About Departmant

History

Gazi University was established in 1926 under the leadership of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, under the name of Middle Teacher Training School to train Contemporary Teachers. In 1929, it moved to the current Gazi University Rectorate building together with the Ankara Male Primary Education School and took the name "Gazi Teacher Training School and Training Institute". Between 1929-1948, the departments of Painting, Physical Education, Music, Education (Pedagogy), French, English and German were established. Gazi Teachers' School and Training Institute was transformed into Gazi Education Institute in 1947; In 1980, with the decision of the Ministry of National Education, it became the "Gazi Higher Teachers School" providing 4-year education. As a result of the establishment of Gazi University in 1982, he continued his education in Gazi University under the name of "Gazi Education Faculty".
Geography Education, History, Turkish Language and Literature and Philosophy departments, which provide four (4) years of education as a separate department, were transformed into a department in 1998 and the education period was increased to five (5) years and gathered under the name of the Department of Secondary Education Social Fields Education. The department in question is recognized as the department at the Institute of Educational Sciences, and the departments affiliated to the department are recognized as science branches. Since 2014, the education period of our department has been reduced to 4 years and the student quota has been reduced to 20. The name of the department to which our department is affiliated was first changed to Social Sciences and Turkish, then Turkish and Social Sciences education, and Turkish and Social Studies teaching departments were added to the same department.

About Programme

Our department, established in 1998 within the framework of the restructuring of the faculties of education. From this date the Turkish Language and Literature, History, Geography and Philosophy departments were constructed and collected under the name of Department of Social Sciences Education. Our department was changed to Turkish and Social Sciences Department in 2016. Our department is provided for a total of 4 years. The language of instruction is Turkish. Department of the undergraduate program, mandatory subject area knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, general culture and practice lessons are given. Semester courses are conducted on the basis of our department. In addition to compulsory courses, elective courses for the student''s interests and abilities are also available. Lessons are carried out both theoretically and practically. There are master''s and doctoral programs in the department. Bachelor of graduates who complete their studies by public and private sectors can work as a teacher. Department consists 11 professors, 5 associate professors, 1 assistant professors, 3 research assistants total of 20.