Social Studies Teaching

Hi, I'm Fatma Sümbül. I am a student at Inonu University Social Studies Education Department. Having been located on the central campus of Inonu University and accepting students since the 1997/1998 academic year, our department aims to train good and effective teachers who respect democratic and ethical values, are sensitive to country and world problems, are scientifically and technologically advanced, and renew themselves according to the needs of the age in order for our country to be among the developed countries. In addition to the pedagogical formation training courses required for each teacher, social science courses such as History, Geography, Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Anthropology and Law are also offered in our department. Since the courses in our department are verbal, they are usually theoretical, but our applied courses are carried out in the special application rooms of the faculty and in our application classrooms. In order to be better in our field, we do internships in both semesters of the 4th grade. While the first semester is only in the form of observation, during the 2nd semester we teach the courses. When we graduate, we are employed as social studies teachers in schools. In addition, we can take other social science courses such as History, Geography and Citizenship if needed. I chose my department because of my interest in history, geography and other social science disciplines. I chose this place because İnönü University has a deep-rooted structure, its academic staff is great and its physical facilities are good. When I graduate, I want to pursue master's and doctorate programs while performing my profession, and then I want to be an academic. We welcome all students who want to touch others’ lives by becoming well equipped teachers when they graduate, who will never get tired of teaching and learning. It’s a privilege to be a part of İnönü University. I wish you all the best in the exams.