History Department Awaits Non-Thesis Master's Program Students
Our university brought another graduate program to the academic world. The History Department Non-Thesis Master's Program, which started its academic activities within the Institute of Social Sciences, was opened with the aim of providing an in-depth perspective to all candidates who have received their undergraduate education in the field of history and who are interested in the field of history and want to improve themselves in this field, even though they have received their undergraduate education in a different field.
The History Department Non-Thesis Master's Program, which was launched for students who want to take the first step towards specializing in a certain field of history, will teach how to respond with a productive and critical scientific thought to research problems in the field of history. Candidates studying in the program will be able to establish a relationship between the discipline of history and other social sciences, to apply the research methods of the discipline of history, to look at historical events from the perspective of historical methodology, to conduct academic studies using research and analysis methods in the field of history, and to examine current developments from a historical perspective. . Graduates will also gain the ability to access and evaluate historical data, and to interpret the reliability of the data.
Seljuk History, Ottoman History and History of the Republic of Turkey will come to the fore among the areas focused on by the program, which consists of academicians who are experts in their fields. Candidates will be entitled to receive a Non-Thesis Master's Degree in History if they are successful in the courses they will choose from a wide range of courses such as Scientific Research Methods, Scientific Ethics, History Methodology, History of Turkish Seljuks, Sources of Seljuk History, Ancient History, History of Islamic Civilization and Institutions, European History, Medieval History, Ottoman History, General Turkish History, Contemporary Turkish History, Republican History Resources and Methodology, Contemporary History, Ottoman Turkish, Sources and Methodology in Historical Studies.
Assist. Prof. Gülbin Fırat Onat used the following statements regarding the opening of the program: “The History Department Non-Thesis Master's Program will start accepting its first students as of the next semester. History Department continues to be a department that attracts more and more attention with each passing day. We think that it is a very useful program especially for those who want to improve their knowledge in this field, contribute to their academic careers and make professional progress. At the same time, History Department Non-Thesis Master's Program will be an advantage for those who are in a busy work schedule and thus, postpone their master's degree since course hours are suitable for working conditions. We anticipate that our program will be highly preferred by history graduates who want to further develop their knowledge, as well as candidates who want to pursue different academic studies or make progress in their working life in the future. We hope that our program will be beneficial for both our university and our future students with its rich course content and well-equipped academic staff.. We would like to thank our esteemed Rector Prof. Dr. Fethi Ahmet Polat who encouraged and always supported us in the efforts to open the program.
-- Translated by Eda YUCA