[Bilimsel Haber] Sabanci U. History Graduate Admissions

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From: Akşin Somel <somel at sabanciuniv.edu>
Date: Apr 18, 2007 7:03 AM
Subject: Sabanci U. History Graduate Admissions

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

1 June 2007 is the Second Round Admissions deadline for the History MA
and PhD Programs at Sabanci University (Istanbul, Turkey).

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 art historian of Medieval
Europe (Maja Kominko).

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 610 for the Quantitative 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* (*18* *June*, *Monday*), followed by an
*interview* *for* *all*
*short*-*listed* *candidates (20 June, Wednesday)*. These examinations
will be held following the application deadline (1 June 2007). 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 at sabanciuniv.edu <mailto:somel at sabanciuniv.edu>>
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

http://www.sabanciuniv.edu/tr/ok/basvuru/lisansustu/documents/Applicatio
n-FORM_001.doc