Turkish Language Teaching Department, as a unit of Education Faculty, trains Turkish teachers for secondary stage classes of elementary schools. The Department started to educate and teach at the year of 1993. The studies that conducted under the title of “The Reorganization of Teacher Training Programs of Education Faculties”, namely 8 year basic education application, started with the date of 16.08.1997 and the number of 4306, at 1997-1998 academic year. The package program prepared by YÖK, started to be applied at 1998-1999 academic in our faculty as in other education faculties. Since 2003-2004 academic year, an initiative started to construct a more dynamic program at Turkish Education Class Program by gradual improvements.

For the Master´s Degree in the Department of Turkish Education, it consists of at least eight courses including the seminar course and a total of at least 120 ECTS credits, provided that it is not less than 60 ECTS credits in an academic year. When the program is completed successfully and the program qualifications are met, a Master´s degree in Turkish Education is obtained.

Second Cycle

Admission conditions for master degree 1- Bachelor Degree Certificate 2- Having the required score from the graduate entrance exam (ALES), (3 years validity is required, verbally weighted and at least 70 points. ALES certificate and internationally valid documents (GRE, GMAT, etc.) are valid for foreign students. condition is not required.) 3- Having sufficient foreign language skills (For YÖKDİL and YDS, there must be at least 40 and other equivalent exams. (Excluding those studying in Turkey) Tömer document that they know Turkish) For Foreign Students -ALES 50% + GPA 25% + INTERVIEW (ENTRANCE EXAM)25% The candidates are ranked according to the weighted total score they get after the evaluation and the student is accepted according to the quota, starting from the candidate with the highest score.

The provisions in “Regulation on Transfer among Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, and Subspecialty and the Principals of Credit Transfer among Institutions in Higher Education Institutions” are applied.

The students who take at least 70 out of 100 for each course and successfully defend their thesis in front of a selected jury are awarded a master´s / doctorate diploma in the field of Turkish Education. The student whose thesis is rejected as unsuccessful is dismissed from the University. The student whose thesis is given a correction decision defends the thesis in front of the same jury within three months at the latest. At the end of this defense, the student who is found unsuccessful and whose thesis is not accepted is dismissed from the University.

To develop Turkish culture and art -especially Turkish language and education, to transmit the contemporary information in this field, to make efforts to construct the scientific universal basis of the created values, to make efforts for the acquisition of Atatürk principles and our Republic’s basic qualities, to depend all these activities at the basis of homeland and nation love and to make efforts to train individuals who has the same qualifications.

Our graduates primarily can be appointed as Turkish Teachers to the secondary stage classes of elementary schools of National Education Ministry if they can obtain enough score from that year’s KPSS exam. Additionally, our graduates can work at private elementary schools and at private education institutions.

Students which successfully completed undergraduate education, if they get enough score from ALES exam and have enough foreign language competency, can have education at master and doctorate programs.

Master For a student to enroll to lessons at the beginning of semester and to enter final exams he must have joined 70 percent of lessons. Students have at least one final exam. All exams are assessed according to 100 score. A student must get at least 70 score from final exam. Students that get AA; BA; CB; and CC letter scores from any lesson are accepted to be successful at that lesson. Doctorate For a student to enroll to lessons at the beginning of semester and to enter final exams he must have joined 70 percent of lessons. Students have at least one final exam. All exams are assessed according to 100 score. A student must get at least 70 score from final exam. Students that get AA; BA; CB; and CC letter scores from any lesson are accepted to be successful at that lesson.

For master To complete the program successfully, all lessons existed in the program must be completed (90-120 ECTS) and the dissertation must be accepted by the jury. For doctorate To complete the program successfully, a student must complete all lessons existed in the program (90-120 ECTS), must be successful at competency exam, must complete professional lessons successfully, must publish an article at an scientific magazine and the dissertation must be accepted by the jury.

Full-Time

Ana Bilim Dalı Başkanı: Prof. Dr. Seçil ŞENYURT
secilalkis@uludag.edu.tr
Bologna Degˆis¸imi Programı Koordinatörü: Doç. Dr. Mustafa ULUOCAK
muluocak@uludag.edu.tr
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü Görükle Kampüsü 16059 Nilüfer / BURSA

Turkish Education Department, carry on its education and teaching activities with a total of 15 scholar, 3 professors, 7 assoc. prof, 1 assistant professor and 4 RA. Additionally, department’s teaching personnel contribute to the education of other departments by entering lessons which is within their academic field. Teaching personnel, in addition to their lecturing, conduct primarily post graduate studies and other activities such as research and projects.