Established 1982
Degree Awarded Master's Degree in Turkish Language and Literature
Level of Degree Master's Degree
Admission and Registration Requirements The number of students to be admitted to master's programs, the qualifications required of students, the application deadline, the documents required, and other matters are announced in a public notice. To apply for a master's program, applicants must have a bachelor's degree or a provisional graduation certificate recognized as equivalent by the Higher Education Council. In addition, they must have a minimum of 55 standard points in the relevant score type on the ALES exam administered by ÖSYM. For the evaluation of student admission to thesis-based master's programs, 50% of the ALES score, 40% of the undergraduate GPA, and 10% of the foreign language score are taken into account. This total must be at least 60 points. For applicants who do not have a foreign language certificate from the YDS/ÜDS or an exam accepted by the Inter-University Board, the foreign language score is considered zero for the calculation. Applicants above this base score are ranked from the highest score and placed in the relevant programs according to the announced quotas.
Rules Regarding the Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Informal, Non-Formal) (1) The conditions for admission to graduate programs through lateral transfer are as follows: a) To have successfully completed at least one semester in another institute's department or field of study within the same university or institute of higher technology, or in another higher education institution's graduate program. b) To meet the university's graduate program admission requirements. c) The grade point average must be at least 70 for thesis-based and non-thesis-based master's degrees, and at least 80 for doctorates and master's degrees in arts. (2) Horizontal transfers are made between equivalent domestic graduate programs and foreign graduate programs recognized by the Council of Higher Education. At the end of each semester, the relevant department/division informs the directorate of the number of transfer students they can accept in the following semester. The quotas are discussed by the institute council and submitted to the Rectorate. (3) Candidates submit their transfer applications to the relevant institute directorate within the application period specified in the announcement, along with the required documents. (4) Applicants are evaluated and ranked by the relevant department based on their grade point average in the courses taken in the master's or doctoral program to which they are applying for undergraduate transfer and the number of graduate credits earned. This ranking is finalized after being discussed by the institute's administrative board.
Eligibility Requirements and Rules The thesis-based master's program consists of at least seven courses, seminars, and specialized courses totaling no less than 24 credits and 60 ECTS, as well as a thesis/art project totaling no less than 60 ECTS.
Program Profile The master's program, based on students' undergraduate qualifications, aims to enable them to: a) Develop their knowledge to an expert level in the same or a different field, b) Apply the theoretical and practical knowledge they have acquired at an expert level, c) Integrate knowledge from their field with knowledge from other disciplines to create new knowledge, c) Gain the ability to solve problems requiring expertise by using scientific research methods and to independently conceptualize a problem in their field, develop a solution method, solve it, evaluate the results, and apply them when necessary, d) Ensuring that they can convey current developments in their field and their own work to groups within and outside their field in written, oral, and visual formats, and that they can teach and monitor social, scientific, and ethical values while observing these values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, and disseminating data related to their subject, e) A graduate program that aims to enable students to apply the knowledge they have acquired in their field and their problem-solving skills to interdisciplinary studies; it includes education and training, scientific research and application activities, and thesis work.
Employment Profiles of Graduates (with examples) Master's degree graduates with theses can continue their doctoral education if they meet the necessary conditions.
Transition to Higher Degree Programs Graduates who successfully complete the master's program can continue their education in doctoral programs if they obtain a valid score on the ALES exam, meet the English language requirement, and are accepted by the relevant department.
Address and Contact Information (Program Director, ECTS/DS Coordinator) Prof. Dr. Selçuk ÇIKLA Chair of the Department of Turkish Language and Literature Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Turkish Language and Literature, Kurupelit Campus, Samsun Tel: 0362 312 19 19 – 5247
