Prof. Ayşe Akyel
Dean of the School of Graduate Studies in Educational Sciences

The main objective of our school is to maintain the best success in postgraduate studies related to teaching and teacher education, by offering extensive and effective programmes. At present in relation to teaching and teacher education, there are four main master programmes in the school: Turkish Language and Literature Education, Maths Education, English Education and Music Education. These programmes aim at providing support in gaining the basic necessary skills and knowledge to those who wish to become teachers.

Moreover, another MA programme, namely Educational Economy and Planning, has been opened in our school. This programme aims to help individuals who would like to work as principals in secondary schools as well as educational counsellors and specialists in departments of lifelong education and human resources of governmental and non-govermental institutions.

In relation to English language education, our school will open a new MA programme in English Language Education as of the 2006-2007 academic year. This programme is aimed at helping English language teachers with a minimum of 2 years of teaching experience, in their professional development to become successful teacher trainers. The program is also aimed at providing opportunities for those who are interested in pursuing further academic studies in the field of English language education.