DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

The utilization of active labour market policies as a solution for unemployment problem which is an important problem of our country and the increase of employment agencies besides the Turkish Labour Institution increase the demand for Employment and Career Counsellor. Accordingly, Job and Occupational Counsellor national occupational standard is prepared by Vocational Qualification Institute. The certificate is being awarded to whom succesfull in examinations. In this field, the specialists will be educated by this Non thesis Masters Degree Programme which will start at 2013-2014 school year.

Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree in Employment and Career Management Non-Thesis (MSc)

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines, Transcript, 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 cycle cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. The exceptions to the requirements of ALES and Foreign Language Proficiency scores is announced by the Graduate School. However, ALES requirement is waived for the admissions to the second cycle graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test as well as for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs. 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)

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

1,5 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 90 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

The objective of the programme is to educate specialists who will able to make research and application as to employment, occupation and career subject, to guide people with their occupational talents and to help them to reach recent work with employability. There are two foreign language lessons in the curriculum. These lessons constitute 9 percent of the program.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

People who graduated from Non Thesis Masters Degree Programme in Employment and Career Counselling should be employment in some positions at Private Employment Offices and Turkish Labour Institution as a specialist or manager. They also can be employed at private sector as specialist or counsellor.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates may apply to the related employment positions in their area of specialization.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course is defined in the the Course Description Form which is prepared by related faculty member / s and included in the information package. Exams and course success notes is subject to the relevant articles of the DEU Regulation on Graduate Education.
Dokuz Eylul University, Graduate Education Regulation web address: http://www.sbe.deu.edu.tr/sbe/mevzuat

Graduation Requirements

Second Cycle (Master's Degree) Non-Thesis Program is comprised of courses (at least 75 ECTS), Term Project (15 ECTS), in total 90 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.

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

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Özlem ÇAKIR
Tel: +90 232 301 02 89
Fax: +90 232 420 17 89
e-mail: ozlem.cakir@deu.edu.tr
Address: Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Postcode:35160, Dokuzçeşmeler, Buca-İzmir, TURKEY