Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

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

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
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:
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

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