About the Department

History
Today, Philosophy Group Education Department was opened as a 4-year department in Gazi Education Faculty in 1993. It took its first students in the 1994-1995 academic year. With the restructuring in 1998, it was organized as a program in the Philosophy Group Education Department under the Secondary Education Social Fields Education Department and the education year was increased to 5 years. In the Philosophy Group Teaching undergraduate program, which gave its first graduates in 1998-1999; It is aimed to educate individuals who are adequately equipped in social sciences and human sciences by giving theoretical courses related to the field (field knowledge), general culture courses and teaching profession knowledge. From the 1998-1999 academic year, until this academic year (2016-2017), students are trained with a 5-year curriculum. In addition, the Department was transformed into a 4-year undergraduate program by YÖK in 2013. Since 2016, the Philosophy Group, affiliated to the Turkish and Social Sciences Education Department of Gazi Education Faculty, continues to exist as the Education Department. The education period is 4 years.

Promotion
Students are placed in the Department with a quota of 20 according to the Equal Weight score from the exam conducted by OSYM. The language of education is Turkish. In the last 4 years, an average of 20 people graduate from our Department every year. It is a program that graduates with the title of "Philosophy Group Teacher", taking into account the basic discussions of philosophy, sociology, psychology and logic sub-disciplines during academic education, and the integration of knowledge and skills required by our education system with secondary education. Students who graduate from our Department can work as philosophy group teachers in high schools and equivalent schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education. In addition, with a guidance certificate, he can work as a guidance teacher in private schools and private teaching institutions. After completing their undergraduate education, they can increase their careers by graduating from the "master's" and "doctorate" program in our Department, which is carried out in cooperation with Gazi University Institute of Educational Sciences, and they can become faculty members in higher education institutions. There are 5 Professors, 2 Associate Professors and 3 Research Assistants in our department.

Mission
To train responsible teacher candidates who are loyal to the general objectives of Turkish National Education and Atatürk's Principles, who know the methods and techniques of teaching philosophy group lessons very well, who can think independently, systematically, and inquisitively, who have strong research and communication skills, who can use technology effectively and who can transfer these skills to their students,

To provide students with the necessary infrastructure for philosophy group education; To train researchers who adhere to national and universal values, scientific and ethical rules,

To follow domestic and international studies on Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology and Logic disciplines, to produce original publications on these subjects,

To bring new methods and techniques in the field of philosophy group education to Turkey and to reveal how they can be taught more effectively within the philosophy group course.

Vision
To meet the country's need for philosophy group teachers by continuing to be the first preferred institution in Turkey in the field of philosophy group teaching,

To help philosophy group graduates become respected colleagues in our field,

To contribute to academic studies by following the developments in the country and abroad related to philosophy group education,

To develop our academic staff and infrastructure with knowledge and opportunities in line with the needs of the age.