DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

The department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance has offered Master of Science Degree since 1998, and has offered the MS degree.

Qualification Awarded

Guidance and Psychological Counseling, Without Thesis Master's Degree

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

Second Cycle (Masters Degree) Non-Thesis Program consists of at least 10 courses, not being less than 30 national credits, non-credit semester project, in total 90 ECTS credits.
The student must have at least 2.50 out of 4.00 (cumulative grade point average 2.50/4.00).
The student who successfully passes courses in the graduate program enters an examination for the project assigned to him. If he is unsuccessful in this exam he must enter this exam again with the same jury in three months. The successful student gets his Second Cycle (Masters Degree) Non-Thesis Program diploma.

Profile of the Programme

The program is designed to promote personal development and professional development in the field of psychological counseling and guidance of the students. The language of instruction is Turkish.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Our graduates work in public and private schools run by the Ministry of National Education as teachers. They may also work in private psychological counseling and psychotherapy centers as counselers. In addition to these they may work in the institutes run by the government such as police departments, health departments, navy and justice departments.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Students must attend classes, practices and examinations. In order for students to qualify for midterms they should attend 70% of the theoretical classes and 80% of the application/lab classes. Students attendance is followed by their Instructor. For almost all required and elective courses there are two written examinations: One midterm examination (given during each semester and dates of which are announced by the Department in the first month of the semester) and one final exam. The instructor announces the weekly course content, the course book and how students will be evaluated and the dates of the exams to the students and the Institute at the beginning of the semester. The instructor evaluated the students depending on their midterm and final grades, attendance to the class, their additional work such as projects, presentations and assignments which were presented at the beginning of the semester.
A make up exam is offered for graduate classes. Upon the approval of the Institute Board students can take the exam from the lessons that they have already passed in order to increase their GPA.
To be able to pass a lesson a graduate student must have minimum CB.
See for the DEU Graduate School Regulations for more information.

Graduation Requirements

Second Cycle (Masters Degree) Non-Thesis Program consists of at least 10 courses, not being less than 30 national credits, non-credit semester project, in total 90 ECTS credits Graduation requirements in detail are explained in the section Qualification Requirements and Regulations.

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

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Educational Sciences, Computer Education and Instructional Technologies 35150, Buca-Izmir-Türkiye
Web Page: http://ebe.deu.edu.tr/ lang=1&menu_id=5
Head of Department:
Prof. Dr. DİĞDEM MÜGE SİYEZ
didem.siyez@deu.edu.tr

Head of Guidance and Psychological Counseling Program
Prof. Dr. DİĞDEM MÜGE SİYEZ
didem.siyez@deu.edu.tr