SSME holds for the acronym of the name of the        department,Secondary Science and Mathematics      Education and is the official name code used for        the  department by Middle East Technical University.
 Besides, the department code of SSME is 420.
 The department aims particularly to equip students    with the up-to-date knowledge and practical skills required for secondary school mathematics and science teachers.
An important objective of the department is to provide its graduates with relevant
contemporary information, training, and prerequisite skills to enable them to guide
their students to cope with the challenges of the 21st century.