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Academic Career
Our graduates can continue their postgraduate education at universities if they meet the necessary requirements (GPA, ALES, and foreign language proficiency). Graduates who continue their postgraduate education can work as faculty members or lecturers at universities; and as researchers in research centers, institutes, and other various institutions.
 
Grade Point Average (GPA): This refers to the average obtained by dividing the weighted sum of all courses taken during undergraduate education by the total credits of those courses.
 
Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES): According to Article 8 of the Decree Law No. 78 on the Staffing of Teaching Staff in Higher Education Institutions, added by Law No. 5538, this is the examination system that provides the scores used by the relevant institutions for: 1) appointments to teaching staff, lecturer, research assistant, specialist, translator, and educational planning positions in higher education institutions; 2) admission to postgraduate education in our country; 3) selection of candidates to be sent abroad for postgraduate education. Click here for detailed information about the ALES exam.
 
Foreign Language Exams
 
The YDS, or Foreign Language Proficiency Level Determination Exam, is a foreign language level determination exam administered by ÖSYM (Student Selection and Placement Center) that replaced the previously conducted KPDS and ÜDS exams with the regulation published on January 4, 2013. Click here for detailed information about YDS.
 
The YÖKDİL (Higher Education Institutions Foreign Language Exam) is a foreign language exam administered by ÖSYM, where candidates choose one of three main fields: Science, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences. Click here for detailed information about YÖKDİL.
 
Geography Teaching
Until now, the primary job opportunities for geography graduates have been teaching. In recent years, the number of graduates working in private schools and course centers has also increased significantly. Our graduates can work as geography teachers in schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education or in private schools, course centers, and other educational institutions. Our department students can take the courses within the scope of the Pedagogical Formation Program free of charge starting from the 3rd semester and complete their pedagogical training within their undergraduate education.
 
Click here for the YÖK (Council of Higher Education) document regarding Pedagogical Formation Training.
 
Click here for the YÖK's information announcement regarding Pedagogical Formation.
 
Pedagogical Formation Courses
In our department, students who wish to receive pedagogical formation are entitled to receive it by completing the pedagogical formation courses specified in the table below.

 
Dersin Kodu Dersin Adı T U K AKTS
FRM 201 Eğitime Giriş 3 0 3 4
FRM 303 Öğretim İlke ve Yöntemleri 3 0 3 4
FRM 203 Sınıf Yönetimi 2 0 2 3
FRM 202 Eğitim Psikolojisi 3 0 3 4
FRM 204 Rehberlik ve Özel Eğitim 3 0 3 4
FRM 301 Eğitimde Ölçme ve Değerlendirme 3 0 3 4
FRM 304 Özel Öğretim Yöntemleri 3 0 3 4
FRM 302 Öğretim Teknolojileri 2 0 2 3
FRM 400 Öğretmenlik Uygulaması 1 8 5 10

Courses taken during pedagogical training are reflected in the student's transcript and affect their overall weighted grade point average (GPA). Courses taken by students who started pedagogical training but left before completing it (those who graduated and requested their diplomas, those who abandoned the training program) are also shown on their transcripts.
 
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Operator and Specialist
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can be defined as hardware and software-supported information systems that collect, store, analyze, and visualize geographic data. GIS, with advanced support from spatial technology applications, offers researchers and students the opportunity to work together; it supports studies aimed at collecting geographically referenced data, preparing appropriate data models, analyzing them, visualizing the results, and sharing them.
 
Our students receive comprehensive training in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS), fields whose use and importance are rapidly increasing today, over three years, thus enabling them to work in this field. Our department has a Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing Laboratory consisting of 60+1 high-performance computers. Graduates who take relevant courses during their undergraduate education can work in positions opened in this field in public institutions and organizations, municipalities, and private companies.
 
GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT GIS AND REMOTE SENSING COURSES
 
Dersin Kodu Dersin Adı T U K AKTS
COG 161 Coğrafyada Bilgisayar Kullanımı 2 0 2 3
COG 162 Coğrafi Bilgi Teknolojileri 2 0 2 2
COG 261 Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemlerine Giriş 3 0 3 3
COG 262 Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri I 3 0 3 3
COG 359 Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri II 3 0 3 4
COG 360 Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri III 3 0 3 4
COG 457 Uzaktan Algılama 3 0 3 5
COG 458 Uzaktan Algılama Uygulamaları 1 2 2 5
 

Our graduates can also become GIS Operators (Level 4) and GIS Specialist (Level 6) by taking the exams administered by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change.

 

 

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Geomorphologist
Another career opportunity for geography graduates is working as a geomorphologist. Geomorphology refers to the branch of science that defines and classifies landforms, examines their formation and development, researches and explains the processes that create landforms, and contributes to the quality of life of society within this scope; a geomorphologist is a person who has made geomorphology their profession.
 
In 2021, the Higher Education Executive Board decided that to obtain the title of Geomorphologist, it is mandatory to have received basic geography education and to have completed a thesis-based master's/doctoral degree in geomorphology. Click here to access the relevant document. Graduates who have taken courses related to geomorphology during their undergraduate education can obtain the title of 'Geomorphologist' and work in positions opened in this field in public institutions and organizations, municipalities, and private companies, provided they meet the necessary requirements.

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Geomorphology Courses Offered in Our Department