Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Department of Public Health Nursing was established with the approval of Senate within the body of FHS on September 26, 1994. Occupational Health Nursing started education in 2012. 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 Occupational 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 (Master's 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 occupational health nursing, convey the knowledge of occupational 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

1	To be able to develop and deepen her/his knowledge professionally in protecting and improving individuals health in all environments,
2	To be able to comprehend the interdisciplinary interaction in the field of occupational health and OHN,
3	.To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge in the field of occupational health and OHN,
4	To be able to interpret the knowledge gained in the field of occupational health by integrating with other disciplines and to be able to create new knowledge,
5	To be able to solve the issues encountered in in the field of occupational health and OHN
6	To be able to conduct a study aiming to define and solve issues in the field of occupational health,
7	To be able to develop new strategic approaches and solutions for the problems encountered in the work environment in the field of occupational health and OHN,
8	To be able to use the psycho-social concepts in solving the problems regarding individual/family/working society in the field of occupational health and OHN,
9	To be able to consult regarding the protection and development of staff health,
10	To be able to analyse the issues in the work environment and to develop solutions,
11	To be able to take the lead when necessary,
12	To be able to follow the up-to-date developments in the field of occupational health and OHN and to be able to transfer her/his own studies to the groups within the same or different field orally, visually and in written,
13	.To be able to use the informatics and communication techniques required by the field of occupational health and OHN,
14	To be able to interpret the strategy, policies and practice fields related to occupational health and OHN,
15	To be able to use scientific and ethical values in the practices,
16	To communicate in at least one foreign language orally and in written, ( B2 Level CEFR)

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The graduates of this program could work in the field of Occupational Health Nursing in the public and private sector as specialist nurses.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to second cycle or third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
The program requires students to receive 2 courses in the fall term, 1 course in the spring term from their own department and 2 courses from the other department each term. All other courses are elective.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
G	1	HEM 5029	RESEARCH IN NURSING I	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	6
G	2	İSH 5003	OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALT NURSING I	COMPULSORY	2	4	0	8
G	3	HSH 5003	EPIDEMIYOLOGY	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	4
G	4	HEM 5095	PATHOPHYSIOLOGY APPROACHES I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	6
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	6
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	HEM 5097	COMMUNICATION IN HEALTH CARE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	2	HSH 5006	SOCIAL DETERMINES OF HEALTH	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	HEM 5030	RESEARCH IN NURSING II	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	6
B	2	HEM 5038	PATHOPHYSIOLOGY APPROACHES II	COMPULSORY	2	0		6
B	3	İSH 5004	OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	6
B	4	İSH 5098	SPECIALTY FIELD	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
B	5	İSH 5096	SEMINAR	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	2
B	6	HEM 5098	NURSING CONCEPT FRAMEWORK	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	4
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	4
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	HEM 6053	HEALTH POLICY AND NURSING	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	6
B	2	HEM 5093	QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN NURSING	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

3.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	İSH 5099	THESIS STUDY	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

4.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	İSH 5099	THESIS STUDY	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

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.
They are required to receive course that corresponds to a total of 60 ECTS (2 ECTS for seminar and 4 ECTS for profession) and complete the thesis that corresponds to 60 ECTS. They should complete 120 ECTS credits in total.

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

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Yrd.Doç.Dr.Fatma Şeyda ÖZBIÇAKÇI
e-mail: ozbicak@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 90.232.4124769

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