Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
6	EMB066	Museum Education	2+0+0	2	4	05.10.2026

Course Details

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	Pre-School Teaching
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	The aim of this course is to enable students to learn the evolving and changing definition of museums, to build a museum culture, and to use museums for study, education and recreation, thereby creating an awareness of museums that begins at a very early age and continues throughout life.
Course Content	The concept of the museum and its evolving definition; principles and aims of museum education; types of museums (archaeology, art, natural history and science museums, historic houses); using museums in early childhood; pre-visit, during-visit and post-visit museum activities; preparing educational plans and activities that can be carried out in museums with children and their families; planning out-of-school learning activities; presenting activity plans for different museums.
Course Methods and Techniques	Lecture, question-answer, discussion, brainstorming, sample activity implementation, group work, activity plan preparation and presentation; interactive tools such as Mentimeter may be used in class.
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Asist Prof.Dr. Zeliha Damla Kalyenci zdamla.kalyenci@hku.edu.tr
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	İlhan, A. Ç. ve diğerleri. Müze Eğitimi Etkinlik Kitabı. https://docplayer.biz.tr/32552315-Muze-egitimi-etkinlik-kitabi-proje-grubu-prof-dr-ayse-cakir-ilhan-doc-dr-muge-artar-dr-ayse-okvuran-ars-gor.html Buyurgan, S. (2019). Müzede Eğitim: Öğrenme Ortamı Olarak Müzeler. Pegem Akademi.
Course Notes	Course textbooks and materials recommended by the instructor will be used. Students are expected to come to class with the relevant materials for that week and to prepare for the topic in advance. Course presentations will not be shared; students are required to take their own notes.

Course Category

Field

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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Duration	14	2	28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud	7	2	14
Presentation	1	10	10
Mid-terms	1	20	20
Practice	1	6	6
Final examination	7	6	42
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 4 120

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Explains museum education and its importance in early childhood.
2	Gains knowledge of museums that can be used for educational purposes in early childhood.
3	Prepares educational plans and activities that can be carried out in museums with children and their families.
4	Understands and develops the classroom as a whole; plans out-of-school learning activities.
5	Explains the evolving and changing definition of museums; compares the characteristics of different types of museums (archaeology, art, natural history, science museums, historic houses).
6	Applies the principles and aims of museum education to preschool education activities.
7	Plans pre-visit, during-visit, and post-visit activities that are consistent with one another and ensure the child ` s active participation.
8	Identifies the safety measures to be taken during museum visits and prepares activities that explain museum rules at a child ` s level.
9	Presents the activity plan prepared for a specific museum by taking responsibility within a group, and improves it based on the feedback received.
10	Embraces the importance of fostering in children an awareness of cultural heritage and museums that begins at an early age and continues throughout life.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction, Course Plan, and General Information about the Course
2	What Do I Know about Museum Education? What Do I Want to Learn? Sample activity implementation
3	Principles and Aims of Museum Education Types of museums: archaeology museums, art museums, natural history museums, science museums, historic houses Using museums in early childhood
4	Museum Activities Pre-visit, during-visit, and post-visit activities
5	Preparing Pre-Visit Museum Activities
6	Preparing During-Visit Museum Activities
7	Preparing Post-Visit Museum Activities
8	Midterm Exam Midterm exam covering the topics of weeks 1–7
9	Panorama War Museum Turkish Language–Drama–Art activities
10	Zeugma Museum Music–Art–Mathematics activities
11	Agro Park Science–Art–Play activities
12	Toy Museum Art–Mathematics–Play–Drama activities
13	Kitchen Museum Music–Art–Drama–Science–Mathematics activities
14	Müzeyyen Erkul Science and Art Center Science–Visual Arts–Play activities
15	National Struggle Museum Turkish Language–Art–Drama activities
16	Final (Activity Writing) Submission of the final activity writing assignment

Sustainable Development Goals

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant