Institute For Social Sciences - Master of Applied Psychology

General Description

Order Title Description
1 History Applied Psychology Master Programme opened in Semptember, 2012.
2 Qualification Awarded Students who completed the programme with success, become entitled to take Master of Arts in Applied Psychology degree.
3 Level of Qualification Second Cycle
4 Specific Admission Requirements * To have a bachelor's degree in 4 year psychology programme. * Applicants are required to provide at least 55 points in the Examination for Postgraduate Academic Staff (ALES) or at least 450 points for GMAT or for least 610 points in quantitive section of GRE. *To be successful at bachelor's degree graduation point and interview, *In decision for accepting students, summation of 50% of ALES (or equavelant), 30% of interview and 20% of graduation point are taken into account, *Adaptation of students whom internal transfers are approved, are made by Institude Administration Committee by the recommendation of head of department.* Special student can register to the lectures of programme by consent of relevant head of department.
5 Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) The students that were transfered from equivalent programmes of institutions of another universities can be exempted from lectures they succeed with the council evaluation .
6 Qualification Requirements and Regulations To be successfull in lectures equivalent 60 AKTS and to have at least 2.5 graduation point out of 4 are the qualification requirements for graduation.
7 Profile of The Programme The Master Programme of Applied Psychology is aimed to train successful specialists who have strong bases in theoritical and applied psychology, follow improvements in clinical subfield and contribute, evaluate social problems objectively and critically and create solutions depending on ethics. The programme contains lectures for psychopathology, case studies, group and individual interview technics, seminar for scientific research and neuropsychologic evaluation technics and forensic psychology as selective courses.
8 Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples Graduates can be employed in public institutions (Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice. Ministry of Education, Social Services etc.), military institutions, mental health and rehabilitation centers, communication institutions, psychotechnic evaluation centers, special training and industrial institutions.
9 Access to Further Studies Candidates who completed programme can apply doctorate programme.
10 Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading Mesuring and evaluating methods of each lecture are identifed in "Course Teaching Plans" by lecturers.
11 Graduation Requirements Students have a right to be graduate after accomplishing courses equivalent 60 AKTS in 2 semester and being successful in Master Thesis Defense.
12 Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) 0
13 Address, Programme Director or Equivalent Assistant Prof Ferda Şule KAYA Demiroğlu Bilim University, Social Sciences Institute, Büyükdere Street, No:120 6th Floor, Esentepe/Şişli 34394 İstanbul
14 Facilities Classroom,overhead projector, case study room, computers

Key Learning Outcomes

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1 Gets main knowledge and skills about identifying subjects and problems in the relevant specialization area.
2 Becomes skilful in teamwork and interdisciplinary studies.
3 Explains the assesment methods in identification and interpretation of forensic process within ethical principles.
4 Accomplishes method for conducting theoritical and applied psychological research independently.
5 Uses the theoritical knowledge on recognising the psychological disorders depending on the individual and group psychotheraphy approaches.
6 Applies knowledge and skills about psychological assesment.
7 Follows developments about the area of specialization and contributes to the field.
8 Aplies the theoritical diagnosis oriented approaches about mental health and disorders.
9 Recognises the limitations, inadequancies and responsibilities in the specialization area.
10 Applies interview techniques in the field.

Key Programme Learning Outcomes - NQF for HE in Turkey

TYYÇ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
KNOWLEDGE 1
KNOWLEDGE 2
SKILLS 3 X
SKILLS 4 X
SKILLS 5 X X X X
COMPETENCES (Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility) 6
COMPETENCES (Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility) 7
COMPETENCES (Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility) 8 X X X X
COMPETENCES (Learning Competence) 9
COMPETENCES (Communication and Social Competence) 10
COMPETENCES (Communication and Social Competence) 11
COMPETENCES (Communication and Social Competence) 12 X X
COMPETENCES (Communication and Social Competence) 13 X
COMPETENCES (Field Specific Competence) 14
COMPETENCES (Field Specific Competence) 15
COMPETENCES (Field Specific Competence) 16 X X X X X

Course Structure Diagram with Credits (60 ECTS per Full-Time Academic Year)

Course Code Course Title Course Type T A LC EC C
Year 1 Semester 1
2011005012012 Advanced Psychopathology Compulsory 3.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 3.00
2011005052012 Interview Techniques, Theory and Applications Compulsory 3.00 2.00 0.00 6.00 4.00
2011005092014 Seminar Compulsory 2.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 0.00
20115072018 Advanced Statistics Compulsory 3.00 2.00 0.00 6.00 4.00
2011005092024 Compulsory 2.00 2.00 0.00 6.00 3.00
Year 1 Semester 2
2011005142013 Group Therapy Compulsory 2.00 2.00 0.00 6.00 3.00
2011005102017 Psychological Testing Compulsory 3.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 3.00
20115022018 Advanced Research Methods Compulsory 3.00 2.00 0.00 6.00 4.00
2011005062018 Psychotherapy Methods and Applications Compulsory 2.00 4.00 0.00 6.00 4.00
20115162024 Compulsory 2.00 2.00 0.00 6.00 3.00
Year 2 Semester 1
20115512021 Tez Çalışması-I Compulsory 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 0.00
Year 2 Semester 2
20115522021 Tez Çalışması-II Compulsory 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 0.00