Department of Mathematics and Science Education - Science Teaching

I am Associate Professor Elif İnce, I am a faculty member at Istanbul University - Cerrahpaşa Hasan Ali Yücel Faculty of Education, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Science Education Department. I teach the Physics courses of our department. We have two different undergraduate departments in our department. These are the Mathematics Education Department and Science Education Department. Students who graduate from these departments can work as a teacher affiliated to the Ministry of National Education or in private institutions. Generally, in both sections, vocational knowledge, field knowledge and elective courses are given. There is an algorithm laboratory, a computer laboratory and material laboratory in the Department of Mathematics Education. In the Science Education Department, there are Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Science laboratories. In both departments, students receive internship training at schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education for 6 hours a week in the last year of their 4-year undergraduate education, in the fall and spring terms. Our university has Erasmus, Farabi and Mevlana agreements with many institutions. Our students studying in this department can benefit from these benefits if they wish so. After our students complete their training in these departments, they receive the title of teacher and can work as a teacher in the Ministry of National Education or in private institutions. In both the Mathematics Education Department and the Science Education Department, students have difficulties in courses such as Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Physics, Chemistry and Biology, which are field courses. Students can always contact the lecturer of the course to ask for some help. We also encourage our students to attend the courses. They can solve all the problems they have by reaching out to the instructor of the course. We have some advice for the candidates who want to choose the Mathematics Education and Science Education Department. If they want to be self-confident, questioning, critical, scientific, and become the teacher that our country needs, they can choose these departments. There are enough dormitories for our students in the Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Büyükçekmece campus. We also have many clubs which provide cultural and social activities. When our students choose these departments, they can successfully complete their undergraduate education by studying at Hasan Ali Yücel Faculty of Education, which is a pioneer among the education faculties at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa. We wish success to our students who will come to Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa, Hasan Ali Yücel Faculty of Education, Mathematics and Science Education Departments.