TURKÄ°SH FOLKLORE
Second Cycle Programmes
(Master's Degree)

D.1. General Information about Program

Turkish Folklore Department, which provided a dimension to academic folklore studies in Turkey, is established by Prof. Dr. Dursun Yıldırım. As a result of Prof. Dr. Dursun Yıldırım's report entitled “General Information About Folklore and Considerations on Establishing Folklore Divisions in Our Universities” which was given to The Council of Higher Education and the discussions which he initiated at “I. National Culture Council”, The Council of Higher Education decided to open Turkish Folkore Divisions in Universites in order to give education in Licence, Master and Phd degrees. After this decision, in 1982, under the Department of Turkish Language and Literature, Turkish Folklore Division has started education. Today, Our Department, which is the first and the modal of many Folklore Divisions and Departments established in many Universities, is seen as a center in which many valuable scholars had their education.

Turkish Folklore Division resumes its educational activities with the aims of compiling and analysing oral and material elements of culture in historical geography of Turkic World in the light of folklore theories and methods and making contribution to the development of Turkic World studies.

Today, there are 8000 books in our division's Necdet-Neşide Sançar Donation Library. Also, our users have access to License and Master Thesis which were carried out within our division, in our division's website.

D.2 Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree

D.3. Level of Qualification

QF-EHEA: 2
EQF-LLL: 7

D.4. Provisions for Registration

1. Applicants who apply to the program must have completed a four-year Bachelor's Degree.

2. Applicants are required to score at least 55 standard points from verbal category of the Academic Staff and Graduate Education Examination (Akademik Personel ve Lisansüstü Eğitimine Giriş Sınavı, ALES) organized by Measurement, Selection and Placement Center (Ölçme, Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi, ÖSYM). Alternatively, applicants are required to submit an equivalent score, determined by the Hacettepe University Senate, in the internationally recognized GRE and GMAT examinations.

3. Applicants are required to score at least 50 in the Foreign Knowledge in Foreign Language Placement Examination (Yabancı Dil Seviye Tespit Sınavı, YDS). Alternatively, applicants are required to submit an equivalent score from other foreign language examinations, held at the national or international level, whose equivalence is approved by ÖSYM.

4. International students' applications are accepted in line within “Hacettepe University Graduate Programme and Exam Regulation" in Official Gazette (29 November 2016, No:29900).

5. Those conditions, which are not included, are applied in accordance with the related provisions of the Hacettepe University Graduate Education, Instruction and Examination Regulations (Hacettepe Üniversitesi Lisansüst Eğitim, Öğretim ve Sınav Yönetmeliği).

D.5. Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Students have to gain no less than 21 credits and “THB 697 Turkish Folklore Seminar” and “THB 600 Private Matters” ,which is consisting of preparing a master thesis, must be added to their program in order to graduate. According to European Credit Transfer System, students have to gain no less than 60 credits and “THB 697 Turkish Folklore Seminar” and “THB 600 Private Matters”, which is consisting of preparing a master thesis and must not be less than 60 credits, must be added to their program in order to graduate:

http://www.sosyalbilimler.hacettepe.edu.tr/yonetmelik_02_12_2013.pdf

D.6. Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning

To enter Tuskish Folklore Division, students must complete their secondary education or an equivalent education program abroad and fulfill the conditions specified in Hacettepe University Education and Examinations Regulation for internal transferring:

http://www.sosyalbilimler.hacettepe.edu.tr/yonetmelik_02_12_2013.pdf

D.7. Goals and Objectives

Main goal of programme is to provide an academical and intelectual medium for students to advance their professional knowledge, ability and experince on conceptual and methodological areas and cultural researches. One of the main concern of programme is to contribute maximum benefit for scienctific progress and state's social, financial and cultural development.

D.12. Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Students who graduates from Turkish Language and Literature Department Turkish Folklore Division Master Program generally can continue their education in Phd programs. They can also work as “expert” in Ministry of Culture and TRT (Turkish National Radio and Television).

D.13. Access to Further Studies

QF-EHEA: 3
EQF-LLL: 8

D.15. Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Grading and Assesment Methods for every course are described in Information Packages by relevant lecturers. In order to successfully complete the courses, the speciments on grades stated in “Hacettepe University Post Graduate Education and Examination Regulations” will be applied:

http://www.sosyalbilimler.hacettepe.edu.tr/yonetmelik_02_12_2013.pdf

D.16. Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate, students must collect at least "21 national credit: 7 lectures [must and elective lectures] and 1 seminar lecture [THB697 Turkish Folklore Seminar] not less than 60 ECTS credits" and "thesis [THB600-I/II lectures] with 60 ECTS credits. Total 120 ECTS credits are required.

For further regulations please use the links below:

http://fs.hacettepe.edu.tr/sosbil/dosyalar/yonetmelikler/sinavyonetmeligi301116.pdf

http://fs.hacettepe.edu.tr/sosbil/dosyalar/yonetmelikler/1%20MART%202017%20YOK%20YONETMELIK.pdf

http://fs.hacettepe.edu.tr/sosbil/dosyalar/yonetmelikler/HACETTEPElisansustuegitimogretimyonetmelikdegisiklik250417.pdf

D.17. Education Type

1. Full Time Education

D.18. Programme Director