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Doctorate(Third Cycle) Master's Degree(Second Cycle) Bachelor's Degree(First Cycle) Associate(Short Cycle)

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http://sosyalbe-cografya.web.nku.edu.tr/

Geography Master Degree With a Thesis Program

Academic Unit Presenting the Program

Geography

Program Director

Department Head: Prof. Dr. Emre ÖZŞAHİN Bologna Representative: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ziya İNCE

Program Type

Master Degree With a Thesis Program

Level of Degree Earned

Master's Degree

Degree Earned

Postgraduate Diploma

Education Type

Tam Zamanlı

Registration Acceptance Conditions

Graduated from Geography and Geography Education Departments

Recognition of Prior Learning

The process of recognizing prior education in Turkish higher education institutions is still in its early stages. Therefore, the recognition of prior education has not been fully initiated in all programs of Namık Kemal University. However, an exemption exam is held at the beginning of each academic year for the compulsory Foreign Language course in the curriculum of the departments. Students who have completed the learning process on their own from these courses or who think that they have achieved the learning outcomes in these courses through different means have the right to take these exams. Students who are successful in the exam are exempted from the relevant course in the curriculum.

Degree Requirements and Rules

to take a minimum of 7 courses with a minimum of 21 local credits.
to succeed in all the courses with a letter grade of at least CC/S
to prepare and defend a master's dissertation
to have a Cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 2.00/4.00 with a minimum of 120 ECTS credits.

Program Profile

At the master's level, specialization is gained in the field of Geography and its sub-branches, physical and human geograph

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Geography Master's degree graduates can work in official institutions such as the Mineral Research and Exploration Institute, State Hydraulic Works, Rural Services, General Directorate of Forestry, Highways, General Directorate of Meteorology, State Institute of Statistics, State Planning Organization, etc. and ministries such as the Ministry of National Education, Ministry of Tourism, and Ministry of Environment.

Access To Upper Degree

Candidates who successfully complete their Master's degree in Geography can continue their PhD program if they receive a sufficient score in the ALES exam and a sufficient score in the foreign language exam.

Exams, Assessment and Grading

At least one midterm exam is administered each term. In addition to midterms, projects and assignments, the dates of which are specified in the term content given at the beginning of each term, are given. At the end of each term, the student must take a final exam. Criteria (such as midterm exams, projects, assignments and finals) and their impact on the final grade are clearly stated in the course content distributed at the beginning of the term and/or published on the website. According to the student regulations and academic calendar, final exams are held on the dates, places and times determined and announced by the university. The student's final grade is given by the course instructor according to the results of the midterm exam, project, assignment and final exam.

The passing grade at Namık Kemal University is 65 out of 100. However, the final or make-up exam result must be at least 50. Exams are evaluated out of a full grade of 100. The end-of-term/year grade of a course is the sum of 30% of the arithmetic average of the midterm or midterm exams and 70% of the grade received in the end-of-term/year exam or make-up exam. However, the end-of-term/end-of-year grade of a course; provided that a decision is made by the relevant faculty/college board and announced at the beginning of the semester, it can be calculated as between 30% and 50% of the arithmetic average of the midterm exam or midterm exams, between 70% and 50% of the grade received in the end-of-term/end-of-year or make-up exam, and the total of the ratios can be 100%. As a result of the calculation, if the first number after the decimal point is less than five, it is increased to the next lower integer, if it is five or greater, it is increased to the next higher integer and finalized.

It can be found at http://oidb.nku.edu.tr/yonetmenlik/2011eos.pdf .

The end-of-term-make-up grade is submitted to the Student Affairs by the person responsible for the course, together with the evaluation criteria. End-of-term and make-up grades are published and announced in the student information system.

Grades:

The letter grades specified below are given to the student as the term grade for each course taken. Letter grades, coefficient and ratio equivalents are as follows. The grading system used as a basis for evaluating students' success is expressed with the following degrees and letters:

Score	Letter Grade	Coefficient	Success Status
90-100	AA	4.00	Successful
80-89	BA	3.50	Successful
70-79	BB	3.00	Successful
65-69	CB	2.50	Successful
60-64	CC	2.25	Unsuccessful
50-59	DD	2.00	Unsuccessful
30-49	FD	1.00	Unsuccessful
0-29	FF	0.00	Unsuccessful

2.00

Unsuccessful

30-49

1.00

Unsuccessful

0-29

0.00

Unsuccessful

Students DD, They must take the courses they received FD or FF in the first semester the course is offered.

Successful Students

Students who complete their associate/undergraduate education and have a general weighted grade point average between 3.00 and 3.49 graduate as honor students; students with a grade point average of 3.50 or above graduate as high honor students.

Graduation Requirements

Teaching Methods

Teaching methods are determined so as to improve skills, such as teaching-learning strategies, self-discipline, life-long learning, observation, sharing knowledge, presentation, critical thinking, teamwork, effective use of informatics.

Moreover, the choice of teaching methods pays heed to supporting students with different skills. The teaching methods used in the program are listed below*:

TEACHING METHODS*	LEARNING ACTIVITIES	MEANS
Course	Listening and interpretation	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
Discussion Course	Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
Special Support / Structural Examples	Special skills planned beforehand
Playing a Role / Drama	Special skills planned beforehand	Standard classroom technologies, special equipment
Problem Solving	Special skills planned beforehand
Case Study	Special skills planned beforehand
Brainstorming	Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
Small Group Discussion	Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
Presentation	Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling	Real or virtual environment suitable for observation
Simulation	Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, informatics skills	Real or virtual environment suitable for observation
Seminar	Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, listening and interpretation, management skills	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
Group Study	Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, critical thinking, question development, management skills, team work
Field / Land Study	Observation / situation handling, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading
Laboratory	Observation/situation handling, informatics, management skills, team work	Special equipment
Homework	Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics	Internet database, library database, e-mail
Oral Exam
Survey and Questionnaire Study	Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading
Panel	Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
Guest Speaker	Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
Student Club Activity / Projects	Observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, management skills, special skills planned beforehand

*One or more of the listed methods can be used depending on the specificity of the course.

Program Outcomes

1-Has the ability to transfer the knowledge obtained about the field to the relevant people with theoretical and practical principles.
2-Evaluates the national and international literature related to the field by examining it.
3-Interprets the knowledge in the field by integrating information from different disciplines and creating new knowledge.
4-Research required by the field and have the knowledge of how to plan the research and the ability to apply it.
5-By processing the advanced level data required by the field, he/she has the necessary knowledge at theoretical and practical levels.
6-Understands the interdisciplinary interaction with which the field is related.
7-Has the basic conceptual information about the field in a way to grasp the relationship between them in terms of theory and practice.
8-Report and defend the research.
9-The theoretical approaches of geographical methodology can be comprehended.
10-Determines the research topic depending on the suggestions developed.
11-Develops suggestions based on the reviewed literature.
12-Conducts a literature review on the selected topic and supports the research with field studies.
13-Organizes, analyzes, and synthesizes the collected data in line with the purpose of the research.
14-Uses data collection tools effectively.

Curriculum

Course
Geography
2024-2025 Fall Semester

Course Code	Course Name	Browse	T	A	ECTS
COGYL101	Scientific Research Methods and Ethics		3	0	5
COGYL103	Specialization Field Course		8	0	10
Elective	2024-2025 GÜZ DÖNEMİ COĞRAFYA TEZLİ()				45
COGYL106	Applied Geomorphology and Hazard Analysis		3	0	5
COGYL116	Climatology and Climate Change		3	0	5
COGYL110	Economic Geography and Research		3	0	5
COGYL108	Population Geography and Research in Türkiye		3	0	5
COGYL111	Regional Geography Studies		3	0	5
COGYL115	Settlement Geography		3	0	5
COGYL121	Türkiye Blue Homeland Research		3	0	5
COGYL118	Türkiye Geography and Disasters		3	0	5
Total ECTS:					60
2024-2025 Spring Semester

Course Code	Course Name	Browse	T	A	ECTS
COGYL101	Scientific Research Methods and Ethics		3	0	5
COGYL102	Seminar		0	2	5
COGYL103	Specialization Field Course		8	0	10
Elective	2024-2025 BAHAR DÖNEMİ COĞRAFYA TEZLİ()				45
COGYL120	Alternative Applications for Türkiye Agriculture		3	0	5
COGYL114	Alternative Tourism Resources		3	0	5
COGYL119	Branding in Agriculture		3	0	5
COGYL117	Climatology Applications		3	0	5
COGYL112	EU and European Geography and Investigations		3	0	5
COGYL105	GIS Based Mapping		3	0	5
COGYL107	Mapping and Assessment of Natural Systems		3	0	5
COGYL113	Türkiye Economic Geography Field Studies		3	0	5
COGYL109	Urban Geography and Research in Türkiye		3	0	5
Total ECTS:					65
Total ECTS(Year):					125
Thesis
2024-2025 Fall Semester

Course Code	Course Name	Browse	T	A	ECTS
COGYL103	Specialization Field Course		8	0	10
COGYL104	Thesis		0	0	20
Total ECTS:					30
2024-2025 Spring Semester

Course Code	Course Name	Browse	T	A	ECTS
COGYL103	Specialization Field Course		8	0	10
COGYL104	Thesis		0	0	20
Total ECTS:					30
Total ECTS(Year):					60

Matrix of Course - Program Outcomes

COGYL101 Scientific Research Methods and Ethics
#
	1	3	1	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	4	1
	2	3	3	2	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	4	1
	4	4	1	2	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	4	1
	2	2	2	3	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	4	1

COGYL106 Applied Geomorphology and Hazard Analysis
#
	2	3	1	2	1	2	1	3	2	3	1	2	2	3
	1	2	3	1	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	1
	2	1	2	2	3	1	2	1	1	2	2	3	1	2

COGYL116 Climatology and Climate Change
#
	3	5	2	4	4	3	3	5	4	5	2	3	4	5
	5	3	4	3	2	5	3	4	3	4	4	5	4	3
	4	4	3	5	5	3	4	4	5	3	3	4	5	4

COGYL110 Economic Geography and Research
#
	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	4	2	4
	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	3
	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
	3	2	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2

COGYL108 Population Geography and Research in Türkiye
#
	2	3	3	2	2	1	4	3	4	4	3	2	1	4
	2	1	3	4	5	2	3	3	1	3	5	4	1	3
	2	2	3	3	2	1	3	4	3	5	2	2	3	4
	3	1	3	4	3	2	3	5	4	4	2	3	2	4
	3	2	3	5	3	2	3	5	3	5	4	3	3	4

COGYL111 Regional Geography Studies
#
	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	2	4	1	3	2	1
	1	2	1	2	3	2	1	2	1	1	2	3	2	2
	2	1	3	1	5	4	2	1	3	3	1	1	3	5

COGYL115 Settlement Geography
#
	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
	4	4	4	2	5	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4
	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4

COGYL121 Türkiye Blue Homeland Research
#
	3	4	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	3	4	5	4	5
	4	4	3	5	5	5	5	4	5	3	4	4	4	5
	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4
	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	5	4	4	4

COGYL118 Türkiye Geography and Disasters
#
	5	3	5	4	3	4	5	4	5	3	4	3	3	5
	4	2	3	4	3	5	4	3	4	2	5	4	3	4
	2	5	4	5	4	3	4	5	5	4	5	3	5	4

COGYL101 Scientific Research Methods and Ethics
#
	1	3	1	4	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	4	1
	2	3	3	2	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	4	1
	4	4	1	2	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	4	1
	2	2	2	3	1	2	3	4	1	2	3	4	4	1

COGYL102 Seminar
#
	2	3	4	3	2	3	5	2	2	1	3	4	3	2
	3	2	3	3	4	3	5	2	2	3	2	3	1	3
	4	3	2	3	1	3	3	2	2	3	5	3	3	2
	3	2	3	4	3	4	3	2	2	3	1	3	4	3

COGYL120 Alternative Applications for Türkiye Agriculture
#
	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	3	5	4	5	4
	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	5	3	5	4	5	4
	4	3	3	3	4	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5
	3	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	5	5	4	3	4	5
	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4

COGYL114 Alternative Tourism Resources
#
	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	2
	4	4	2	4	1	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	3	2
	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4
	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3

COGYL119 Branding in Agriculture
#
	4	4	3	5	3	4	5	4	3	4	5	4	3	5
	3	4	3	5	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	2	4
	3	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	3	4
	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	3	4	3	4	2
	4	4	4	5	5	3	4	5	4	3	5	4	4	4

COGYL117 Climatology Applications
#
	5	3	5	4	5	5	3	5	5	4	5	4	5	5
	3	4	5	3	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4
	4	5	5	4	3	4	5	5	5	4	3	5	3	5

COGYL112 EU and European Geography and Investigations
#
	1	4	3	1	2	2	1	3	2	3	1	4	3	2
	2	1	2	2	4	3	2	2	1	3	4	5	3	3
	3	2	1	3	1	2	2	1	3	4	2	2	4	2
	4	3	2	1	2	1	3	4	2	2	1	3	2	5

COGYL105 GIS Based Mapping
#
	2	2	3	4	1	2	3	2	2	3	1	2	3	2
	1	3	2	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	1	3	2
	2	3	2	1	3	2	3	2	2	3	4	3	2	3

COGYL107 Mapping and Assessment of Natural Systems
#
	2	3	1	3	2	1	3	2	4	3	2	3	3	1
	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	1	4	3	2
	2	1	3	4	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	1	2	3

COGYL113 Türkiye Economic Geography Field Studies
#
	1	3	2	2	4	3	5	1	2	2	3	5	4	2
	2	3	2	1	3	2	3	3	1	4	3	2	2	3
	4	4	3	4	1	3	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	5

COGYL109 Urban Geography and Research in Türkiye
#
	2	4	3	1	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	3	3
	3	3	4	2	1	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	4	5
	3	4	4	2	2	2	4	5	3	4	5	5	4	5
	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	3

COGYL104 Thesis
#
	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5
	3	4	4	5	4	5	5	4	5	3	4	4	4	4
	3	3	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	3	5	4	5

COGYL104 Thesis
#
	3	4	4	2	3	4	5	4	4	2	3	5	2	4
	4	3	5	1	4	3	4	3	2	4	3	4	5	3
	5	2	3	2	1	5	3	3	4	3	5	4	5	2

COGYL110 Economic Geography and Research
#
	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	4	2	4
	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	3
	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
	3	2	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2

COGYL108 Population Geography and Research in Türkiye
#
	2	3	3	2	2	1	4	3	4	4	3	2	1	4
	2	1	3	4	5	2	3	3	1	3	5	4	1	3
	2	2	3	3	2	1	3	4	3	5	2	2	3	4
	3	1	3	4	3	2	3	5	4	4	2	3	2	4
	3	2	3	5	3	2	3	5	3	5	4	3	3	4

COGYL120 Alternative Applications for Türkiye Agriculture
#
	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	3	5	4	5	4
	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	5	3	5	4	5	4
	4	3	3	3	4	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5
	3	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	5	5	4	3	4	5
	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4

COGYL119 Branding in Agriculture
#
	4	4	3	5	3	4	5	4	3	4	5	4	3	5
	3	4	3	5	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	2	4
	3	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	3	4
	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	3	4	3	4	2
	4	4	4	5	5	3	4	5	4	3	5	4	4	4

COGYL110 Economic Geography and Research
#
	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	4	2	4
	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	3
	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
	3	2	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2

COGYL108 Population Geography and Research in Türkiye
#
	2	3	3	2	2	1	4	3	4	4	3	2	1	4
	2	1	3	4	5	2	3	3	1	3	5	4	1	3
	2	2	3	3	2	1	3	4	3	5	2	2	3	4
	3	1	3	4	3	2	3	5	4	4	2	3	2	4
	3	2	3	5	3	2	3	5	3	5	4	3	3	4

COGYL120 Alternative Applications for Türkiye Agriculture
#
	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	3	5	4	5	4
	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	5	3	5	4	5	4
	4	3	3	3	4	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5
	3	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	5	5	4	3	4	5
	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4

COGYL119 Branding in Agriculture
#
	4	4	3	5	3	4	5	4	3	4	5	4	3	5
	3	4	3	5	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	2	4
	3	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	3	4
	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	3	4	3	4	2
	4	4	4	5	5	3	4	5	4	3	5	4	4	4

COGYL110 Economic Geography and Research
#
	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	2	4	2	4
	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	3
	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
	3	2	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2

COGYL108 Population Geography and Research in Türkiye
#
	2	3	3	2	2	1	4	3	4	4	3	2	1	4
	2	1	3	4	5	2	3	3	1	3	5	4	1	3
	2	2	3	3	2	1	3	4	3	5	2	2	3	4
	3	1	3	4	3	2	3	5	4	4	2	3	2	4
	3	2	3	5	3	2	3	5	3	5	4	3	3	4

COGYL120 Alternative Applications for Türkiye Agriculture
#
	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	3	5	4	5	4
	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	5	3	5	4	5	4
	4	3	3	3	4	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5
	3	3	4	4	3	4	5	4	5	5	4	3	4	5
	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4

COGYL119 Branding in Agriculture
#
	4	4	3	5	3	4	5	4	3	4	5	4	3	5
	3	4	3	5	3	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	2	4
	3	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	3	4
	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	3	4	3	4	2
	4	4	4	5	5	3	4	5	4	3	5	4	4	4