In 1981, a program was established within the Bursa Higher Teacher Education School, which trained foreign language teachers. This program was restructured in 1982 within the Faculty of Education at Bursa Uludağ University. The curriculum was revised by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) in 1998 and again updated by YÖK in 2006. Since 1996, the program has been located in the Görükle campus, and a preparatory class has been in place since the 1990-1991 academic year.
This program, part of the scientific framework of the Turkish Higher Education System within the Teacher Training and Educational Sciences Field, offers a first-cycle degree of 240 ECTS credits in German Language Education, within the German Language Teaching department. Those who successfully complete the program and acquire its qualifications receive a Bachelor's degree in German Language Education.
Candidates must possess a high school or equivalent diploma and achieve the required scores in the YGS and LYS Language score categories in the exams conducted by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM).
To obtain a Bachelor's degree in German Language Education (German Language Teaching), students must successfully complete all compulsory and elective courses in the program, totaling 240 ECTS credits, with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 out of 4.00. For each course, candidates are considered successful when the following three conditions are met:
The program aims to train distinguished German teachers who are committed to Atatürk's principles and reforms, have a sense of national and universal identity, are tolerant, fair, and have absorbed the culture of democracy. These teachers should be equipped with knowledge of the German language and teaching methods, possess the competencies and sensitivity required by the teaching profession, be inquisitive, able to think analytically and critically, have developed communication skills, be at peace with themselves and their surroundings, and be constructive and creative.
In addition to training teachers, the program, with its academic staff and physical infrastructure, conducts original, theoretical, and applied scientific research in areas related to German language teaching. It prepares and presents language teaching programs for various organizations on topics related to foreign languages needed by society. The program also raises awareness among individuals working in various institutions about the importance of learning German due to its role as a general communication platform, resulting from developments in information and communication technologies. The program fulfills its community service obligations according to universal standards.
The program also conducts faculty and student exchange programs within the Erasmus framework.
