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, Master's Degree (M.Sc.) |
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) Program with thesis is comprised of at least 7 courses, not being less than 21 national credits, a seminar and specialization courses and thesis studies, in total 120 ECTS credits. |
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 the 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. |
Key Learning Outcomes |
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples |
Students, who graduate from doctorate programme, can work in diverse universities as 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. |
Access to Further Studies |
Alumni who complete master 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 |
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Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading |
Annually our education programme is given to students in two semester and in each semester a midterm exam and 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) Program with thesis is comprised of at least 14 courses, not being less than 42 national credits, a seminar and specialization courses and thesis studies, in total 120 ECTS credits. To consider the student as successful in the related courses, his/her grade for this course must be at least 75 points out of 100. For graduation the student must advocate his/her thesis in front of jury which consists of three permanent members and must be successful at the end. |
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) |
Full-time |
Programme Director or Equivalent |
Director of Institute: Prof.Dr.Bülent Çukurova, |