[Bilimsel Haber] History MA and PhD Programs at Sabanci University, Istanbul

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:00:06 +0200

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EARLY ADMISSIONS ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE HISTORY GRADUATE PROGRAM AT SABANCI =
UNIVERSITY

24 January 2006 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 second round of =
admissions in June '06=20

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

The language of instruction is English

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 specialist in Byzantine and Balkan art and =
architecture (Bratislav Pantelic), and an historian of Early Modern and =
Modern South Europe (Pablo Sanchez Leon)

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 and =
European History (Fikret Adanir, Diana Mishkova)

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, Norvegian and Spanish universities

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 =
nationalism studies, education reform, critical historiography, =
comparative empires to community societies and museums

The 2-year MA program offers two options for MA diploma, either 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.

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.

All candidates must :

(a) Fill out a standard Application Form (*) including
(b) Statement of purpose (min. 1500 words) reflective of their =
intellectual horizons and research interests.

They should also submit

(c) at least two letters of recommendation ;
(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 ;
(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 1100 for the Quantitative and Analytical =
components) for non-Turkish students, as well as
(f) a valid English language fluency score (min. 237/580 for TOEFL, or 7 =
for IELTS).

Admission procedures entail, in addition to committe review of all =
files. Applicants from Turkish universities are expected to take part in =
a written exam (30 January, Monday), followed by an interview for all =
short-listed candidates (1 February, Wednesday). These examinations will =
be held following the application deadline (24 January 2006). Both exam =
and interview will be made on the Orhanli, Tuzla campus of the =
University.

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). Scholarships may comprise a half-tuition =
waiver, a full tuition waiver, or a tuition waiver combined with a =
9-month stipend. These are all competitive and merit-based, and are =
available to all candidates.

For further information, please contact :
Dr. Selcuk Aksin Somel

somel@sabanciuniv.edu=20
Phone +90-216-483 9278

Postal Address :
Sabanci University
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Orhanli, Tuzla
34956 Istanbul
Turkey

www.sabanciuniv.edu/ssbf/hist/eng
(*) Application form can be downloaded from =
www.sabanciuniv.edu/Ogrenim/Lisansustu/GraduateApplicationForm.doc=20

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF=20
THE HISTORY GRADUATE PROGRAM AT SABANCI UNIVERSITY 24 =
January=20
2006 is the Early Admissions deadline for the History MA and PhD =
Programs at=20
Sabanci University (Istanbul, Turkey). Depending on the first-round =
results,=20
there may or may not be a second round of admissions in June '06=20
</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify> Both the MA and the PhD programs revolve around =
Ottoman,=20
Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish History, though this is not an exclusive =
focus,=20
and is accompanied by a strong emphasis on situating the Ottoman =
Empire and=20
Modern Turkey within their proper Balkan and Middle Eastern =
contexts. An=20
innovative curriculum strives to combine broad comparative and =
theoretical=20
perspectives with empirical rigour, teaching with learning, and personal =

research with institutional projects The language of instruction =
is=20
English The standing faculty comprises three pre-Tanzimat =
Ottomanists=20
(Metin Kunt, Tulay Artan, Hulya Canbakal), two 19th century specialists =
(Hakan=20
Erdem, Aksin Somel), two historians of the Republican era (Cemil Kocak, =
Halil=20
Berktay), a specialist in Byzantine and Balkan art and architecture =
(Bratislav=20
Pantelic), and an historian of Early Modern and Modern South Europe =
(Pablo=20
Sanchez Leon) In addition, there is a regular rotation of one or =
two=20
visiting professors per term who are mostly specialists of the Ottoman =
Balkans=20
(Elizabeth Zachariadou, Rossitsa Gradeva) or of Modern Balkan and =
European=20
History (Fikret Adanir, Diana Mishkova) History Graduate Program =
has a=20
student exchange with the Turkish Language and Cultures Programme at =
Leiden=20
University, the Netherlands. Sabanci University participates in the =
Socrates=20
program of the European Union, which offers universities an opportunity =
to work=20
together with counterparts in other European countries. It has various=20
agreements with British, Danish, Dutch, German, Norvegian and Spanish=20
universities Ongoing institutional projects (such as the Joint =
History=20
Project, The Shared History Project, Alternative History Textbooks =
Writing=20
Project, Urban History : Tesvikiye District Project, Topkapi Palace =
"1680=20
Treasury Registers" Project, Royal Courts and Households Project) are=20
well-connected to national or international networks ranging from =
nationalism=20
studies, education reform, critical historiography, comparative empires =
to=20
community societies and museums The 2-year MA program offers two =
options=20
for MA diploma, either by thesis or by examination. MA by thesis =
requires 9=20
courses, to be completed by the end of the third semester, and a short =
thesis to=20
be produced over the fourth semester. MA by examination, on the other =
hand,=20
envisages a minimum of 12 courses spread over four semesters, and a =
finishing=20
exam.</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify> The PhD program requires an additional 8 =
courses plus a=20
minimum of three years for thesis research and submission. There =
are no=20
field restrictions for applying to the MA Program in History, while PhD=20
applicants must have an MA (or the equivalent) in History, Art and =
Architectural=20
History, Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science, or =
Literature. All=20
candidates must : (a) Fill out a standard Application Form (*)=20
including (b) Statement of purpose (min. 1500 words) reflective of =
their=20
intellectual horizons and research interests. They should also=20
submit (c) at least two letters of recommendation ; (d) an =
official,=20
stamped and sealed BA or BSc transcript (with a minimum 2.50/4.00 CGPA) =
for the=20
MA Program, and both the undergraduate and master's transcripts for the =
PhD=20
Program ; (e) valid LES scores (in the top 8 percent on the Verbal or =
Equally=20
Weighted scale) for applicants from Turkish universities, and GRE scores =
(of a=20
minimum total of 1100 for the Quantitative and Analytical components) =
for=20
non-Turkish students, as well as (f) a valid English language fluency =
score=20
(min. 237/580 for TOEFL, or 7 for IELTS). Admission procedures =
entail, in=20
addition to committe review of all files. Applicants from Turkish =
universities=20
are expected to take part in a written exam (30 January, Monday), =
followed by an=20
interview for all short-listed candidates (1 February, Wednesday). These =

examinations will be held following the application deadline (24 January =
2006).=20
Both exam and interview will be made on the Orhanli, Tuzla campus of the =

University. The annual tuition fee for graduate studies at SU is=20
currently USD 7500, while the total cost per year may come to 11,000 =
dollars=20
(including on-campus room and board). Scholarships may comprise a =
half-tuition=20
waiver, a full tuition waiver, or a tuition waiver combined with a =
9-month=20
stipend. These are all competitive and merit-based, and are available to =
all=20
candidates. For further information, please contact : Dr. =
Selcuk Aksin=20
Somel </DIV>
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<DIV align=3Djustify>Phone +90-216-483 =
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