HISTORY GRADUATE PROGRAMS EARLY APPLICATIONS 2006-2007 | Sanat ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi

SABANCI UNIVERSITY FACULTY of ARTS and SOCIAL SCIENCES (FASS) HISTORY GRADUATE PROGRAMS 2006 - 2007 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

24 January 2006 is the applications deadline. Admission procedures entail, in addition to (i) a committee review of all files: (ii) a written exam on Monday, 30 January for all applicants from Turkish universities, followed by (iii) an interview on Wednesday, 1 February, for all short-listed candidates. Both exam and interview will be held on the Orhanlı, 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 2006. In case there is a second-round of admissions, the applications deadline will be announced later.

Exam Dates and Interview Locations

As indicated above, the written exam will be held on Monday, January 30, 2006, at 11:00, and all interviews will also start from 10:00 on Wednesday, February 1, 2006, 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

see Sabancı University web site at www.sabanciuniv.edu ;
contact studentinfo@sabanciuniv.edu via e-mail;
contact the FASS Dean's Office at (216) 483 92 65 & 483 92 31.

The short-list for candidates to be interviewed will have been announced by 16:00 on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 and will be accessible by phone at the FASS Dean's Office.

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 31, 2006, at the latest. For applicants failing to submit the required LES or GRE scores with their initial application (i.e. by January 24, 2006), any admission and scholarship offers will be conditional upon submitting their missing scores by June 30, 2006, at the latest. For applicants failing to submit the required IELTS or TOEFL scores with their initial application (i.e. by January 24, 2006), any admission and scholarship offers will be conditional upon either (a) their submitting missing scores by June 30, 2006, at the latest, or (b) taking and passing Sabancı University's own English Language Assessment Exam at registration time in Fall 2006. Failure to do so will render any previous admission and scholarship offers null and void.

The application requirements and documents

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 :

1. Completed Application Form

2. Official Transcript (Sealed, all courses and grades taken during university studies)

3. 2 Letters of Recommendation

4. Any of the following Science Test score

4.1 M.A. Applications for holders of Bachelor’s Degree or Ph.D. Applications for holders of M.A. Degree

o LES Minimum test score 45 in Numerical, Equal Weight or Verbal sections

o GRE Minimum score 610 from Quantitative section

5. Any of the following English Proficiency Exam result

o TOEFL : Min Score 237

o IELTS : Min Score 7,0

o Sabanci University English Language Assessment Exam (S _'satisfactory')

6. Candidates applying to the MA program are asked to submit samples of their written work (including term papers or senior theses, if any); those applying to the Ph.D. program are expected to submit their MA theses (or any chapters completed at the time of application).

7. A passport photograph.

8. A statement of purpose (min. 1500 words) reflective of their intellectual horizons and research interests.

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.

Application Address

Sabancı Üniversitesi, Öğrenci Kaynakları Birimi, Orhanlı, Tuzla, 34956, İstanbul.

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