DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Psychiatric Nursing

General Description

History

Psychiatric Nursing PhD program has been started education at 2005. Program duration is 4 years (2 year is course, 2 year is thesis study. The language of program is Turkish.

Qualification Awarded

Doctorate Degree in Psychiatric Nursing PhD

Level of Qualification

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Second Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines. Acceptable score on ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam) or Equivalent GRE, GMAT score. Acceptable score on Language Proficiency Tests. Acceptable weighted score based on the first or second cycle (with thesis) cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. However, ALES requirement is waived for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs as well as for the admissions to the graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test. Final admission is based on the evaluation of the related academic unit committee. International student admission requirements are decided by the Graduate School Executive Committee.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

A successful student who has completed at least one semester at any postgraduate programme may be admitted to an institute at the University by lateral transfer. Requirements for admission of students by lateral transfer are determined by the Board of Directors of the Institute.Students who have matriculated after they have successfully passed the postgraduate entrance exam may be exempted from the courses they have already taken in other institutes upon the proposal of the relevant department and the approval of the Board of Directors of the Institute. However, the total credits of the exempted courses cannot exceed 1/3 of the credits required to finish the relevant programme.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) Program is comprised of courses, (at least 78 ECTS), field study (12 ECTS) and thesis (150 ECTS), in total 240 ECTS credits. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50/4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB / S / TP grades.

Profile of the Programme

The aim of the program is to enable the student to conduct an independent study, to bring an innovation to the field by examining the topics extensively, to develop theories and models which will contribute to the development of nursing science, support its development and to convey the knowledge into the clinical area. Compulsory Course of Institute (4 national credits), compulsory course of Psychiatric Nursing department and and elective courses in different fields. Students may take courses from different programs and university.

Key Learning Outcomes

1   To have the knowledge of nursing theory and models
2   To have expansive knowledge about the use of theories and models with restrictions in psychiatry nursing
3   To have the knowledge of using theory and model in researches
4   To have extensive knowledge regarding one of the sub disciplines of psychiatry nursing (Psychiatric Consultation Liaison nursing, child and adolescent psychiatric nursing, forensic psychiatric nursing..etc)
5   The ability to transfer the research process and the results -in national or international areas- orally or in written clearly.
6   The ability to use an application in Psychiatric Nursing in another area
7   To be able to write the report of the research that s/he participated and publish in a globally accepted journal
8   To ability to make leadership in multi-disciplined groups, create solutions in complicated situations and take responsibility
9   To be able to develop new evidences that can be used in keeping , developing and caring/rehabilitation of mental health in case of illness.
10   To be able to depict the problems in Psychiatric Nursing , creating methods to solve and apply innovative techniques in solutions
11   To have the ability to plan and apply researches based on the theories and models in
12   To be able to analyze and create solutions about the reflections of quick developments and changes in health system with the ethic problems that it leads
13   To be able to produce and participate into politics regarding the country s primary mental health problems
14   To be able to guide and give counseling to colleagues

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

This degree enables the holder to exercise the profession in the public or private sector

Access to Further Studies

Graduates may apply to post doctorate studies.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Every student must register to total of 30 ECTS. 150 out of 240 ECTS must be thesis studies. Throughout PhD study, each student must collect 90 ECTS (including 12 ECTS of Specialty Area course) in 3 semesters. During course period of PhD study, every student should enroll to at least 20 ECTS of common elective courses (such as, Research culture, research methods and transferrable skills) and at least 20 ECTS more from discipline based and laboratory skill courses. Also, student may enroll to a common elective, discipline based and laboratory skill courses in a different institute or university to complete 20 ECTS. Every student must register to Thesis related reseach topic I in first semester and Thesis related reseach topic II in second semester. Furthermore, during course period , each student should attend to a Ethics course or training.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
ALL COURSES
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 SBE 6025 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3
G 2 SBE 6082 COMMUNITY SERVICE PRACTICES AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROJECTS ELECTIVE 1 2 0 9
G 3 HEM 6049 RESEARCH IN NURSING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
G 4 SBE 6054 DATA-BASE SEARCHING IN HEALTH SCIENCES AND EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3
G 5 SBE 6027 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3
G 6 SBE 6084 ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN HEALTH SCIENCES II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
G 7 SBE 6083 ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN HEALTH SCIENCES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
G 8 SBE 6081 MILESTONES OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
G 9 SBE 6080 INTERDISCIPLINARY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN HEALTHCARE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
G 10 PSH 6037 CONSULTATION LIAISON PSCYHIATRIC NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
G 11 PSH 6035 FAMILY DYNAMICS AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
G 12 PSH 6033 PSYCHIATRIC NURSING PRACTICES ELECTIVE 0 4 0 6
G 13 PSH 6031 PSYCHIATRIC NURSING PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
G 14 PSH 6300 RESEARCH SUBJECTS FOR THESIS II REQUIRED 3 0 0 10
G 15 PSH 6200 RESEARCH SUBJECTS FOR THESIS I REQUIRED 3 0 0 8
G 16 HEM 6066 CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
G 17 HEM 6065 COUNSELLING SKILLS IN NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
G 18 HEM 6059 NURSING THEORIES REQUIRED 2 0 0 6
G 19 HEM 6053 HEALTH POLICY AND NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
G 20 SBE 6079 PLANNING, CARRYING OUT AND EVALUATION OF EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH PROJECTS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
G 21 SBE 6068 COMPUTER APPLIED STATISTICS ELECTIVE 1 2 0 6
G 22 SBE 6071 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3
G 23 SBE 6075 GENDER EQUALITY ELECTIVE 1 2 0 6
G 24 SBE 6061 RECORDING AND PRESENTING EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH DATA ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3
G 25 SBE 6078 ETHICS IN HEALTH SCIENCES II REQUIRED 1 0 0 3
G 26 BEP 6001 SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3
B 27 PSH 6036 THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION IN PSYCHIATRIC NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
B 28 SBE 6058 CREATIVITY, DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION IN SCIENCE ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3
B 29 HEM 6042 EDUCATION APPROACH AND EDUCATION MANAGEMENT IN NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
B 30 PSH 6034 PSYCHIATRIC NURSING THEORIES AND MODELS ELECTIVE 1 2 0 6
B 31 PSH 6199 THESIS STUDY THESIS 0 0 0 150
B 32 PSH 6098 SPECIALITY AREA EXPERTNESS 3 0 0 12
B 33 PSH 6400 SEMINAR SEMINAR 0 3 0 3
B 34 PSH 6032 HEALTH POLICY AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
B 35 HEM 6064 EVIDENCE BASED NURSING ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3
B 36 SBE 6070 MEDICAL EDUCATION: BASIC PRINCIPLES AND METHODS ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3
B 37 SBE 6069 RESEARCH METHODS AND ADVANCED ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES IN HEALTH SCIENCES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
B 38 HEM 6060 TRANSCULTURAL NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
B 39 SBE 6066 DEVELOPMENT OF ASSESSMENT TOOLS ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3
B 40 SBE 6065 BIOMEDICAL MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
B 41 SBE 6062 HOW TO WRITE AND PUBLISH RESEARCH ARTICLES ELECTIVE 1 0 0 3
B 42 PSH 6038 COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL PSCYHIATRIC NURSING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

The assessment criteria for each course are defined in the Course Description Form included in the information pack prepared by the faculty member/members. The relevant items of the DEU Undergraduate, Graduate Education-Training and Exam Regulations and Instutie Examination Regulations apply in relation to exams and course grades. To be successful in this course must be received at least 75.

Graduation Requirements

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) Program is comprised of courses, (at least 78 ECTS), field study (12 ECTS) and thesis (150 ECTS), in total 240 ECTS credits. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50/4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB / S / TP



Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Doç. Dr. Zekiye Çetinkaya Duman
z.duman@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 90.232.4124784