You can find information on TEDU Migration Studies Master's program's application, interview, registration, procedure, and scholarship processes in the frequently asked questions section below.
Candidates who graduated from any Social Sciences field that provides four-year undergraduate education like Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations, Business and Administration, Statistics and Economics, Education departments, and the Faculty of Law can apply. The graduates of the exemplified departments above will be prioritized.
The application requirements below also need to be met:
- To have at least a 2.50 / 4 undergraduate GPA,
- To meet the English language proficiency criteria of TED University English Language School, please see.
If a valid language document is found during the application, it will be uploaded to the system. Candidates who do not have a valid language document will submit the valid language document during registration. Students who do not already have a certificate of English proficiency can take the English Proficiency Exam (EPE) * to be held by TEDU English Language School.
3. ALES * To have at least 55 points from Linguistics/Verbal (The exams and equivalent scores specified in ANNEX 1 and declared by the Higher Education Council can be used instead of ALES.)
* ALES certificate is not required for the non-thesis program. In this case, the ALES score is taken as 70.
In addition, candidates, who are graduates of "Doctorate/proficiency in art/specialty in medicine/specialty in dentistry/expertise in veterinary medicine/specialty in pharmacy", are not required to submit their ALES scores in TED University Graduate Programs Institute. For these candidates, the ALES score is taken as 70.
Applications are made via http://admission.tedu.edu.tr address.
Required Documents in Online Application for Turkish Rebuplic Citizen Candidates:
- An updated CV
- A copy of the ID card
- Undergraduate diploma or a student document (for the participants who are about to graduate).
- A scanned copy of the transcript from the most recent undergraduate program
- Military service report for male applicants
- Diploma Equivalency Certificate (for diplomas from abroad)
- Intention Letter (written in English)
- Scholarship Application Form for Graduate Students
- Letter of recommendation (not obligatory, participants or their references can deliver via email before the interviews)
- ALES Exam Report with a Linguistics/Verbal Score of at least 55 (or a document presenting the equivalent of ALES score such as GRE, ALES score is not required in the non-thesis program)
In addition, candidates, who are graduates of "Doctorate/proficiency in art/specialty in medicine/specialty in dentistry/expertise in veterinary medicine/specialty in pharmacy", are not required to submit their ALES scores in TED University Graduate Programs Institute. For these candidates, the ALES score is taken as 70.
11. English language competence document: Either of EPE (TED University's English Proficiency Exam), TOEFL-IBT, TOEFL-PBT+ TWE (The participants, who do not have valid English language documents, can still apply. After he/she is selected for the program, he/she must present his/her documents during the registration process.) Students who do not already have an English proficiency certificate can take the English Proficiency Exam (EPE)** to be held by TEDU English Language School.
For information about TEDU EPE please click here.
The required documents for international students:
- Updated CV
- Undergraduate diploma or a student document (for the participants who are about to graduate)
- Undergraduate Transcript
- Diploma Equivalency Certificate
- Intention Letter (written in English)
- Scholarship Application Form for Graduate Students
- Letter of recommendation (not obligatory, participants can deliver via email before the interviews)
- GRE result (not required in the non-thesis program), the participants who do not have this result can still apply, and if he/she is selected, he/she must present his/her result during the registration process.
- English language competence document: Either of EPE (TED University's English Proficiency Exam), TOEFL-IBT, TOEFL-PBT+ TWE (The participants, who do not have valid English language documents, can still apply. After he/she is selected for the program, he/she must present his/her documents during the registration process.)
English Language School Executive Committee will evaluate the conditions of the candidates who are citizens of the English-speaking countries or the candidates who lived in an English-speaking country in the last three years and got his/her high school education for three years in English.
If a valid language document is found, it will be uploaded to the system. Candidates who do not have a valid language document will submit the valid language document in the registration. Students who do not already have a certificate of English proficiency can take the English Proficiency Exam (EPE) administered by TEDU English Language School.
Documents that are neither Turkish or English must be translated into one of these two languages and uploaded to the system.
Yes. If you are not a TED University graduate, you must submit a document showing your language proficiency even if you graduated from an English-language institution.
No, you can apply for free.
No, your documents should only be uploaded via http://admission.tedu.edu.tr/ address.
You can contact the Secretary of Graduate School, Serkan KARACA, by writing to enstitu@tedu.edu.tr or by calling 0312-585 00 05.
The interview date will be sent to you via e-mail. We recommend that you submit your application with an e-mail address that you use actively, and that you check your inbox regularly.
You will be notified via e-mail within a few weeks of the interviews. We recommend that you submit your application with an e-mail address that you use actively, and that you check your inbox regularly.
Click here for information on registration procedures.
TEDU Migration Studies Master's program provides education in English.
Lectures in the TEDU Migration Studies Master's program take place between 18:00 and 21:00. Non-program undergraduate level elective courses will take place during the day.
Master's Program with Thesis was designed as four semesters. To graduate from the program:
- 7 courses corresponding to a total of 21 (52.5 ECTS) credits,
- 1 seminar course corresponding to 0 (7.5 ECTS) credits,
- Master's Thesis (Thesis 1- 30 ECTS - Thesis 2 - 30 ECTS),
- Finally, a total of 21 (120 ECTS) credits must be completed.
Non-thesis Master's Program was structured as three semesters. To graduate from the non-thesis program:
- 10 courses corresponding to a total of 30 (75 ECTS) credits, and
- Term Project (0 credit = 15 ECTS) must be successfully completed.
TEDU MIGS Master's Program with thesis is designed as 4 semesters*, and the non-thesis master's program is designed as 3 semesters.
*According to the Council of Higher Education's Graduate Education and Training Regulations, a Master's program with thesis may be completed in a maximum of 6 semesters.
Our program is multidisciplinary and provides opportunities for taking courses and cooperation from different disciplines, especially from the departments of Psychology, Applied Data Science, Political Science and International Relations, Economics, and Business Administration.
Our faculty members who teach in the Migration Studies Master's program have a wide range of interests. Thus, this department offers a comprehensive perspective on migration and is open to multi-faceted studies.
Prof. Dr. Kezban Çelik: Analysis of Gender Inequalities, Measuring Socio-economic Status and Social Mobility, Migration (internal, return, irregular migration, migrant labour, migrant young girls and women), Age and Youth, Employment in Informal Sector
Prof. Dr. Semih Tümen: Labor Markets, Migration/Refugees, Microeconometrics and Quantitative Impact Analysis, Economics of Education, Human Capital, Economic Inequality and Social Networks
Prof. Dr. Şebnem Akipek Öcal: Law of Contracts, Property Law, Family Law, Law of Succession, Real Estate Law and Real Estate Appraisal Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Mediation, Health Law, Consumer Protection Law, Migration Law
Prof. Dr. Zuhal Yeşilyurt Gündüz: Ecology, Environment Policy, Feminist Theory, Gender, International Relations, Migration and Political Science
Assist. Prof. Aylin Çakıroğlu Çevik: Sociology of Education, Higher Education, Quality of Life, Happiness, Aging, Methodology and Quantitative Research Methods, Social Inequality and Gender Studies
Assist. Prof. Çağla Lüleci Sula: Security Studies, Borders and Mobility, Migration and Security, Security and Foreign Policy, Theories of Security and International Relations
Assist. Prof. Duygu Onay Çöker: Journalism Ethics, Discourse Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis, Continental Philosophy, Paul Ricoeur Philosophy, Hermeneutics and Phenomenology, Gender
Assist. Prof. Esra Demirkol Colosio: Family Sociology, Transnational Migrant Families, Transnational Families in the context of Turkey-Japan, Transnational Social Spaces, Environmental Sociology and Gender
Assist. Prof. Gülçin Con Wright: Aging and Life Course, Family Sociology, Parent-child and Sibling Ties, Gender, Feminist Theory and Methods
Assist. Prof. Kerem Kılıçdaroğlu: Political Clientelism, Political Party Organizations, Social Movements, Korean Society and Politics and Politics of Southeast Asia.
Assist. Prof. Mehmet Alper Yalçınkaya: History of Science, Sociology of Science, Science and Culture in Ottoman and Turkish Societies, Social Theory, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Emotions
Dr. Eren Karaca: Social Policy, Health Policies, State-Capital Relations in Turkey
Yes, it is possible to switch between both types of programs.
We have tuition fee scholarship, merit-based scholarship, part-time work scholarship, employee scholarship, TED University Alumni Scholarship, TED Schools Alumni Scholarship, and dormitory scholarship. ALES and graduation grade point average are evaluated in order to benefit from the scholarship opportunities.
In order to benefit from the scholarship opportunities, the Scholarship Application Form for Graduate Students must be filled in and uploaded to the system during the application process. Click here to access the form.
There are scholarship opportunities for foreign students enrolled in the thesis program.