Our Basic Education Department, established to meet the classroom teacher needs of the Ministry of National Education, has been serving under the roof of the Faculty of Education of Duzce University since the 2011-2012 academic year. In addition, in the 2016-2017 academic year, the master's program in classroom education with thesis was opened and started to receive its first students. The program is offered by the relevant departments of the faculty of education (Preschool, Science, English teaching, etc.) Are presented.) all undergraduate students who have graduated and met the application requirements can apply. The master's degree program in classroom education has been graduating an average of 5-10 students every semester since it was opened.
The aim of the program is education, training and high-level research in the field of Classroom Teaching has the knowledge, skills, attitude and experience to do it, can think critically, has high self-confidence and he has the qualifications to follow the innovations related to his field on a national and international scale it is to train expert individuals.
To open a doctoral program in the field of Classroom Education and to recruit students. Classroom Education in the surrounding provinces to meet the need for doctoral education. To produce projects such as Tubitak (1001-2) and Erasmus+. To increase the number of faculty members in order to enrich the faculty of the Main Branch of Science. To host the International Symposium on Classroom Teaching (USOS).
Our graduates become specialists in Classroom Education with a thesis-based master's degree.
The application requirements, necessary documents for application, quota information, and procedures and principles for student admission are determined by the decision of the Graduate Education Institute's board of directors in accordance with the relevant regulations; other necessary matters for student admission are determined by the Senate's decision and announced on the institute's website.
Candidates who hold a bachelor's degree or a diploma/recognition certificate issued by the Higher Education Council and who are expected to graduate by the final registration date can apply for the graduate program.
For applicants to the thesis-based master's program, a score from the ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam) in the field of Equal Weight (EA) and a required Weighted Grade Point Average (GPA) for the program applied to are mandatory.
A master's program can be conducted in two forms: with a thesis and without a thesis. The details of which institutes, departments, or disciplines offer these programs, and how they are conducted, are determined by the higher education institutions. The regulations regarding the transition between thesis-based and non-thesis master's programs are governed by the rules established by the senates.
A successful student who has completed at least one semester in a master's program in another department or institute within the same higher education institution, or in a graduate program at another higher education institution, may be admitted to the program through horizontal transfer. The conditions for admission through horizontal transfer are determined by the regulations accepted by the relevant senate.
As of the 2024-2025 academic year, the Department of Classroom Education continues to train teachers and classroom education specialists with 2 Professors, 3 Associate Professors, 1 Doctoral Faculty Member and 2 Research Assistants. There are dozens of books written, edited and translated by the faculty members of our department, each of whom is an expert in their field; many articles published in well-known journals, papers and workshops presented at symposiums with international and national participation.
Our graduates can apply to the PhD program in Classroom Education at other universities.
At the same time, our graduates continue to work as expert classroom teachers in the Ministry of National Education.
(1) The graduate education plans of the Institute’s main fields of study (EABD/EASD) specify the compulsory/elective courses, thesis, seminar, and other similar requirements, as well as the total number of credits required for graduation from the graduate program. These education plans are discussed and approved in accordance with the minimum content determined by the Senate and are approved after being reviewed in the annex.
(2) The graduate courses offered in a semester and the faculty members who will teach these courses are determined by the Institute’s Executive Board (EYK) based on the recommendations of the relevant department’s Graduate Programs Board (EABDB/EASDB).
(3) In order for students to take the final exam of a course, they are required to attend 70% of the theoretical part of the course and 80% of the practical sessions.
(4) In addition to mid-term exams and/or in-semester assignments, students will be assessed through a final exam and/or a semester project. Students who fail the final exam or the semester project, or are unable to attend these exams or projects, may take a resit exam or, for the project, undergo a resit assessment, provided the Senate has decided that a resit exam or assessment can be conducted for graduate programs. Resit exams and project assessments will only be given to students who have not failed due to absenteeism and have been assigned a grade of "DVZ" (Excused Absence) by the Institute. For students taking a resit exam or undergoing a resit project assessment, the grade obtained in the resit will replace the grade obtained in the final exam or semester project when determining the final grade for the course. Final exams or resit exams will be held at the place and time determined and announced by the relevant department (EABDB). The final grade awarded to a student for a course will be determined by the instructor, taking into account the mid-term exams, final exam, and/or semester project assessment, in-semester assignments, and class attendance. If a student is unable to attend the mid-term exam for a valid and acceptable reason, the department will provide an opportunity for a make-up exam. If the Senate has decided that resit exams will be held, no make-up exams will be conducted for either the final exam or the resit exam.
(5) For each course, the letter grades assigned by the instructor at the end of the semester are as follows:
The thesis-based master's program consists of at least 120 credits, including at least eight courses (which must include a course on Scientific Research Techniques and Publication Ethics, and Basic Statistics in Social Sciences), a seminar course, thesis preparation, and thesis work, provided that the total number of credits is not less than 60.
In order to establish the thesis defense jury, the student must successfully complete the required/elective courses, the seminar, thesis preparation, and thesis work courses; provide evidence that they have prepared a scientific paper, in collaboration with their advisor, that has been accepted for publication or published in a national or international peer-reviewed journal; have a minimum GPA of 2.50/4.00; and ensure that the thesis plagiarism report is below 20%. A student in the thesis-based master's program must write their thesis in accordance with the thesis writing guidelines approved by the Senate, and defend it before the thesis defense jury. Upon successfully passing the thesis defense exam and meeting all other requirements, the student who submits the completed thesis and any other documents requested by the institute to the Graduate School will be awarded a thesis-based master's degree, subject to the decision of the institute's board of directors.
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