General Description
History |
Department of Public Health Nursing was established with the approval of Senate within the body of FHS on September 26, 1994. The PG program of Public Health Nursing started education in 1999. The program lasts for totally 2 years; 1 year for courses and 1 year for thesis. The language of the program is Turkish. |
Qualification Awarded |
Master s Degree in Community Health Nursing, MSc |
Level of Qualification |
Second Cycle (Master's Degree) |
Specific Admission Requirements |
Bachelor s Degree; having obtained at least 55 from relevant branch of Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam (ALES) or from exams equivalence of which are accepted; in case of graduate of Faculty of Medicine having obtained at least 50 from Medical Specialty Exam (TUS); having obtained at least 50 from Foreign Language Exam (YDS) or from other foreign language exams equivalence of which are accepted or at least 55 from the exam held by DEU Foreign Languages Institute. Transcript; having obtained at least 65 from the Post Graduate Science Exam. |
Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) |
According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective. |
Qualification Requirements and Regulations |
Second Cycle (Masters Degree) Programme with thesis is comprised of courses (at least 54 ECTS), a seminar (2 ECTS), and field study (4 ECTS) and thesis (60 ECTS) credits. İn total 120 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 |
This program aims to enable the student to acquire deep knowledge in the field of public health nursing, convey the knowledge of public health nursing to the field of application, access to information in the field, assess the information in a critical way and make a contribution to the field by conducting scientific research. The program involves 3-4 compulsory courses and elective courses in different fields of nursing and health sciences each term. Students are also allowed to select courses from other departments and institutions or universities. |
Key Learning Outcomes |
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples |
The graduates of this program could work in the field of Public Health Nursing in the public and private sector as specialist nurses. |
Access to Further Studies |
The graduates could apply to the doctoral programs of public health nursing. |
Course Structure Diagram with Credits |
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Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading |
In the courses, the students are assessed through their success in 1 midterm and 1 final examination, as well as homeworks and projects. They are required to score at least 75 in order to be successful in the course. |
Graduation Requirements |
Students are required to complete 120 ECTS credits in order to graduate. They should complete their courses successfully with 60 ECTS. They should have an average grade of at least 2.50 - 4.00 in order to be successful in each course. Besides, they should complete the thesis project and present it in the face of the jury to be accepted. |
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) |
Full-time |
Programme Director or Equivalent |
Yrd.Doç.Dr.Fatma Şeyda ÖZBIÇAKÇI |