Qualification Awarded

Science Specialist in Recreation

Specific Admission Requirements

In order to apply, candidates must get at least 55 points from the Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Examination (ALES) and their undergraduate diploma GPA must be at least 2.50.

Qualification Requirements

The program includes a total of four semesters of education, including two semesters of coursework and two semesters of thesis. Students who take at least 120 ECTS courses from the courses available in the program, successfully complete all of these courses, and successfully defend their thesis in a field related to their subject in front of a selected jury, meet the qualification conditions.

Recognition of Prior Learning

The courses taken by the student from the educational institution where he/she has previously studied, upon his/her own application, are evaluated and harmonized in terms of course content and course hours by the Harmonization Commission established by the Department.

History

Today, more than 15 Recreation Departments provide services in Turkey.

Profile of the Programme

Program Outcomes

1-	Knows the basic concepts related to recreation area, follows and uses current developments.

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Know the basic skills, rules, techniques and principles necessary to perform physical activities, individual and team sports and cultural and artistic activities that can be used in recreation organizations, recognize and use the physical environment, tools and technologies that will be used in these activities.

3-	It recognizes and uses information and communication technologies necessary for the planning and evaluation of recreation services.

4-	Considering individual differences and environmental opportunities, the production of recreation services for all segments of society, management processes of analysis, planning, implementation, evaluation and re-enables editing.

5-	In different disciplines associated with the Recreation Area (Tourism, local governments, therapy, education, etc.) have up-to-date knowledge of concepts, theories, principles and practices.

6-	It follows the services of organizations serving in the field of recreation and works in cooperation with these organizations or independently.

7-	It uses a foreign language at least at the general level of the European language portfolio B1 when providing recreation services at the international level.

8-	It critically evaluates the knowledge and skills acquired in relation to recreation services and strives to renew and continuously improve its knowledge in its field by adopting a lifelong learning approach.

9-	It adopts standards defined as a profession in the field of recreation and socially accepted ethical values.

10-	Have innovative and entrepreneurial skills by following current developments in national and international level related to recreation services.

11-	It has interpersonal and intercultural communication and group work skills to provide recreation services effectively.

12-	It takes into account human health, social and natural environment, makes Occupational Safety and risk assessment while realizing its recreation expertise.

Exam Regulations & Assesment & Grading

Exams; It consists of midterm, final and make-up exams. Exams; It can be written, oral, written-practical and oral-practical. At least one midterm exam is held for each course in the relevant semester. Contribution (%) rates of midterm and final exams to the success grade are determined by the Board of Directors of the Institute at the beginning of each semester, in line with the recommendation of the faculty member responsible for conducting the course and the opinion of the Department. In order to be successful in a course, the final grade must be at least CC.

Graduation Requirements

A total of 120 ECTS, including at least 7 courses, seminars and thesis, must be successfully completed.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Our graduates can work as recreation leaders in Universities' Sports Sciences Faculties, National Education Institutions, General Directorate of Youth and Sports Central and Provincial Organizations, Youth Centers, Private Institutions and Organizations, Local Governments, Sports Tourism Sector, Recreational Animation, Parks and Recreation fields.

Access to Further Studies

Those who successfully complete their master's degree will take the Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Examination (ALES) and YDS. They can study in doctoral programs provided that they get a passing score from the exam.

Mode of Study

Emphasis on the ethical rules, -Recreation, free time, time and specifications of the concepts of meaning and know-adaptation to everyday life which is the primary function of recreation, quality of life, satisfaction with free time and sufficient skills in raising the level of wellness, Recreation areas and other recreation programs for free which can understand the benefits and the relationship of time to prepare creative activity according to age groups and organize programs, recreation leadership and management leadership and understand the importance of each age group is capable of, It serves to protect the health and safety of the group knows how recreation management knowledge, skills and equipment, having the principle of the active life, that is related to scientific and technological developments in the Department of recreation in the world can follow, interpret results, and to be able to transfer into practice, the researcher feature, or recreation professionals who can collaborate with university research units to go further in providing the router to become.

Programme Director

Prof.Dr. Süleyman Murat YILDIZ

ECTS Coordinator

Asist Prof.Dr. S.Sevil ULUDAĞ UYANIKER

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Evaluation Questionnaires

Course & Program Outcomes Matrix