Felsefe Tezli Yüksek Lisans Diploması

To help students acquire an interdisciplinary vision in social sciencesTo prepare prospective PhD candidates for their future research and academic lifeTo fulfill the needs and expectations of a globalizing world and of Turkey in accession to the European Union by offering and intellectual environment and equpping them with essential academic toolsTo concentrate on training prospective graduates and to enable them to fill a wide‐range of positions in the public or private sectorsTo familiarize the students with the academic language, rules and protocols of paper and thesis writing and helping them to develop their skills on presentations and literature reviews.To support students to gain the abilities necessary for presentations and literature review, which are the basis of social sciences.To encourage interpret contemporary theories in their historical perspective, and to develop a critical approach towards them. To encourage students to suggest objective and scientific theories, and gain the capability to defend them. To raise students who are capable of critical thinking and philosophical knowledge. To help the students to establish their career in academic and professional lives by suggesting courses in various fields of philosophy.

(1) A student has to attend at least 70 per cent of the courses he has added. (2) In one semester, there must at least be two measurements of success. One of these must be a written exam by all means at the discretion of relevant faculty member. In case of on written examination, the other assessment could be an assignment, project, laboratory report or similar kinds of assessment.(3)  At the end of the semester, a final exam on the entire course is administered. Achievement grade is calculated taking the work during the semester with a percentage between 40 and 60 and the final exam with a percentage between 60 and 40 into consideration. In case of failure, except for F0, resit exam is granted to the student.(4) Achievement grades are defined as follows:a)Percentage Points AchievementCoefficient90-100AA 4.0080-89 BA 3.5070-79BB 3.0060-69CB 2.5050-59 CC 2.0040-49DC1.5030-39DD 1.0020-29FD0.500-19FF0.00 NAF00.00 b) Grades not included in the Average Scores:1) G: Pass/Successful,2) K: Fail/Unsuccessful,3) M: Exemption,4) E: Incomplete(5)  Minimum achievement grade to be successful in a course is CB (2.50).(6) A student can only be successful in all courses if he has scored a minimum GPA of 2.50.(7) The student who has scored CC, DC, DD, FD, FF and F0 are considered to have failed the course. These grades are included in his CGPA (AGNO).  (8) G (Pass/Successful) grade indicates that the student has been successful / satisfactory in a course or activity. K (Fail/Unsuccessful) grade indicates that the student has been unsuccessful / unsatisfactory in a course or activity. M (Exemption) grade indicates that the student have exemption for the previous program courses which are deemed equivalent to the courses offered in the program. Decision for the course exemption is made by the relevant faculty committee. G, K and M grades aren’t included in the CGPA (AGNO). E (Incomplete) grade indicates that the faculty member who carries out the course hasn’t entered the grade into the automation system. These grades are entered into the system by the decision of the execute board of the institute. 

The general achievement score for all candidates who apply to this programs is calculated by the candidate assessment judges by taking the %60 of ALES the %20 of the CGPA of undergraduate program and the %20 of the entrance exam into account. Candidates are put in an order of achievement and accepted within the limits of the contingency. The admission requirement details a candidate should provide are stated in YTU Regulations on Graduate Studies Article 10 (4-a). For further information, please refer to: http://www.fbe.yildiz.edu.tr/haberler.php?id=121

Graduates of this program can continue their academic career by attending a PhD program. Also they can work in creative jobs like advertising, and intellectual occupations such as press, media and arts.