1. By considering different styles of learning, to organize student centered teaching environment, and to encourage effective student involvement in all stages of teaching
2. To prepare group work and individual activities to advance his student’s critical and creative thinking, as well as their interpretational and evolutional skills
3. In order to improve students’ ability for critical thinking, to develop activities which aims for advancing student’s curiosity, data collection, data analysis and interpretation skills
4. To provide active involvement for students to the activities that would require them to apply high level of thinking and theorizing.
5. To adjusts his teaching technique to include the needs of special education students thus providing a richer teaching environment for the all.
6. To prepare evaluation tools by not only getting input from the students, but also taking into consideration that his evaluation meets the aims and gains of the lectures and it is progress based
7. By doing self evaluation, to involve professional development and in-service training actively and voluntarily
8. To organize exhibitions to present his students artistic creativity in and out of the schools, organize activities to help the students to internalize importance of participating as well as observing arts
9. In order for his students to have a proficiency in Turkish language, to provide them with an ability to understand and interpret written, oral and visual literary products
10. To organize activities to improve students’ awareness toward the environment and educate them to be a conscious of the need to protect their natural environment
11. To organize student groups for performing arts and sports. To organize events for the students to present their performances in sports and arts
12. To follow the recent developments in his field and to apply them into his teaching.
13. To identify all aspects of teaching profession and educational sciences and Turkish national education system and school management
14. To grasp the characteristics of students ' development and to grasp the use of different approaches to learning in the classroom.
15. To have knowledge and skills to do lesson planning, to use different measuring techniques
16. To grasp the tasks of the teacher's guidance and the ways of how to recognize students

SKILLS

Cognitive - Practical

To provide active involvement for students to the activities that would require them to apply high level of thinking and theorizing.
By considering different styles of learning, to organize student centered teaching environment, and to encourage effective student involvement in all stages of teaching
To adjusts his teaching technique to include the needs of special education students thus providing a richer teaching environment for the all.
To grasp the characteristics of students ' development and to grasp the use of different approaches to learning in the classroom.
In order for his students to have a proficiency in Turkish language, to provide them with an ability to understand and interpret written, oral and visual literary products
To organize student groups for performing arts and sports. To organize events for the students to present their performances in sports and arts
To prepare evaluation tools by not only getting input from the students, but also taking into consideration that his evaluation meets the aims and gains of the lectures and it is progress based
To grasp the tasks of the teacher's guidance and the ways of how to recognize students
To follow the recent developments in his field and to apply them into his teaching.
To have knowledge and skills to do lesson planning, to use different measuring techniques
In order to improve students’ ability for critical thinking, to develop activities which aims for advancing student’s curiosity, data collection, data analysis and interpretation skills
To identify all aspects of teaching profession and educational sciences and Turkish national education system and school management
To organize exhibitions to present his students artistic creativity in and out of the schools, organize activities to help the students to internalize importance of participating as well as observing arts
To prepare group work and individual activities to advance his student’s critical and creative thinking, as well as their interpretational and evolutional skills
By doing self evaluation, to involve professional development and in-service training actively and voluntarily

KNOWLEDGE

Theoretical - Conceptual

To follow the recent developments in his field and to apply them into his teaching.
In order to improve students’ ability for critical thinking, to develop activities which aims for advancing student’s curiosity, data collection, data analysis and interpretation skills
To prepare evaluation tools by not only getting input from the students, but also taking into consideration that his evaluation meets the aims and gains of the lectures and it is progress based
To identify all aspects of teaching profession and educational sciences and Turkish national education system and school management
By considering different styles of learning, to organize student centered teaching environment, and to encourage effective student involvement in all stages of teaching
To prepare group work and individual activities to advance his student’s critical and creative thinking, as well as their interpretational and evolutional skills
To organize exhibitions to present his students artistic creativity in and out of the schools, organize activities to help the students to internalize importance of participating as well as observing arts
By doing self evaluation, to involve professional development and in-service training actively and voluntarily
To provide active involvement for students to the activities that would require them to apply high level of thinking and theorizing.
To grasp the characteristics of students ' development and to grasp the use of different approaches to learning in the classroom.
To organize student groups for performing arts and sports. To organize events for the students to present their performances in sports and arts
To have knowledge and skills to do lesson planning, to use different measuring techniques
To grasp the tasks of the teacher's guidance and the ways of how to recognize students
In order for his students to have a proficiency in Turkish language, to provide them with an ability to understand and interpret written, oral and visual literary products
To adjusts his teaching technique to include the needs of special education students thus providing a richer teaching environment for the all.

COMPETENCES

Field Specific Competence

By considering different styles of learning, to organize student centered teaching environment, and to encourage effective student involvement in all stages of teaching
By doing self evaluation, to involve professional development and in-service training actively and voluntarily
To prepare group work and individual activities to advance his student’s critical and creative thinking, as well as their interpretational and evolutional skills
To prepare evaluation tools by not only getting input from the students, but also taking into consideration that his evaluation meets the aims and gains of the lectures and it is progress based
To grasp the characteristics of students ' development and to grasp the use of different approaches to learning in the classroom.
In order for his students to have a proficiency in Turkish language, to provide them with an ability to understand and interpret written, oral and visual literary products
To organize exhibitions to present his students artistic creativity in and out of the schools, organize activities to help the students to internalize importance of participating as well as observing arts
To identify all aspects of teaching profession and educational sciences and Turkish national education system and school management

COMPETENCES

Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

To follow the recent developments in his field and to apply them into his teaching.
To organize student groups for performing arts and sports. To organize events for the students to present their performances in sports and arts
To identify all aspects of teaching profession and educational sciences and Turkish national education system and school management
By considering different styles of learning, to organize student centered teaching environment, and to encourage effective student involvement in all stages of teaching
To grasp the characteristics of students ' development and to grasp the use of different approaches to learning in the classroom.
In order for his students to have a proficiency in Turkish language, to provide them with an ability to understand and interpret written, oral and visual literary products
To organize activities to improve students’ awareness toward the environment and educate them to be a conscious of the need to protect their natural environment
To grasp the tasks of the teacher's guidance and the ways of how to recognize students
By doing self evaluation, to involve professional development and in-service training actively and voluntarily
To prepare group work and individual activities to advance his student’s critical and creative thinking, as well as their interpretational and evolutional skills
To organize exhibitions to present his students artistic creativity in and out of the schools, organize activities to help the students to internalize importance of participating as well as observing arts

COMPETENCES

Communication and Social Competence

By considering different styles of learning, to organize student centered teaching environment, and to encourage effective student involvement in all stages of teaching
To adjusts his teaching technique to include the needs of special education students thus providing a richer teaching environment for the all.
To grasp the characteristics of students ' development and to grasp the use of different approaches to learning in the classroom.
In order to improve students’ ability for critical thinking, to develop activities which aims for advancing student’s curiosity, data collection, data analysis and interpretation skills
To organize activities to improve students’ awareness toward the environment and educate them to be a conscious of the need to protect their natural environment
To organize student groups for performing arts and sports. To organize events for the students to present their performances in sports and arts
To have knowledge and skills to do lesson planning, to use different measuring techniques
In order for his students to have a proficiency in Turkish language, to provide them with an ability to understand and interpret written, oral and visual literary products
To grasp the tasks of the teacher's guidance and the ways of how to recognize students
To provide active involvement for students to the activities that would require them to apply high level of thinking and theorizing.
To organize exhibitions to present his students artistic creativity in and out of the schools, organize activities to help the students to internalize importance of participating as well as observing arts
To prepare group work and individual activities to advance his student’s critical and creative thinking, as well as their interpretational and evolutional skills
By doing self evaluation, to involve professional development and in-service training actively and voluntarily

COMPETENCES

Learning Competence

In order to improve students’ ability for critical thinking, to develop activities which aims for advancing student’s curiosity, data collection, data analysis and interpretation skills
To adjusts his teaching technique to include the needs of special education students thus providing a richer teaching environment for the all.
To follow the recent developments in his field and to apply them into his teaching.
To prepare evaluation tools by not only getting input from the students, but also taking into consideration that his evaluation meets the aims and gains of the lectures and it is progress based
By doing self evaluation, to involve professional development and in-service training actively and voluntarily
To identify all aspects of teaching profession and educational sciences and Turkish national education system and school management
By considering different styles of learning, to organize student centered teaching environment, and to encourage effective student involvement in all stages of teaching
To organize student groups for performing arts and sports. To organize events for the students to present their performances in sports and arts
To provide active involvement for students to the activities that would require them to apply high level of thinking and theorizing.
In order for his students to have a proficiency in Turkish language, to provide them with an ability to understand and interpret written, oral and visual literary products
To grasp the characteristics of students ' development and to grasp the use of different approaches to learning in the classroom.
To organize activities to improve students’ awareness toward the environment and educate them to be a conscious of the need to protect their natural environment
To grasp the tasks of the teacher's guidance and the ways of how to recognize students

Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples

Graduates can be employed as primary education teachers in both public and private schools under the Ministry of National Education.

Access to Further Studies

Upon successful completion of undergraduate degree, candidate can study in postgraduate program if s/he has eligible ALES exam score and has sufficient knowledge of a foreign language.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

A variety of assessment methods such as mid-term(s), assignment(s), exercise(s), project(s), practice(s), and a final exam are implemented in the program. Assessment methods may include classical test(s), multiple-choice test(s), homework(s), performance evaluation(s), and product evaluation(s). In order to graduate from the program, cumulative GPA must be minimum 2.00. A course grade is constituted by evaluating the above stated elements and given by using letters. To succeed in a course, students must get at least 40 points from the final exam and have at least 50 points average. Students who get AA, AA, BA, BB, CB and CC are considered successful. DC and DD are notes that conditionally successful. Students have to attend 70% in theoretical, 80% of practical sessions of courses.

Graduation Requirements

To complete the bachelor´s degree in Primary Education program the students must successfully complete the required and elective courses (total 240 ECTS) and maintain the minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0/4.0

Mode of Study

Full-Time

Address and Contact Details

Doç. Dr. Gönül Onur Sezer
Ana Bilim Dalı Başkanı
gonulonur@uludag.edu.tr
Doç. Dr. Yakup BALANTEKİN
Bologna Koordinatörü
yakupbalan@uludag.edu.tr
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi
Sınıf Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı Başkanlığı
Görükle Yerleşkesi A Blok Nilüfer / Bursa

Facilities

Department of Classroom Teaching carried out in technically equipped classrooms and laboratories with training and education activities. In this department 12 units with 10 units of computers and printers are available to the faculty members to use for educational and academic activities.
Elementary Education Department has classrooms, laboratories, and also computers are available to students in the corridors. There are 3 computers in the faculty lab that are available to students outside class hours.
University Central library and faculty’s library are open to both students and faculty members’ use.

Curriculum

1. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
GZK0001	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
MBZ0001	INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
MBZ0003	EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SIN1001	BASIC MATHEMATICS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
SIN1003	GEOGRAPHY AND GEOPOLITICS OF TURKEY	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
GZK1001	ATATURK'S PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF REVOLUTIONS 1	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
GZK1003	TURKISH LANGUAGE 1	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
GZK1005	FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
Total						30

2. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
MBZ0002	EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
MBZ0004	PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SIN1002	ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
SIN1004	BASIC SCIENCES IN PRIMARY SCHOOL	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
SIN1006	TURKISH HISTORY AND CULTURE	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
GZK1002	ATATURK'S PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF REVOLUTIONS II	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
GZK1004	TURKISH LANGUAGE II	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
GZK1006	FOREIGN LANGUAGE II	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
Total						30

3. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
MBZ0005	HISTORY OF TURKISH EDUCATION	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
MBZ0007	TEACHING TECHNOLOGIES	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SIN2301	DRAMA IN PRIMARY SCHOOL	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
SIN2303	SCIENCE LABORATORY PRACTIVES	Compulsory	0	2	0	3
SIN2305	TEACHING READING AND WRITING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS	Compulsory	3	0	0	6
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Total						30

4. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
GKZ0002	COMMUNITY SERVICE APPLICATIONS	Compulsory	1	2	0	3
MBZ0006	RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
MBZ0008	PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF INSTRUCTION	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SIN2302	TEACHING GAME AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
SIN2304	TEACHING TURKISH LANGUAGE	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
Total						19

5. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
MBZ0011	MORAL AND ETHICS IN EDUCATION	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
MBZ0012	CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SIN3301	TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES (GRADE 1-2-3)	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
SIN3303	TEACHING MATHEMATICS 1	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
SIN3305	TEACHING SCIENCE	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
Total						19

6. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
MBZ0009	TURKISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
MBZ0010	MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN EDUCATION	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SIN3302	TEACHING SOCIAL SCIENCES	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
SIN3304	TEACHING MATHEMATICS II	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
SIN3306	TEACHING RELIGIOUS CULTURE AND MORAL INFORMATION	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
Total						19

7. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
MBSIN01	TEACHING PRACTICE I	Compulsory	2	6	0	10
MBZ0014	SPECIAL EDUCATION AND INCLUSION	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SIN4301	TEACHING MUSIC	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
SIN4303	TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
Total						22

8. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
MBSIN02	TEACHING PRACTICE II	Compulsory	2	6	0	12
MBZ0013	GUIDANCE IN SCHOOLS	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SIN4302	CHARACTER AND VALUE EDUCATION	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SIN4304	TEACHING OF VISUAL ARTS	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
Total						22

3. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
GKS0002	NUTRITION AND HEALTH	Optional	2	0	0	3
GKS0004	ETHICS OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH	Optional	2	0	0	3
GKS0009	CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT	Optional	2	0	0	3
GKS0011	MEDIA LITERACY	Optional	2	0	0	3
GKS0014	TURKISH FOLK DANCES	Optional	2	0	0	3
GKS0017	TRADITIONAL TURKISH MUSIC	Optional	2	0	0	3
GKS0020	MODERNIZATION IN TURKEY	Optional	2	0	0	3
GKS0024	OTTOMAN CIVILIZATION	Optional	2	0	0	3
MBS0004	EDUCATION LAW	Optional	2	0	0	4
MBS0005	ANTHROPOLOGY OF EDUCATION	Optional	2	0	0	4
MBS0007	DRAMA IN EDUCATION	Optional	2	0	0	4
MBS0008	EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN EDUCATION	Optional	2	0	0	4
MBS0009	PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION	Optional	2	0	0	4
MBS0010	PROJECT DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION	Optional	2	0	0	4
MBS0011	CRITICAL AND ANALYTICAL THINKING	Optional	2	0	0	4
MBS0012	EDUCATION OF HOSPITILIZED CHILDREN	Optional	2	0	0	4
MBS0013	INCLUSIVE EDUCATION	Optional	2	0	0	4
MBS0014	CHARACTER AND VALUES EDUCATION	Optional	2	0	0	4
MBS0016	MICRO TEACHING	Optional	2	0	0	4
MBS0017	MUSEUM EDUCATION	Optional	2	0	0	4
MBS0018	OUT OF SCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS	Optional	2	0	0	4
MBS0020	INDIVIDUALIZATION AND ADAPTATION OF LEARNING	Optional	2	0	0	4
SIN0001	CHILD LITERATURE	Optional	2	0	0	4
SIN0002	CHILD PSYCHOLOGY	Optional	2	0	0	4
SIN0003	TRADITIONAL CHILDREN'S GAMES	Optional	2	0	0	4
SIN0004	PRIMARY SCHOOL TEXTBOOK REVIEW	Optional	2	0	0	4
SIN0005	ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PRACTICES IN PRIMARY SCHOOL	Optional	2	0	0	4
SIN0006	CHILDREN AT RISK AND THEIR EDUCATION	Optional	2	0	0	4
SIN0007	INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING	Optional	2	0	0	4
SIN0008	CHILD AND EDUCATION IN TURKISH CULTURE	Optional	2	0	0	4