TECHNO and ENVÄ°RONMENTAL EDUCA. Ä°N CHEM. EDUCA. DÄ°STANCE EDUCATÄ°ON NON-THESÄ°S MASTER'S PROGRAM
Second Cycle Programmes
(Master's Degree)

D.1. General Information about Program

Social, cultural, scientific and technological developments occurring in the World and in Turkey caused changes in the properties that students as the prolific members of society should have in the future. Thus, the capabilities and skills that the graduates of the new century are expected to possess came into prominence. The capabilities and skills students need to gain are as in the following: communication in native language, communication in foreign languages, competence in mathematics, competence in science and technology, digital competence, learning to learn, using the initiative and perception of entrepreneurship, social and public competence, and cultural awareness and expression. Besides, the curricula renewed accordingly in our country also includes personal, interpersonal and cognitive skills such as literacy (health, literacy, scientific literacy, environmental literacy, financial literacy, technological literacy, information literacy, media literacy, etc.) and socio-cultural awareness.     

2023 education vision? , which was published by the Ministry of National Education, sets such targets as getting students to gain awareness of generating reformatory solutions to the problems in their environment at earlier ages and to gain skills of generating those solutions by blending them with disciplines such as mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences and fine arts; to get them to use information technologies as an instrument of production?, developing solutions to problems and as an instrument of putting their dreams into action; and to get them to use the digital content as an instrument by creating classroom environments which direct them into inquiry, schematic thinking, conceptual learning which are suitable to work individually or in groups. Training leader teachers who can actively use and develop technological materials is encouraged by means of those targets.   

Environmental literacy, which is one of the capabilities and skills called the skills of the 21st century and which is emphasised in the new curricula, is one of the objectives of environmental education. Environmental education has become obligatory especially to recognise environmental problems, to struggles with those problems and to minimise them.

The purpose in opening, technology and environmental education in chemistry education non-thesis distance post-graduate programme is to enable students to do in-depth analysis and to make interpretation of the scientific subjects related to chemistry, technology and environmental education; to develop technology-assisted materials and to use them in their classes actively; to have environmental awareness and offer solutions to relevant problems and to gain skills to  do  research in the field of chemistry, technology and environmental education independently. 

The programme is important especially in that it contains the capabilities and skills emphasised in the curricula and in 2023 educational vision. Those who join the programme will have the opportunity to take courses related to technology and environmental education in addition to course in chemistry by blending the three areas together in the programme. Running the programme as distance education will solve the time and place problems of those who live outside Ankara. Besides, compared to the post-graduate programmes in Turkey, this programme will have additional value due to the fact that it is a non-thesis and a distance education programme. 

D.2 Qualification Awarded

Non-thesis Master's Degree

D.3. Level of Qualification

QF-EHEA: 2
EQF-LLL: 7

D.4. Provisions for Registration

• Being a graduate of the mathematics and physical sciences education, chemistry education, science education departments of educational faculties, a graduate of chemistry department of colleges of science or chemistry engineering and environmental engineering departments of the faculties of engineering. 

D.5. Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The programme contains at least ten courses 30 credits and 90 ECTS at the minimum and a term project. It is obligatory for students to register in the course in the semester when the course on term project is taken and to prepare a written project and/or report. The course on term project is taken in the final semester. Students need to pass the term project course and have academic score average of 2.50 over 4 at the minimum.  

D.6. Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning

The criterion set by Hacettepe University Regulation on Post-graduate Education and Examination will be considered in this respect. 

D.7. Goals and Objectives

Technology and Environmental Education in Chemistry Education non-thesis distance post-graduate programme- which is recommended to be opened aims to inculcate in students the ability to analyse in-depth and interpret the scientific subjects in the area of chemistry, technology and environmental education; to develop and actively use technology assisted materials in their classes; to have awareness of environmental issues and make recommendations for solutions of relevant problems and to do independent research in the area of chemistry, technology and environmental education. 

D.12. Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The graduates of, technology and environmental education in chemistry education non-thesis distance post-graduate education programme can be employed in the research units of universities, in private schools and in various departments of the Ministry of National Education and of the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning in positions such as scheduling, supervising and management, in such sectors as designing and marketing educational materials and institutions of broadcasting, in publishing, in businesses developing educational materials and they  work as an expert of science. 

D.13. Access to Further Studies

QF-EHEA:
EQF-LLL:

D.14. Profile of the Programme

The programme contains 10 courses 1 of which is obligatory and 9 of which are elective. Students have to complete at least 90 ECTS (10 courses and 1 project with 30 local credits). 

D.15. Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

The criteria set by Hacettepe University post-graduate education-teaching and testing regulation will be considered in this respect. 

D.16. Graduation Requirements

• Taking courses which meet 90 ECTS,
• Attaining weighted score of   2.5 at the minimum or attaining the average score regarded by the university senate. 
• Writing a report for post-graduation completion project in the chemistry, technology and environmental education non-thesis distance post-graduate education programme. 

D.17. Education Type

Distance Education

D.18. Programme Director

Prof. Dr. Ayhan Yılmaz