DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Museology

General Description

History

Dokuz Eylul University Museum Studies MA Programme was found in 2014 in order to educate academic staff on field of museum studies. Moreover, Turkey plays a remerkable part in the World Cultural Heritage and so as to keep its seat, Turkey has to close to gap between museums and qualified personnel via master programmes. The language of the program is Turkish.

Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree in Museum Studies (MA)

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines, Transcript, Acceptable score on ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam) or Equivalent GRE, GMAT score. Acceptable score on Language Proficiency Tests. Acceptable weighted score based on the first cycle cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. The exceptions to the requirements of ALES and Foreign Language Proficiency scores is announced by the Graduate School. However, ALES requirement is waived for the admissions to the second cycle graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test as well as for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs. Final admission is based on the evaluation of the related academic unit committee. International student admission requirements are decided by the Graduate School Executive Committee.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

2 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 120 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

Academic staff of Dokuz Eylul University Museum Studies Programme has 4 lecturers, 2 specialists and 1 research assisant. Museum Studies MA Programme lasting two years consisting of 4 semesters. Course language is Turkish. Museum Studies MA programme provides to educate qualified personnels to work in several museums and academic personnels for universities.

Key Learning Outcomes

1   Students are expected to acquire the terminology and basic concepts related to Museology.
2   Students are expected to have professional competence in all applied fields related with museums and museology.
3   Students are expected to be aware of the interdisciplinary interaction between the field of Museology and other fields.
4   Students are expected to acquire knowledge on the theoretical and practical aspects of Museology.
5   Students are expected to establish relations between museology and cultural processes
6   Students are expected to interpret and apply their acquired knowledge by integrating it to knowledge coming from different fields.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Students being graduated from Museum Studies MA Programme gain information and skill on museums, exhibition, design, educational programmes additional to academic studies.
State and public museums, private museums and virtual museums which have a remerkable increase, create new workspaces for graduates.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

The Master's program in the Department of Museum Studies has 120 ECTS and the duration is four semesters. The program consists of compulsory courses, elective courses, and a thesis. Thesis is graded on a pass/fail basis.. Students has to acquire at least 2.50 GPA (grade points average) on a 4.00 scale.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 MZC 5025 MUSEUM THEMES AND EXHIBITION I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4
G 2 SBE 5000 TECHNIQUES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 21
TOTAL:   30
 
1 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 MZC 5003 ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART MUSEUMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 2 MZC 5005 HISTORY OF TURKISH MUSEUM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 3 MZC 5007 ANTHROPOLOGY OF ART ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 4 MZC 5009 INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 5 MZC 5033 CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT IN INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 6 MZC 5021 MUSEUMS AND SOCIETY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 7 MZC 5023 LITTERATURSTUDIER I MUSEOLOGI ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 8 MZC 5027 EXHIBITION DESIGN ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 9 MZC 5031 COLLECTION MANAGEMENT IN MUSEUMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 10 MZC 5017 MUSEUM PALACES AND PALACE COLLECTIONS IN TURKEY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
 
2 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 MZC 5096 SEMINAR COMPULSORY 0 2 0 3
B 2 MZC 5002 MUSEUM THEMES AND EXHIBITION II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 9
B 3 MZC 5098 FIELD STUDY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 14
TOTAL:   30
 
2 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 MZC 5004 CURATORS AND MUSEUMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 2 MZC 5006 TURKISH CULTURE HISTORY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 3 MZC 5008 TRAINING PROGRAMMES IN MUSEOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 4 MZC 5010 ADVANCED DOCUMENTATION TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 5 MZC 5014 CONCEPT OF CITY AND MUSEUM-CITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 6 MZC 5032 CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC SETTINGS AND MUSEUMS IN TURKEY FROM REPUBLIC TO PRESENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 7 MZC 5024 THEORIES OF MUSEUM STUDIES AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 8 MZC 5026 CULTURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 9 MZC 5028 CULTURAL POLICIES AND MUSEUMS IN TURKEY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 10 MZC 5030 PROTECTION OF ARTWORK AND SECURITY APPLICATIONS IN MUSEUMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 11 MZC 5022 MUSEUM ARCHITECTURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
 
3.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 MZC 5099 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 
4.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 MZC 5099 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course is defined in the the Course Description Form which is prepared by related faculty member/s and included in the information package. Exams and course success notes is subject to the relevant articles of the DEU Regulation on Graduate Education. Dokuz Eylul University, Graduate Education Regulation web address: http://www.sbe.deu.edu.tr/sbe/mevzuat

Graduation Requirements

Second Cycle (Master's Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (at least 53 ECTS), a seminar (3 ECTS) and field study (4 ECTS) and thesis (60 ECTS), in total 120 ECTS credits. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50/4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB/ S / TP grades.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Prof. Dr. Remzi YAĞCI
Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Museum Studies
Tınaztepe, Buca IZMIR
Phone: 0 232 301 87 15
email: remzi.yagci@deu.edu.tr