[Discussion] CfA: History MA Program at Sabanci University

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SECOND ROUND ADMISSIONS ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE HISTORY GRADUATE PROGRAM AT =
SABANCI UNIVERSITY

31 May 2005 is the Second Round Admissions deadline for the History MA  =
Program at Sabanci University (Istanbul, Turkey).

The MA program revolves 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, T=FClay Artan, H=FClya Canbakal), two 19th century specialists =
(Hakan Erdem, Ak=FEin Somel), two historians of the Republican era =
(Cemil Ko=E7ak, 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 Adan=FDr, Diana Mishkova, Stephane Yerasimos)

History Graduate Program has a student exchange with the Turkish =
Language and Cultures Programme at Leiden University, the Netherlands. =
Sabanc=FD 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 : Te=FEvikiye District Project, Topkap=FD 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 with =
thesis or without thesis. MA with 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 without thesis, on the other hand, =
envisages a minimum of 12 courses spread over four semesters, a project, =
and a finishing exam. The PhD program requires an additional 8 courses =
plus a minimum of three years for thesis research and submission.=20

There are no field restrictions for applying to the MA Program in =
History.

All candidates must :
(a) Fill out a standard Application Form
Application form can be downloaded from
www.sabanciuniv.edu/Ogrenim/Lisansustu/GraduateApplicationForm.doc
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) ;
(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 (June 8, Wednesday), followed by an interview for all =
short-listed candidates (June 10, Friday). These examinations will be =
held following the application deadline (May 31, 2005). Both exam and =
interview will be made on the Orhanl=FD, Tuzla campus of the University.

Generous scholarships are offered which 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. Sel=E7uk Ak=FEin Somel
somel@sabanciuniv.edu
Phone ++ 90 - 216 - 483 9278
Fax     ++90 - 216 - 483 92 50

Address :
Sabanci University
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Orhanl=FD, Tuzla 34956 Istanbul
Turkey
www.sabanciuniv.edu/English/

Dr. Selcuk Aksin Somel
somel@sabanciuniv.edu

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<DIV align=3Djustify>SECOND ROUND =
ADMISSIONS=20
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE HISTORY GRADUATE PROGRAM AT SABANCI=20
UNIVERSITY 31 May 2005 is the Second Round Admissions =
deadline=20
for the History MA&nbsp;&nbsp;Program at Sabanci University (Istanbul,=20
Turkey). The MA program revolves around Ottoman, Late Ottoman and =
Modern=20
Turkish History, though this is not an exclusive focus, and is =
accompanied by a=20
strong emphasis on situating the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey within =
their=20
proper Balkan and Middle Eastern contexts. An innovative curriculum =
strives to=20
combine broad comparative and theoretical perspectives with empirical =
rigour,=20
teaching with learning, and personal research with institutional=20
projects. The language of instruction is English The =
standing=20
faculty comprises three pre-Tanzimat Ottomanists (Metin Kunt, T=FClay =
Artan, H=FClya=20
Canbakal), two 19th century specialists (Hakan Erdem, Ak=FEin Somel), =
two=20
historians of the Republican era (Cemil Ko=E7ak, Halil Berktay), a =
specialist in=20
Byzantine and Balkan art and architecture (Bratislav Pantelic), and an =
historian=20
of Early Modern and Modern South Europe (Pablo Sanchez Leon) In =
addition,=20
there is a regular rotation of one or two visiting professors per term =
who are=20
mostly specialists of the Ottoman Balkans (Elizabeth Zachariadou, =
Rossitsa=20
Gradeva) or of Modern Balkan and European History (Fikret Adan=FDr, =
Diana=20
Mishkova, Stephane Yerasimos) History Graduate Program has a =
student=20
exchange with the Turkish Language and Cultures Programme at Leiden =
University,=20
the Netherlands. Sabanc=FD University participates in the Socrates =
program of the=20
European Union, which offers universities an opportunity to work =
together with=20
counterparts in other European countries. It has various 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 : Te=FEvikiye District Project, Topkap=FD 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&nbsp;museums The 2-year MA program offers =
two=20
options for MA diploma, either with thesis or without thesis. MA with =
thesis=20
requires 9 courses, to be completed by the end of the third semester, =
and a=20
short thesis to be produced over the fourth semester. MA without thesis, =
on the=20
other hand, envisages a minimum of 12 courses spread over four =
semesters, a=20
project, and a finishing exam. The PhD program requires an additional 8 =
courses=20
plus a minimum of three years for thesis research and submission. =
 There=20
are no field restrictions for applying to the MA Program in =
History. All=20
candidates must : (a) Fill out a standard Application =
Form Application=20
form can be downloaded from <A=20
href=3D"http://www.sabanciuniv.edu/Ogrenim/Lisansustu/GraduateApplication=
Form.doc">www.sabanciuniv.edu/Ogrenim/Lisansustu/GraduateApplicationForm.=
doc</A></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>including (b) Statement of =
purpose=20
(min. 1500 words) reflective of their intellectual horizons and research =

interests. They should also submit (c) at least two letters of =
recommendation=20
; (d) an official, stamped and sealed BA or BSc transcript (with a =
minimum=20
2.50/4.00 CGPA) ; (e) valid LES scores (in the top 8 percent on the =
Verbal or=20
Equally Weighted scale) for applicants from Turkish universities, and =
GRE scores=20
(of a minimum total of 1100 for the Quantitative and Analytical =
components)=20
for non-Turkish students, as well as (f) a valid English language =
fluency=20
score (min. 237/580 for TOEFL, or 7 for IELTS). Admission =
procedures=20
entail, in addition to committe review of all files. Applicants from =
Turkish=20
universities are expected to take part in a written exam (June 8, =
Wednesday),=20
followed by an interview for all short-listed candidates (June 10, =
Friday).=20
These examinations will be held following the application deadline (May =
31,=20
2005). Both exam and interview will be made on the Orhanl=FD, Tuzla =
campus of the=20
University. Generous scholarships are offered which may comprise =
a=20
half-tuition waiver, a full tuition waiver, or a tuition waiver combined =
with a=20
9-month stipend. These are all competitive and merit-based, and are =
available to=20
all candidates. For further information, please contact: Dr. =
Sel=E7uk=20
Ak=FEin Somel somel@sabanciuniv.edu Phone ++ 90 - 216 - 483=20
9278 Fax&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ++90 - 216 - 483 92 =
50 Address=20
: Sabanci University Faculty of Arts and Social =
Sciences Orhanl=FD, Tuzla=20
34956 Istanbul Turkey <A=20
href=3D"http://www.sabanciuniv.edu/English/">www.sabanciuniv.edu/English/=
</A></DIV><FONT=20
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<DIV align=3Djustify> Dr. Selcuk Aksin Somel <A=20
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