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<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>EARLY ADMISSIONS ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE
HISTORY</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>GRADUATE PROGRAM AT SABANCI UNIVERSITY</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>22 January 2008 is the Early Admissions deadline
for the History MA and PhD Programs at Sabanci University (Istanbul, Turkey).
Depending on the first-round results, there may or may not be a </FONT><FONT
face=Garamond size=4>second round of admissions in June 2008.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Both the MA and the PhD programs revolve around
Ottoman, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish History, though this is not an
exclusive focus, and is accompanied by a strong emphasis on situating the
Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey within their proper Balkan and Middle Eastern
contexts. An innovative curriculum strives to combine broad comparative and
theoretical perspectives with empirical rigour, teaching with learning, and
personal research with institutional projects.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>The language of instruction is English.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>The standing faculty comprises three pre-Tanzimat
Ottomanists (Metin Kunt, Tulay Artan, Hulya Canbakal), two 19th century
specialists (Hakan Erdem, Aksin Somel), two historians of the Republican era
(Cemil Kocak, Halil Berktay), a historian of Central-Southeast Europe (Fikret
Adanir), and a specialist in Byzantine and Balkan art and architecture
(Bratislav Pantelic).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>In addition, there is a regular rotation of one or
two visiting professors per term who are mostly specialists of the Ottoman
Balkans (Elizabeth Zachariadou, Rossitsa Gradeva) or of Modern Balkan History
(Diana Mishkova).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>History Graduate Program has a student exchange
with the Turkish Language and Cultures Programme at Leiden University, the
Netherlands. Sabanci University participates in the Socrates program of the
European Union, which offers universities an opportunity to work together with
counterparts in other European countries. It has various agreements with
British, Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian and Spanish universities.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Ongoing institutional projects (such as the Joint
History Project, The Shared History Project, Alternative History Textbooks
Writing Project, Urban History : Tesvikiye District Project, Topkapi Palace
"1680 Treasury Registers" Project, Royal Courts and Households Project) are
well-connected to national or international networks ranging from </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>nationalism studies, education reform, critical
historiography, comparative empires to community societies and
museums.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>*Sabanci History Graduate Program offers
scholarships which may comprise a half-tuition waiver, a full tuition waiver, or
a tuition </FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>waiver combined with a 9-month
stipend. Scholarships are open to all candidates on a competitive basis; they
are renewable according to merit. Starting from Fall 2008, two new PhD-level
scholarships will be available for graduate students who will participate in the
project on the "History of Istanbul" managed jointly by Sabanci University,
Harvard University and Packard Humanities Institute.*</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>The 2-year MA program offers two options for MA
diploma, either<SPAN class=523471510-26112007> </SPAN>*by* *thesis* or *by*
*examination*. MA by thesis requires 9 courses, to be completed by the end of
the third semester, and a short thesis to be produced over the fourth semester.
MA by examination, on the other hand, envisages a minimum of 12 courses spread
over four semesters, and a finishing exam. The PhD program requires an
additional 8 courses plus a minimum of three years for thesis research and
submission.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>There are no field restrictions for applying to
the MA Program in History, while PhD applicants must have an MA (or the
equivalent) in History, Art and Architectural History, Sociology, Anthropology,
Political Science, or Literature.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>All candidates must :</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>(a) Fill out a standard Application Form
(*)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>including</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond><FONT size=4>(b) Statement of purpose (min. 1500 words)
reflective of<SPAN class=523471510-26112007> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Garamond size=4>their intellectual horizons and research
interests.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>They should also submit</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>(c) at least two letters of recommendation
;</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>(d) an official, stamped and sealed BA or BSc
transcript (with a minimum 2.50/4.00 CGPA) for the MA Program, and both the
undergraduate and master's transcripts for the PhD Program ;</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>(e) valid LES scores (in the top 8 percent on the
Verbal or Equally Weighted scale) for applicants from Turkish universities, and
GRE scores (of a minimum total of 610 for the Quantitative components)<SPAN
class=523471510-26112007> </SPAN>for non-Turkish students, as well as</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>(f) a valid English language fluency score (min.
237/580 for TOEFL, or 7 for IELTS).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Admission procedures entail, in addition to
committe review of all files. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Applicants from Turkish universities are expected
to take part in a </FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>*written* *exam* (*28*
*January*, *Monday*), followed by an *interview* </FONT><FONT face=Garamond
size=4>*for* *all* *short*-*listed* *candidates (30 January, Wednesday)*. These
</FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>examinations will be held following the
application deadline (22 January </FONT><FONT face=Garamond size=4>2006). Both
exam and interview will be made on the Orhanli, Tuzla campus </FONT><FONT
face=Garamond size=4>of the University.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>The annual tuition fee for graduate studies at SU
is currently USD 7500, while the total cost per year may come to 11,000 dollars
(including on-campus room and board).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>For further information, please contact
:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Dr. Selcuk Aksin Somel</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4><somel@sabanciuniv.edu <</FONT><A
href="mailto:somel@sabanciuniv.edu"><U><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Garamond
size=4>mailto:somel@sabanciuniv.edu</FONT></U></FONT></A><FONT face=Garamond
size=4>>></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Phone +90-216-483 9278</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Postal Address :</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Sabanci University</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Orhanli, Tuzla</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>34956 Istanbul</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>Turkey</FONT></P>
<P><A href="outbind://30/www.sabanciuniv.edu/ssbf/hist/eng/"><U><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT face=Garamond
size=4>www.sabanciuniv.edu/ssbf/hist/eng/</FONT></U></FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Garamond size=4>(*) Application form can be downloaded from
</FONT><A
href="outbind://30/www.sabanciuniv.edu/eng/ok/basvuru/lisansustu/documents/ApplicationForm_000.doc"><U><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT face=Garamond
size=4>www.sabanciuniv.edu/eng/ok/basvuru/lisansustu/documents/ApplicationForm_000.doc</FONT></U></FONT></A></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>