Department of Social Studies Education consists of 8 faculty members and 1 research assistant. In the Department, students are provided with a four-year undergraduate education that includes general culture, field education and teaching profession knowledge and skills. Teaching profession training practices are carried out with Teaching Practice I and II courses in the 7th and 8th semesters in schools determined by the National Education Directorates within the framework of the cooperation of the Ministry of National Education and YÖK.

The department offers 240 ECTS credits in the field of Social Studies Education. Graduates who successfully completed the program with established qualifications shall have a bachelor degree in Social Studies Education.

First Cycle

Candidates must have high school diploma and an eligible score from the University Entrance Exam.

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.

To obtain bachelor´s degree in the 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.

The primary mission of the Department is to prepare social studies teachers. Furthermore, the department aims to prepare educators to advance the profession of teaching social studies by the repertoire of research methods, the effective uses of technology and the analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation of instructional practices.

8.1

Key Learning Outcomes

1. Knows the terminology and understands the basic concepts in social sciences.
2. To be aware of legal aspects of his/her profession as well as of the professional and ethical responsibility as a teacher. To have a good sense of social justice and to be a conscious citizen.
3. Communicates well verbally and in writing; speaks at least one foreign language, follows the international literature, and communicates with foreign colleagues.
4. Knows and uses diverse evaluation and assessment techniques effectively.
5. Work collaboratively with colleagues in both his/her own field and other fields.
6. Follows cutting edge developments in teaching social sciences and ınternalize the concept of lifelong learning to his/her life.
7. To produce able teachers who are well informed in techniques of research methods and use them effectively in the field of study.
8. Designs field specific teaching-learning process.
9. To provide active involvement of students to the activities that would require them to apply high level of thinking and theorizing.
10. To prepare activities and projects in social sciences.
11. To prepare teaching materials that suits the topics of interests of social sciences and the needs of the students.
12. Detect problems in own field and other fields of education and design solution-oriented teaching-learning process.
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

8.2

TYYÇ - Key Learning Outcomes Relationship

Key Learning Outcomes		TYYC-1 KNOWLEDGE (Theoretical - Applied)	TYYC-2 SKILLS (Cognitive - Applied)	TYYC-3 COMPETENCE (Independent Working and Responsibility)	TYYC-4 COMPETENCE (Learning Competence)	TYYC-5 COMPETENCE (Communication and Social Competence)	TYYC-6 COMPETENCE (Field-Specific Competence)
Key Learning Outcomes		1	Knows the terminology and understands the basic concepts in social sciences.	1
2	To be aware of legal aspects of his/her profession as well as of the professional and ethical responsibility as a teacher. To have a good sense of social justice and to be a conscious citizen.					1,2,3,4,5
3	Communicates well verbally and in writing; speaks at least one foreign language, follows the international literature, and communicates with foreign colleagues.					1,2,3,4,5
4	Knows and uses diverse evaluation and assessment techniques effectively.		1,2
5	Work collaboratively with colleagues in both his/her own field and other fields.						1,2
6	Follows cutting edge developments in teaching social sciences and ınternalize the concept of lifelong learning to his/her life.					1,2,3,4,5
7	To produce able teachers who are well informed in techniques of research methods and use them effectively in the field of study.					1,2,3,4,5
8	Designs field specific teaching-learning process.		1,2
9	To provide active involvement of students to the activities that would require them to apply high level of thinking and theorizing.		1,2
10	To prepare activities and projects in social sciences.		1,2
11	To prepare teaching materials that suits the topics of interests of social sciences and the needs of the students.	1
12	Detect problems in own field and other fields of education and design solution-oriented teaching-learning process.					1,2,3,4,5
13	To identify all aspects of teaching profession and educational sciences and Turkish national education system and school management	1
14	To grasp the characteristics of students ' development and to grasp the use of different approaches to learning in the classroom.				1,2,3
15	To have knowledge and skills to do lesson planning, to use different measuring techniques		1,2
16	To grasp the tasks of the teacher's guidance and the ways of how to recognize students					1,2,3,4,5

8.3

TAY - Key Learning Outcomes Relationship

Key Learning Outcomes		TAY-1 KNOWLEDGE (Theoretical - Applied)	TAY-2 SKILLS (Cognitive - Applied)	TAY-3 COMPETENCE (Independent Working and Responsibility)	TAY-4 COMPETENCE (Learning Competence)	TAY-5 COMPETENCE (Communication and Social Competence)	TAY-6 COMPETENCE (Field-Specific Competence)
Key Learning Outcomes		1	Knows the terminology and understands the basic concepts in social sciences.	1
2	To be aware of legal aspects of his/her profession as well as of the professional and ethical responsibility as a teacher. To have a good sense of social justice and to be a conscious citizen.					1,2,3,4,5
3	Communicates well verbally and in writing; speaks at least one foreign language, follows the international literature, and communicates with foreign colleagues.				4	1,4,5
4	Knows and uses diverse evaluation and assessment techniques effectively.		1,2,3,4,5
5	Work collaboratively with colleagues in both his/her own field and other fields.			1		4,5
6	Follows cutting edge developments in teaching social sciences and ınternalize the concept of lifelong learning to his/her life.				3,4
7	To produce able teachers who are well informed in techniques of research methods and use them effectively in the field of study.	2,3	2,3			5
8	Designs field specific teaching-learning process.	4	4		2
9	To provide active involvement of students to the activities that would require them to apply high level of thinking and theorizing.	5	4
10	To prepare activities and projects in social sciences.		5			3
11	To prepare teaching materials that suits the topics of interests of social sciences and the needs of the students.	4	5
12	Detect problems in own field and other fields of education and design solution-oriented teaching-learning process.				1,2	2
13	To identify all aspects of teaching profession and educational sciences and Turkish national education system and school management	2	1
14	To grasp the characteristics of students ' development and to grasp the use of different approaches to learning in the classroom.		4		2
15	To have knowledge and skills to do lesson planning, to use different measuring techniques		1,2,3,4,5
16	To grasp the tasks of the teacher's guidance and the ways of how to recognize students	5					1,2

Our graduates can work as a social studies teacher at public or private institutions (by meeting the conditions of the relevant institutions).

Candidates who have successfully completed their undergraduate education can continue their master programs, provided that they get a valid grade from the ALES exam and also by meeting acceptance conditions stated in the advertisement of the university.

Each student is required to attend at least 70% of the theoretical courses and at least 80% of the practices in order to register for the courses at the beginning of the term. Students who do not meet this requirement are not taken to the exam and the student is given the grade "Absentee" (D). (According to the decision of the Faculty of Education Board of Directors (2022-36), undergraduate students who have met the attendance requirement once and take the same course again are considered to have met the attendance requirement.) The effect rate of the final exam must be 60%. All exams are evaluated over 100 points. Also, there is a requirement to get at least 50 points from the final exam.

To complete the program students must successfully complete the required and elective courses (total 240 ECTS) and maintain the minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0/4.0

Full-Time

Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı Başkanı:
Prof. Dr. Fatih DEMİREL
Adres: Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi E Blok Görükle, Bursa 16059
Phone: +90 224 2940684
Email: fatihdemirel@uludag.edu.tr
Bologna Koordinatorü:
Prof. Dr. Seçil ŞENYURT
Adres: Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi E Blok Görükle, Bursa 16059
Phone: +90 224 2942285
Email: secilalkis@uludag.edu.tr

The Program has technically well-equipped learning environments / classrooms. The University Library is quite rich in periodicals and online data base sources. Our students effectively use the Bursa Uludag University Library.

1. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
EBB1003	INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
SOS1001	THE PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL SCIENCES	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
SOS1003	SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
SOS1007	SOCIOLOGY	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
ATA101	ATATURK'S PRINCIPALS AND HISTORY OF REVOLUTIONS I	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
TUD101	TURKISH I: WRITING EXPRESSION	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
YAD101	FOREIGN LANGUAGE I	Compulsory	3	0	0	3
YAD111	FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (GERMAN I)	Compulsory	3	0	0	3
YAD121	FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (FRENCH I)	Compulsory	3	0	0	3
	Click to choose optional courses.					1
Total						30

2. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
EBB1004	PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
SOS1002	GENERAL PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY	Compulsory	4	0	0	5
SOS1004	THE HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION OF OLD AGE	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
SOS1006	PHILOSOPHY	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
SOS1008	ECONOMICS	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
ATA102	ATATURK'S PRINCIPLES AND THE HISTORY OF REVOLUTIONS II	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
TUD102	TURKISH II: SPEAKING EXPRESSION	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
YAD102	FOREIGN LANGUAGE I	Compulsory	3	0	0	3
YAD102	FOREING LANGUAGE II(ENGLISH)	Compulsory	3	0	0	3
	Click to choose optional courses.					0
Total						30

3. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
EBB2003	INSTRUCTION PRINCIPLES AND METHODS	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
SOS2001	TURKEY PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SOS2003	TURKISH HISTORY AND CULTURE BEFORE ISLAM	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SOS2005	INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SOS2007	BASIC LAW	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SOS2011	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
ATA201	ATATURK'S PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF TURKISH REVOLUTION III (SPEECHES OF ATATURK)	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
	Click to choose optional courses.					9
Total						30

4. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
EBB2004	TEACHING TECHNOLOGIES AND PLANNING MATERIALS	Compulsory	2	2	0	5
SOS2002	ENERAL HUMAN AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY	Compulsory	4	0	0	5
SOS2002	GENERAL HUMAN AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
SOS2006	HISTORY OF MIDDLE AGES	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
SOS2008	SCIENCE TECHOLOY AND SOCIAL CHANGE	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SOS2010	CITIZENSHIP KNOWLEDGE	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SOS2012	HISTORY OF TURKISH EDUCATION	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
	Click to choose optional courses.					3
Total						30

5. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
EBB3005	CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SOS3001	HISTORY OF OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND CIVILIZATION I	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
SOS3003	ECONOMIC AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY OF TURKEY	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SOS3003	ECONOMIC AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY OF TURKEY	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
SOS3005	HISTORY OF MODERN AND NEARER AGES	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
SOS3007	HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SOS3009	GEOGRAPHY OF COUNTRIES	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
SOS3011	COMMUNITY SERVICE APPLICATIONS	Compulsory	1	2	0	4
	Click to choose optional courses.					1
Total						30

6. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
EBB3004	SPECIAL TEACHING METHODS I	Compulsory	2	2	0	5
EBB3006	MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
ISL3008	ENTREPRENEURSHIP	Compulsory	1	0	0	2
SOS3002	HISTORY OF OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND CIVILIZATION II	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
SOS3006	HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNICATION	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
SOS3006	HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNICATION	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
SOS3008	CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
SOS3010	POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY	Compulsory	2	0	0	3
	Click to choose optional courses.					1
Total						30

7. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
EBB4001	SCHOOL EXPERIENCE	Compulsory	1	4	0	5
EBB4003	SPECIAL TEACHING METHODS II	Compulsory	2	2	0	4
EBB4005	GUIDANCE	Compulsory	3	0	0	4
SOS4001	HISTORAY OF TURKISH REPUBLIC I	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
SOS4007	CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT	Compulsory	2	0	0	2
	Click to choose optional courses.					11
Total						30

8. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
EBB4004	TEACHING PRACTICE	Compulsory	2	6	0	8
EBB4006	TURKISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT	Compulsory	2	0	0	5
SOS4002	HISTORAY OF TURKISH REPUBLIC II	Compulsory	2	0	0	5
	Click to choose optional courses.					12
Total						30

1. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
BEB4001	POWER DEVELOMENT	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4003	PLATES NEW BEGINNING	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4005	BASKETBALL NEW BEGINNING	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4007	TENNIS NEW BEGINNING	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4009	SKI NEW BEGINNING	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4011	FENCING FOIL	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4021	FOOTBALL NEW BEGINNING	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4027	EDUCATIONAL GAMES	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4029	VOLEYBALL NEW BEGINNING	Optional	2	0	0	3
GSB0501	CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY	Optional	3	0	0	3
GSB0503	INTRODUCTION TO MUSICAL CULTURE I	Optional	1	2	0	3
GSB0505	INTRODUCTION TO TURKISH CLASSICAL MUSIC I	Optional	1	2	0	3
GSB0507	TRADITIONAL TURKISH DECORATIVE ART: KAAT'I I	Optional	1	2	0	3
GSB0509	PHOTOGRAPHY I	Optional	1	0	2	3
SOS1005	ARCHEOLOGY	Optional	2	0	0	4
SOS1005	ARCHEOLOGY	Optional	2	0	0	3
BIL1051	COMPUTER I	Optional	2	2	0	3

2. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
BEB4002	POWER DEVELOMENT II	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4004	PLATES NEW BEGINNING II	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4006	BASKETBALL NEW BEGINNING II	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4008	TENNIS NEW BEGINNING II	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4010	SKI NEW BEGINNING II	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4012	FENCING FOIL II	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4014	FENCING EPCE II	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4016	THEATHRAL FENCING II	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4018	WHELL CHAIR FENCING II	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4020	INTERMEDIAATE SKI II	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4026	INTERMEDIATE TENNIS II	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4028	EDUCATIONAL GAMES II	Optional	2	0	0	3
BEB4030	VOLLEYBALL NEW BEGINNING	Optional	2	0	0	3
BIL1052	COMPUTER II	Optional	2	2	0	4
GSB0501	CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY	Optional	3	0	0	3
GSB0502	THE ARTS APPRECIATION	Optional	3	0	0	3
GSB0504	INTRODUCTION TO MUSICAL CULTURE II	Optional	1	2	0	3
GSB0506	INTRODUCTION TO TURKISH CLASSICAL MUSIC II	Optional	1	2	0	3
GSB0508	TRADITIONAL TURKISH DECORATIVE ART: KAAT'I II	Optional	1	2	0	3
GSB0510	PHOTOGRAPHY II	Optional	1	0	2	3
BIL1052	COMPUTER II	Optional	2	2	0	3

3. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
SOS2109	DEMOGRAPHICS	Optional	2	0	0	3
SOS2111	HISTORY OF CIVILISATION	Optional	2	0	0	3
SOS2207	OTTOMAN LANGUAGE	Optional	2	0	0	3
SOS2211	MIDDLE EAST AND THE BALKAN COUNTRIES	Optional	2	0	0	3
SOS2009	ART AND ESTHETIC	Optional	2	0	0	3

4. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
SOS2112	HISTORY OF PRE-ISLAMIC TURKISH STATES	Optional	2	0	0	2
SOS2114	HISTORY OF ISLAM AND CIVILIZATION	Optional	2	0	0	2
SOS2210	GEOGRAPHY OF TURKISH WORLD	Optional	2	0	0	2
SOS2212	TURKISH GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION OF PRE AND POST-ISLAMIC TIMES	Optional	2	0	0	2
SOS2004	ANTROPOLOGY	Optional	2	0	0	3

5. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
SOS3103	MODERNIZATION FROM OTTOMANS TO REBUPLIC	Optional	2	0	0	3
SOS3105	PROTECTION OF HISTORICAL CULTUREL PROPERTIES AND MUSEUM EDUCATION	Optional	2	0	0	3

6. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
SOS3106	DEMOCRATIZATION IN TURKEY	Optional	2	0	0	3
SOS3108	HISTORY OF BURSA	Optional	2	0	0	3
SOS3004	EXAMINING ORAL AND WRITTEN LITERACY IN SOCIAL SCIENCES	Optional	2	0	0	2

7. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
SOS4005	PROBLEMS IN CONEMPORARY WORLD	Optional	2	0	0	4
ÖEB4001	SPECIAL EDUCATION	Optional	2	0	0	3
SOS4003	EXAMINING SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSE BOOKS	Optional	2	2	0	4

8. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
SOS4108	SEPERATION MOVEMENTS IN OTTOMAN	Optional	2	0	0	3
SOS4104	HISTORY OF OTTOMAN INSTITUTIONS	Optional	2	0	0	3
SOS4004	DEVELOPING SOCIAL PROJECTS	Optional	1	2	0	4
SOS4006	DRAMA	Optional	2	2	0	5