About Us

The Department of Chemistry Education was first established in 1982 as a department within the Department of Science Education with the law numbered 2547. After continuing its activities as the Department of Chemistry Education since 1995, it was transformed into the Department of Chemistry Education under the umbrella of the Department of Mathematics and Science Education in 1998 within the framework of the restructuring of the education faculties.

Chemistry Education Department program provides undergraduate education to students placed with MF-3 score type. In the Department, a 4-year undergraduate program has been implemented since the 2014-2015 academic year. There are 5 professors, 4 Associate Professors and 5 Assistant Proffessors in our department. In the undergraduate program, students take both field knowledge courses and courses for the teaching profession within the Gazi Education Faculty. Courses are conducted on a semester basis. In addition to the compulsory field courses that develop and mature the subject area and professional knowledge, there are also elective courses for the interests of the students in the subject area, vocational and general culture categories. Theoretical courses are supported by laboratory applications. Pre-service teachers perform their first formal experience in the teaching profession by doing internships in secondary schools. Teacher candidates who complete the undergraduate program can graduate as chemistry teachers and teach in public or private schools. Students who want to work as academic staff have the opportunity to do postgraduate education after completing the undergraduate program.

The vision and mission of the program

The vision of our department; It has achieved world standards by providing quality education, can take an active role in spreading the lifelong education goals that continuously follow the developments in the field and contribute to it, educate teachers and academicians who set their heart on education, interact with their stakeholders, and raise leaders in their own field with their original thoughts and studies. is to become a department that is proud to be a member of.

The mission of our department; To train chemistry teachers and academics who will contribute to the development of our country, who are contemporary, who are experts in their fields, who closely follow the developments in education and training, who are idealistic, questioning and analytical, respectful to human values. To carry out joint projects with various national and international institutions and organizations in order to contribute to the professional development of academics and to provide the necessary support to the teachers of our country.