DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Principles of Atatürk and Turkish Revolution History Non-Thesis (Evening)

General Description

History

Dokuz Eylül University the Institute of Principles of Ataturk and Turkish Revolution History, affiliated to rectorate of the mentioned university, was founded in 1983 by the date of 03.24.1983 and 2809 numbered law. When the Institute was founded, its old building was at Ikinci Kordon in Alsancak where is today the administration building of the university. A single-storey building added to the administration building was determined as the institute building. The institute firstly undertook the education of the Atatürks Principles and Revolution History lessons for the faculties and high schools of the university. One year later after its foundation, it also started the education of master of sciences and philosophy of doctorate. Now there are a professor, five assistant professors, and three research assistants in the institute. Also there are eight administrative staffs.

Qualification Awarded

Principles of Ataturk and Turkish Revolution History, Non-thesis Master's Degree (M.Sc.) Project Based

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

To apply to Master Programme, anyone must have graduated from a related undergraduate programme. The number of the students who will be enrolled to Master Programme and the qualifications which will be demanded from prospective students are announced before the beginning of every semester. In this announcement, there are application circumstances, the deadline, place and date specified for the interview of prospective students. The students must obtain in the related field 55 standard points out of 100 in ALES exam prepared by Student Selection and Placement Center or these students must obtain from other equivalent exams (GRE, GMAT) an enough point which is equal to 55 points of ALES. The equivalent of Bachelors Degree diploma taken from abroad must be approved by High Education Council (YÖK). Until the last date of application, the students fulfill a form related to registration information on the internet and then they apply the directorate of the institute with their ALES grade paper, bachelor diploma, transcript, candidate number which can be taken via internet on registration platform. The students who fulfill all required application terms are taken to foreign language exam by the Institute. To be successful in this exam, the students must obtain 70 points out of 100. Furthermore, if the student has taken 50 points out of 100 in ÜDS and KPDS exams or she/he has taken an equivalent point from another exam which is approved by Interuniversity Council, she/he will be exempted from the Institute foreign language exam. Successful students in foreign language exam are taken to interview exam by the assessment jury. The interview note is given out of 100. A candidates grade-level academic achievement is total of 50% of ALES point, 25% of bachelor diploma point, and 25% of interview point. The candidates interview point must be at least 65 point out of 100 and grade-level academic achievement must be at least 70 point out of 100.

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 is comprised of at least 10 courses, not being less than 30 national credits, non-credit semester project, in total 90 ECTS credits.
The completion time of Non-Thesis Master Programmes courses is two semesters. Project study must be completed until the end of third semester.

Profile of the Programme

Main objectives of this master degree program are to enable to students to gain fundamental values of Republic of Turkey that designed as a civilization project by Ataturk and represents a substantial change in the Turkish modernization process; to enable to students to gain the ability of understanding on and explaining for changes taken place in the social, political, legal, economic and cultural fields during the period of transition from Ottoman Empire to Republic of Modern Turkey and after the Republic period; to enable to students to gain the ability of evaluating Turkish Foreign Policy and International Relations before and after the World War I and World War II from the perspective of General World History; to enable to students to gain the ability of comparatively analyzing Western and Turkish modernizations and to enable to students to gain the ability of evaluating Ataturks Revolution from the perspective of Eastern and Western civilizations.
By the way of the completion of Non-Thesis Master Programme, students will have gained academic discipline.
Students can benefit from specialization library, Cumhuriyet archive, and thesis archive at extracurricular activities. In the programme there is no foreign language course.

Key Learning Outcomes

1   Being able to educate individuals who understand philosophy of the founder of Republic, Ataturk and internalize this.
2   Being able to interpret Turkish Revolution in terms of general revolution theories.
3   Being able to understand changes from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic in political, social, economic and cultural fields.
4   Being able to develop solution proposals intended for political, social, economic and cultural problems.
5   Being able to educate individuals who are opened to democratic participation and have citizenship awareness and responsibility.
6   Being able to educate individuals as transferring thoughts actively and expressing thoughts with writing by taking code of academic ethics into account.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Students, who graduate from doctorate programme, can work in diverse universities as an academicians, in Ministry of Education, Turkish Military Forces, Turkish History Association, in other public institutions related sections, in private sections history, education and archive parts.
The related masters degree enables the holder to exercise the profession.

Access to Further Studies

Alumni who complete doctorate programme can carry out their professions in public sector and private sector. These degree owners may apply to third cycle (doctorate degree) programs.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

85% of courses is must-course and 15% of them is elective course.
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 ATA 7011 DAILY LIFE IN TURKEY (20TH CENTURY) COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
G 2 ATA 7003 HISTORY OF TURKISH EDUCATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
G 3 ATA 7001 HISTORY OF TURKISH MODERNIZATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
G 4 ATA 7013 TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
G 5 ATA 7009 METHODOLOGY OF HISTORY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
G 6 ATA 7007 HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
G 7 ATA 7005 HISTORICAL ROOTS OF TURKISH REVOLUTION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
TOTAL:   30
 
1 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
 
2 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 ATA 7004 POLITICAL CURRENTS AND KEMALISM IN 20TH CENTURY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
B 2 ATA 7006 KEMALIST THOUGHT SYSTEM COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
B 3 ATA 7010 ECONOMIC POLICIES IN REPUBLICAN ERA COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
B 4 ATA 7012 POLITICAL LIFE IN REPUBLICAN ERA COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
B 5 ATA 7002 HISTORY OF TURKISH CULTURE (20TH CENTURY) COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
B 6 ATA 7008 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 4
TOTAL:   30
 
2 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 ATA 7016 THE OTTOMAN TURKISH LANGUAGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4
B 2 ATA 7014 HISTORIOGRAPHY OF REPUBLICAN ERA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4
 
3 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 ATA 7099 TERM PROJECT COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 
3 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
 

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Our education programme consisting of two semesters in a year and totally three semesters is given to students and in each semester a midterm exam and a final exam are done, different homework are given to students, and finally success measurement and evaluation are done in this direction. 40% of midterm exam and 60% of final exam are considered in the assessment and the student must gain 75 points out of 100.

Graduation Requirements

Second Cycle (Masters Degree) Non-Thesis Program is comprised of at least 10 courses, not being less than 30 national credits, non-credit semester project, in total 90 ECTS credits. Also the student must be successful in the project study which must be done in third semester.

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

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Director of Institute: Prof.Dr. Kemal ARI,
(Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarih Enstitüsü /Buca- İzmir.) Tel:0 232 3017920/21 kemal.ari@deu.edu.tr
Coordinator of AKTS/DS: Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mehmet Emin ELMACI
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarih Enstitüsü /Buca- İzmir Tel:0 232 301 79 41 emin.elmaci@deu.edu.tr