courses, one seminar course, and thesis work.
Profile of The Programme
The aim of the Social Studies Teaching program is to provide students who are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to be able to serve in the field of Social Studies Teaching profession, internalize ethical values, are aware of the realities of the world and have adopted the importance of lifelong learning, and have the knowledge, skills, attitudes and attitudes to be able to do education, training and research in the field. To train teachers who have experience, can think critically, have high self-confidence and can follow innovations in their field.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples
Our graduates are employed as Social Studies teachers or administrators in private or public primary schools. In addition, students complete their master's and doctorate degrees in the Department of Social Studies Education or other branches of science that accept students from this field and work as lecturers in higher education institutions and teachers in primary schools. Graduates of this program are appointed as Social Studies teachers by the Ministry of Education if they receive the required score from KPSS.
Access to Further Studies
Candidates who have successfully completed their undergraduate education can study in postgraduate programs, provided that they receive a valid score from the ALES exam and have sufficient foreign language knowledge.
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
Students must attend classes and take exams. The student's attendance is monitored by the course instructor. All exams are evaluated out of 100 full points, and a midterm exam (or mid-semester study assignment) and a final exam (final) are held for each course. In courses where midterm and final exams are given, the success grade is calculated by taking 40% of the midterm exam grade and 60% of the final exam.
Graduation Requirements
Having taken and successfully completed at least 7 courses and seminars, not less than 21 national credits; Students who are successful in the thesis defense exam are awarded a master's degree.
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )
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Address, Programme Director or Equivalent
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Key Learning Outcomes
1Gets knowledge about the Social Studies education, in master level
2Comprehends the interaction between disciplines which contructs the Social Studies course.
3Use the theoritical and practical knowledge in master level.
4Creates new knowledge through integrating knowledge of different disciplines in her/his working area.
5Solve problems through scientific research methods.
6Constructs a problem in her/his research field, develops and applies it's solution method independently.
7Develops new strategical approaches towards not foreseen and complex situations that s/he may encounter in Social Studies working area and produces solutions related with them
8Evaluates knowledges related with her/his working area, directs her/his learning and becomes perfect in the context of research, independently.
9Transfers curent developments and her/his studies about the Social Studies in written, oral and visual ways and in different levels.
10Evaluates social relationships and norm related with them, develops them amd attemtps for their change when it is needed.
11Protects societal, scientific and ethic values in data collection, interpretation and reporting
12Use knowledge related with the Social Studies and problem solving skills in interdisciplinary studies.

Key Programme Learning Outcomes - NQF for HE in Turkey
TYYÇKey Learning Outcomes
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KNOWLEDGE1
2
SKILLS1
2
3
COMPETENCES (Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility)1
2
3
COMPETENCES (Learning Competence)1
COMPETENCES (Communication and Social Competence)1
2
3
4
COMPETENCES (Field Specific Competence)1
2
3

Course Structure Diagram with Credits
T : Theoretical P: Practice L : Laboratory
1. Semester
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 SBE6019 CITIZENSHIP, CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION MODELS AND SPECIAL TOPICS IN CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION Compulsory 3 0 0 0
2 SBE6013 CRITICAL MEDIA LITERACY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
3 SBE6005 CURRENT AND DISCUSSIONAL TOPICS IN SOCIAL INFORMATION TEACHING Compulsory 3 0 0 0
4 SBE6023 DEMOCRACY EDUCATION Compulsory 3 0 0 0
5 SBE6009 DISADVANTAGED GROUPS IN SOCIAL INFORMATION EDUCATION Compulsory 3 0 0 0
6 SBE6011 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Compulsory 3 0 0 0
7 SBE6015 HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES Compulsory 3 0 0 0
8 SBE6003 NEW APPROACHES IN SOCIAL INFORMATION TEACHING Compulsory 3 0 0 0
9 SBE6007 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS Compulsory 3 0 0 0
10 SBE6021 RESPONSIBILITY EDUCATION Compulsory 3 0 0 0
11 SBE6002B SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION ETHICS Compulsory 3 0 0 0
12 SBE6001B SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS Compulsory 3 0 0 0
13 SBE6025 SPACE AND PLACE Compulsory 3 0 0 0
14 SBE6000U SPECIAL STUDIES IN MA Compulsory 8 0 0 0
15 SBE6000T THESIS Compulsory 0 1 0 0
16 SBE6017 USE OF TOOLS IN SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING Compulsory 3 0 0 0
Total 50 1 0 0
 
2. Semester
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 SBE6006 A REVIEW OF RESEARCH ON SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION Compulsory 3 0 0 0
2 SBE6026 CONCEPT TEACHING Compulsory 3 0 0 0
3 SBE6022 ETHICS AND CHARACTER EDUCATION Compulsory 3 0 0 0
4 SBE6012 EVIDENCE-BASED LEARNING Compulsory 3 0 0 0
5 SBE6004 HUMAN RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION Compulsory 3 0 0 0
6 SBE6016 METHODOLOGY IN SOCIAL STUDIES Compulsory 3 0 0 0
7 SBE6020 PEACE EDUCATION Compulsory 3 0 0 0
8 SBE6014 PHILOSOPHY FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING Compulsory 3 0 0 0
9 SBE6018 SCIENTIFIC CRITICAL IN SOCIAL STUDIES Compulsory 3 0 0 0
10 SBE6000S SEMINAR Compulsory 0 0 0 0
11 SBE6008 STATISTICS AND DATA ANALYSIS Compulsory 3 0 0 0
12 SBE6010 USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIAL INFORMATION TEACHING Compulsory 3 0 0 0
13 SBE6024 VALUES EDUCATION Compulsory 3 0 0 0
Total 36 0 0 0
 
 
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