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The Graduate School of Education is dedicated to producing well-qualified high school teachers with potential for leadership in Turkish education; providing career and lifelong learning opportunities for practising teachers; conducting and disseminating research to develop educational knowledge; and working cooperatively with partner schools and other national and international education organizations.
Graduate School of Education, Bilkent University, Main Campus-G Building, 06800 Bilkent, Ankara-Turkey
Tel: (312) 290 2950, gse@bilkent.edu.tr, Education Room-Bilkent University Library http://teached.bilkent.edu.tr/
DEGREE PROGRAMS
MA in Curriculum and Instruction with Teaching Certificate
(Eğitim Programları ve Öğretim ve Pedagojik Formasyon Eğitimi Programı) Apply/Başvur
Bilkent Graduate School of Education opened in 2000 with a teacher education program offering a master's degree, dedicated to producing well qualified high school teachers in five subject areas: biology, English, mathematics, Turkish language and literature, and physics. Since then we have graduated over four hundred teachers. Most of these alumni were appointed on graduation to teach in prestigious schools in Turkey, and many have since gone on to take their place as leaders in schools, and are already making contributions to the development of education in Turkey. Since 2011, students who successfully complete their two-year program at the Graduate School of Education also gain an International Baccalaureate Teacher Award. The MA in Curriculum Instruction with Teaching Certificate (CITE) program provides an opportunity for qualified students to obtain a teaching certificate recognized by the Ministry of National Education, a teaching-learning certificate recognized by the International Baccalaureate Organization, an MA degree in Curriculum and Instruction, in a combined, full-time, local and international practicum-centered, two-year academic and professional program. (For more information: http://teached.bilkent.edu.tr ) Application deadline: May 27, 2018
MA in Curriculum and Instruction
The MA in Curriculum and Instruction was opened in 2007. The program is for professional practitioners in education, including school teachers, who wish to continue their education while still working as educators. (For more information http://ci.bilkent.edu.tr) Application deadline: May 27, 2018
MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
The Master of Arts degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) at Bilkent University was established in 1988 to enhance the quality of English language instruction in Turkey. It is now firmly established as one of the premier TEFL programs in Turkey, with an emphasis on research and on promoting the professional development of practicing teachers. Over nearly 27 years, hundreds of teachers from around the country and region have successfully completed the MA TEFL program. Bilkent University is proud of its MA TEFL graduates, who are among the leaders of English language teaching in Turkey. For more information: http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~matefl/ Application deadline: May 14, 2018
PhD in Curriculum and Instruction
The PhD program in Curriculum and Instruction was opened in 2011. It is aimed at teachers and other educators who will contribute to the advancement of knowledge and methods of enquiry through independent and original research, allowing them to make an effective and up-to-date contribution to quality education within the education sectors in Turkey. (For more information http://ci.bilkent.edu.tr)