Sosyal Bilgiler Öğretmenliği Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

• The aim of the Social Studies Teacher Education Department is to educate responsible teachers who know the methods and techniques of social studies education very well, who are inquisitive, researcher and able to communicate and can transfer these skills to the students. Turkish national social studies teacher and linked to Atatürk's principles and general objectives of education and the rights and responsibilities of the Republic of Turkey knows is to educate citizens. The primary objective of the Department of Social Studies Education is to train highly qualified Social Studies Teachers who have the mission of educating the future generations based on the needs of the 21st century; who have the ability of critical thinking, problem solving and decision making at both personal and professional levels; and who have the skills in combining the theory and practice with the emphasis on human rights, democracy and ethics.

• Education and training are carried out in a formal way.

• Explain the purpose, concept, content and history of the Social Studies course.
• Knows and can use ways to reach information.
• Can use modern techniques and computational tools required for educational applications.
• Can plan and organize the learning environment in line with the curriculum in the teaching process.
• Can teach and control these values by considering social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting and announcing data related to the field of Social Studies.
• They can apply the knowledge and problem solving skills they have internalized in the field of Social Studies in interdisciplinary studies.
• Can be able to critically evaluate the information related to the field of Social Studies.
• Has knowledge about new approaches in the field of Social Studies Teaching.
• Can use the knowledge gained in the field of Social Studies education.
• Acquires and teaches basic knowledge, skills and values related to Social Studies teaching
• Can analyze and design the process in line with a defined goal in the field of Social Studies education.
• Can develop new strategic approaches and take responsibility to produce solutions in complex situations that are not foreseen to be encountered in applications in the field of Social Studies education.
• Recognize and can use the basic tools and new educational technologies for the Social Studies teaching process.
• Can effectively use the strategies, methods and techniques of Social Studies teaching.
• Having basic knowledge and understanding of the disciplines that make up Social Studies, they can comprehend the interaction between them.

Possesses the key competencies listed below at an advanced level.

• Reading and writing competence.
• Multilingual proficiency.
• Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology and engineering.
• digital competence.
• Personal, social and learning to learn competence.
• Civic competence.
• Entrepreneurial competence.
• Cultural awareness and expression competence.

• Students are subjected to midterm exams, quizzes, final exams, make-up exams, make-up exams, as well as homework, practice and similar studies, and their semester success is determined. At least one midterm exam (midterm) and final exam (final) are held for each course. The contribution of the midterm exam to the success grade is 40% and the contribution of the final exam is 60%. All exams are evaluated over 100 points. Students are considered to have passed this course if the average of their two-term exam results is 60 points or above. Students are required to attend theoretical courses at least 70% and practical courses at least 80%. Students who do not meet any of these conditions cannot take the semester exams. In order to graduate from the department, one must take the courses specified in the program (240 credits) and be successful in these courses.

In order to monitor the quality of higher education programs;

YÖK is responsible for the planning, organization, management and supervision of education, training and other activities carried out in higher education institutions.

"University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" of higher education institutions, prepared every year within the framework of the criteria determined by YÖK, are published. Reports prepared according to these reports, containing quantitative and qualitative evaluations for higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK.

Every year, YÖK publishes the "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report", which includes academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK. Quality assurance of undergraduate programs in higher education is provided according to the "Procedures and Principles for Providing Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs":

1. Creation and Approval of Curriculum:

1.1. YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required for the opening of undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.2. The curriculum of undergraduate programs in higher education institutions and the learning outcomes that each program will bring to the student are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

1.3. The curriculum of National Core Education Programs is implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of YÖK after being accepted by the relevant Council of Deans.

2. Measurement-Evaluation: How to measure and evaluate the learning outcomes that each undergraduate program will provide to the student is carried out in accordance with the education, training and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

3. Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programs, if they successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions; receives a bachelor's degree.

4. Self-Evaluation-External Evaluation: In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the "Institution Internal Evaluation Reports" of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. The "Institutional Feedback Report" prepared by YÖKAK regarding the external evaluation of higher education institutions is shared with the public. In addition, accreditation decisions made by accreditation bodies authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also show that the quality assurance of the qualifications of the programs is ensured. It carries out regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with the YÖKAK legislation.

Teacher Education Programs Evaluation and Accreditation Association (EPDAD)

Start: 01.05.2023 / End: 01.05.2026

FOR TURKISH STUDENTS

Within the framework of the regulations determined by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), student admission to this program is made through the central examination system called ÖSYS. After students declare their program preferences in which they want to study, they are placed in the relevant programs by the Assessment Selection and Placement Center according to the scores they receive from this exam.

FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS

Foreign students can take this program with internationally valid SAT I, ACT, GCE etc. Candidates who receive valid scores according to exam results such as exam results or the Foreign Student Examination conducted by our universities in Turkey within the framework of the relevant instructions are accepted.

FOR EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

Acceptance of exchange students is made within the framework of bilateral agreements (Erasmus, Farabi, Mevlana or General Academic Protocol) signed between Amasya University and the partner university.

FOR SPECIAL STUDENTS

Private students can enroll in the courses offered in this program if the relevant academic unit approves them. Since the language of instruction at our university is English in some courses, students must also document their English Language Proficiency in order to enroll in these courses.

• Our graduating students are appointed as " Social Studies Teacher" in public/private primary and secondary schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education. In addition, they can work as academicians or scientific experts in the Departments of Social Studies Education Faculties.

1. Higher Education Law No. 2547

1.1. Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions , Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Undergraduate Education for Graduates of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Degree Programs

2. Higher Education Law No. 2547 (Additional Article-35)

2.1.Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Board Regulation

Qualification is continuous