SU History Graduate Programs 2008-2009 Fall Early Applications

SABANCI UNIVERSITY FACULTY of ARTS and SOCIAL SCIENCES (FASS) HISTORY GRADUATE PROGRAMS 2008 - 2009 ACADEMIC YEAR FALL TERM EARLY APPLICATIONS

There are no field restrictions for applying to the MA Program in History, although PhD applicants are strongly recommended to have an MA (or the equivalent) in History, Art and Architectural History, Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science or Literature.

The 2-year MA program offers two options for MA diploma, either with thesis or without thesis. MA with thesis requires 9 courses with three credits each, 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 with three credits each, spread over four semesters, a project, and a finishing exam. The PhD program requires 12 courses plus a minimum of three years for thesis research and submission. Applications Deadline & Admission Procedures

22 January 2008 is the applications deadline. Admission procedures entail, in addition to (i) a committee review of all files: (ii) a written exam on Monday, 28 January for all applicants from Turkish universities, followed by (iii) an interview on Wednesday, 30 January, for all short-listed candidates. Both exam and interview will be held on the Orhanli, Tuzla campus of the University.

Important Reminder

Depending on the first-round results, there may or may not be a second round of admissions in June 2008. In case there is a second-round of admissions, the applications deadline will be announced later.

As indicated above, the written exam will be held on Monday, January 28, 2008, at 11:00, and all interviews will also start from 10:00 on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at Sabancı University's Tuzla (Orhanli) campus. The venue will be the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) building. Both the written exam and the interviews will be held in English. For information regarding transportation and the examination rooms, please

Finalization of the applications

All admissions and scholarship offers, as well as waiting list and rejection notices, will be finalized through personal letters by March 30, 2008, at the latest. For applicants failing to submit the required LES or GRE scores with their initial application (i.e. by January 22, 2008), any admission and scholarship offers will be conditional upon submitting their missing scores by June 29, 2008, at the latest. For applicants failing to submit the required IELTS or TOEFL scores with their initial application (i.e. by January 223, 2008), any admission and scholarship offers will be conditional upon either (a) their submitting missing scores by June 29, 2008, at the latest, or (b) taking and passing Sabancı University's own English Language Assessment Exam at registration time in Fall 2008. Failure to do so will render any previous admission and scholarship offers null and void.

Candidates applying for the Master's Program must hold an undergraduate degree or be registered in the last term of an undergraduate program, and likewise, those applying for the Ph.D. Program must either hold an M.A. degree or be registered in the last term of a M.A. Program by the time of the applications deadline. A minimum undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.50/4.00 is strongly recommended to be able to apply to the M.A. Program. In addition, the following documents are required as part of a complete application file :

Scholarships

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, merit-based, and available to all candidates.

Sabancı Universitesi, Ogrenci Kaynaklari Birimi, Orhanli, Tuzla, 34956, Istanbul.

For Further Information
Phone: +90 216 483 90 90
E-mail: studentinfo@sabanciuniv.edu
Personally contact: Dr Aksin Somel
Graduate Admissions Officer for the History Program
somel@sabanciuniv.edu
phone: +90 216 483 9278