Mission
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; under the leadership of its academic staff who actively participate in the development process of our country, aim to conduct interdisciplinary research, give importance to innovative approaches, internalize scientific ethics and social values, has adopted the mission of educating individuals who are respectful of universal and national values, who offer the knowledge and values ​​they acquire during the education-training process for the benefit of humanity, who are professionally competent and have critical thinking habits. Our faculty aims to be an education-training center that is exemplary and preferred both at home and abroad, and whose graduates are proud to be members.

Vision

To enable studies to be conducted that contribute to both the scientific world and humanity under the leadership of its academic staff that adopts international quality education and training methods; to raise self-confident individuals who adopt a critical approach, place human and national values ​​at the center of their lives, gain a respected place in the public and private sectors, and present the knowledge they produce for the benefit of society and humanity.

 

Note: The new mission and vision of our Faculty were reviewed and approved at the meeting held with the Faculty Advisory Board on 24.10.2024 (Link). 

You can access our faculty's "Authorities, Duties and Responsibilities" page here.

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You can access the SDU Quality Assurance System Decision Tree Model here.

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Veli Hamza GÜNGÖREN

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Our faculty was established in 2023 and will enter the first cross-peer evaluation process between 04.11.2024-15.11.2024. The relevant article can be accessed here. 

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You can access the list of bilateral agreements within the scope of the Erasmus+ program for our Faculty's departments here.

In line with our Faculty’s commitment to quality assurance and continuous improvement principles, great importance is placed on having its departments accredited by nationally and internationally recognized accreditation institutions. In this context, the Departments of Archaeology, History, and Geography have made significant progress in their accreditation process with the Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Educational Programs in Faculties of Science, Literature, Science-Literature, Languages and History-Geography (FEDEK).

To evaluate the FEDEK application processes of these departments, Prof. Dr. Ertuğrul Durak, Chair of the SDU Accreditation Board, met with our departments on August 12, 2025. During the meeting, the current status, strengths, areas for improvement, and compliance levels with FEDEK criteria were discussed in detail. Prof. Dr. Ertuğrul Durak expressed his satisfaction with the departments’ progress in the accreditation process and stated that the SDU Accreditation Board is ready to provide full support.

The meeting covered a wide range of topics, including the departments’ self-evaluation reports, curriculum structures, teaching methods, student achievements, research activities, and community service practices. (Link)

Our Faculty's Quality and Accreditation Committee has prepared a Course Plan Format Document to ensure the sustainability of quality standards in our departments' curricula. Departments have reviewed their course plans and made necessary updates in accordance with this document. (Link)

A meeting was held with the participation of our Faculty's Vice Dean, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şule Özün, Chair of the Faculty Quality and Accreditation Committee, and the Department Website Administrators. During the meeting, the accreditation efforts were evaluated, and detailed discussions were held on the updates and improvements that need to be made to ensure the department website is current, complete, and informative in the context of accreditation and quality work. The content and menu structure of the website were reviewed.

* It was decided to update the list of committees on the website; in this context, to add a new link at the bottom of the page under the title "Committees," to publish the role descriptions for each committee, including their duties, powers, and responsibilities, and to link these descriptions to the respective committee pages.
* It was decided that department meeting agendas (with content such as photos, etc.) would be regularly published on the website.
* It was decided to ensure that announcements and content regarding advisory meetings (especially those for 4th-year students) are fully added to the website.
* It was decided to check whether reports and related evidence from the Department Advisory Board meetings are fully placed on the website.
* It was decided to verify whether the planned updates for the website have been completed.
* It was decided to add a new link titled "Accreditation" before the "Contact" section in the website's main menu. (Link)
* It was decided that the department cross-peer evaluations will be conducted between October 20-27.

A meeting was held with the participation of our Faculty's Vice Dean, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şule Özün, Chair of the Faculty Quality and Accreditation Committee, and the ECTS and Course Information Package Committees. During the meeting, the accreditation efforts were evaluated, and the Program Learning Outcomes and Objectives of the departments were reviewed.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şule Özün, Chair of the Faculty Quality Committee, gave an informative presentation on how the Program Objectives and Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) should be structured according to FEDEK standards and provided examples of best practices. Following this presentation, the current outcomes of the departments were examined in detail, and discussions were held regarding the current situation.
At the end of the review process, it was decided that the relevant departments would continue their work to revise the Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes in line with the FEDEK standards and feedback provided during the meeting, through surveys, stakeholder opinion-gathering processes, and departmental meetings. (Link)

Our Faculty's Vice Dean, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şule Özün, held a meeting with the accreditation representatives from the Department of Archaeology, Department of Geography, and Department of History. During the meeting, the application process was evaluated, and the necessary actions were planned.

A meeting was held on February 27, 2025, with the participation of our Faculty's Vice Dean, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şule Özün, and the Faculty Quality and Accreditation Committee, during which it was decided that the application for 'Accessibility in Campus (Orange Flag)' under the 'Accessible University Flags' program would be completed in March. (Link 1). In this context, the application was completed on March 12, 2025. (Link 2)

13.11.2024 - In our Faculty, to support the accreditation efforts of the Department of Archaeology and the Department of History during their official accreditation application process, and to facilitate the storage of their application documents, an accreditation room has been allocated to each of these departments (Link 1, Link 2).

28.04.2025 - Accreditation rooms have been allocated to all departments in our Faculty to support their accreditation activities and to store their application documents (Link 3).

 

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In our Faculty, the departments have evaluated each other based on pre-determined assessment criteria, including the effective use of department pages, transparent and up-to-date sharing of administrative and academic operations with the public, and easy accessibility of menus. The evaluation criteria and the matched cross-peer evaluators can be accessed via the link (Link 1). The evaluators shared their evaluation reports with each other and with other departments of our Faculty. The evaluated departments have made the necessary updates to their department pages based on the identified shortcomings. Sample cross-peer evaluation reports for the Psychology Department’s evaluation of the Sociology Department, the Art History Department’s evaluation of the Turkish Language and Literature Department, and the Turkish Language and Literature Department’s evaluation of the Art History Department are provided in the links (respectively Link 2, Link 3, Link 4).

A "Survey Coordination Committee" was established on December 13, 2024, in our Faculty to coordinate processes such as creating and reporting satisfaction surveys, as well as monitoring and evaluating the activities conducted (Link).

Prior to the "Cross Peer Evaluation" conducted on November 14, 2024, in our Faculty, a cross-peer evaluation was carried out among the departments of our Faculty to assess its overall status. The list of departments matched for the cross-peer evaluation is available in the link (Link 1). The departments evaluated each other through their websites. Sample evaluation results from the departments are provided in the following links (Link 2), (Link 3).

In response to the requests of international students studying in our Faculty, and with the aim of facilitating their integration processes, a special advisor has been assigned to these students. As of December 20, 2024, Associate Professor Dr. Elif AKTÜRK, a faculty member from the Department of Western Languages and Literatures, has been appointed as the international student advisor (Link).

Our Faculty's ECTS Information Package Committee has carried out a study with the goal of controlling the department programs and ECTS loads of our faculty's departments. After the completion of the review on February 21, 2025, the identified deficiencies were shared with the relevant departments (For example, Link 1, Link 2).

Orientation meetings are held for newly appointed academic and administrative staff at our Faculty to facilitate their adaptation to their roles and to our Faculty. The first of these meetings was held on December 26, 2024, with the staff who started their duties in 2024. The orientation meeting was conducted by our Faculty's Vice Dean, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şule ÖZÜN (Link).