Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

The department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance has offered Master of Science Degree since 1998, and has offered the MS degree to 177 students at present.

Qualification Awarded

Guidance and Psychological Counseling, Master's Degree

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Only the graduates of PDR and the department of psychology are accepted to enter the examination for the First Cycle (Bachelors Degree). First Cycle (Bachelors Degree) diploma, minimum score of 65 from the nation-wide Academic Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) in the related fields, acceptable minimum score of 50 from Foreign Language (German, English, French) Exams (UDS/KPDS) or the equivalent exams scores obtained from TOEFL/IELTS/etc. or being successful at the foreign language examination of the Institute (minimum score of 70) and being successful at the science examination (interview) of the Institute in the related fields (with a minimum score of 65). If the student will attend the graduate school for a foreign language study he has to pass the language test from another language. MS canditates should be present their first cycle transcripts.
Their interview grades are calculated as 60 % of their written exam grade + 40 % their oral exam grades.
Candidates whose interview grades are 65 and above will be considered successfull according to the DEU Graduate School Regulations. Their ALES grades, cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and interviewing grades are calculated as their Evaluation Grades.
Evaluation Grades: % 50 of their ALES grades, % 25 of their cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and % 25 of their interview grades.

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

The programme consists of a minimum of seven courses, one seminar course, and a thesis study, with a minimum of 21 local credits. The total ECTS credits of the programme are 120 ECTS.
In addition to students midterm and final grades, students reports, quiz results, seminar presentations and project results can be used to evaluate the students semester performances. In order for a student to be successful, he has to get minimum 75 out of 100 (2.5 out of 4.00). Seminar lesson and the thesis are considered as non credit courses and students are evaluated as successful and unsuccessful.
A MS student,, must write the results of the thesis according to the specifications of the Graduate School Thesis Writing Guide and must defend the thesis in front of a jury with an oral presentation. After oral presentation, the jury vote the thesis as acceptance, reject or correction. A student may be given, by a decision of the Administrative Committee of the Graduate School, up to three months to complete the corrections and defend his thesis in front of the same jury.
See for the DEU Graduate School Regulations for more information.
http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=13260

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

1	Diagnosing of student having deficiencies and superiority and referring them for support and treatment
2	Students should use Turkish and English in statistics and computer using in scientific research
3	Diagnosing and counseling of adults and children who have developmental, interrelational problems, needs, behavioral and personality disorders .
4	Planning of group and individual counseling sessions and using communication and counseling skills (verbal and nonverbal) in application
5	Planning and applying the educational, vocational, personal and social guidance and psychological counseling services
6	Planning and applying psychological counseling and guidance and consultation studies for families, school staff and adults.
7	The application, assessment, evaluation, report writing of psychological tests and non-test techniques for the purpose of understanding people
8	Using of the developmental fields, theories, periods and the problems of adjustment, the social and philosophical base of behavior, the concept and principles of teaching, learning and management in the application of guidance and counseling
9	The usage of the principles of vocational ethics and the theories of psychological counseling and guidance in the planning of psychological guidance services.

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

Graduates who successfully completed the Masters Degree may apply to doctorate (third cycle) programmes in the same or in related disciplines.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
Academic Plan consists of 8 compulsory and 23 elective courses. There is a total of 23 elective courses included in the department elective courses pool; 14 courses in fall and 9 courses in the spring semester. The ratio of compulsory courses to elective courses in the curriculum is 46 / 165 ECTS.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
G	1	EBE 5039	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS AND PUBLICATION ETHICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
G	2	PDR 5125	CONTEMPORARY COGNITIVE THERAPY IN COUNSELING	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	4
G	3	PDR 5123	PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	4
G	4	PDR 5121	ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR AND COUNSELING	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	5
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	12
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	PDR 5127	REHABILITATION COUNSELING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	2	PDR 5129	COUNSELING WITH DELINQUENTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	3	PDR 5131	MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES THEORY AND APPLICATIONS IN EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	4	PDR 5133	HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	5	PDR 5135	SOLUTION FOCUSED COUNSELING FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	6	PDR 5137	THE PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	7	AED 5089	GRIEF COUNSELING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	8	PDR 5141	COLLEGE COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	9	PDR 5143	ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	10	PDR 5145	GROUP COUNSELING: THEORY AND PRACTICE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	11	PDR 5147	APPLICATION OF GUIDANCE IN PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
G	12	AED 5085	CRISIS INTERVENTION	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4
G	13	PDR 5139	PREVENTION OF BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS IN CLASSROOM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	PDR 5096	SEMINAR	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	3
B	2	PDR 5080	COUNSELING AND POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	4
B	3	PDR 5078	SCHOOL COUNSELING	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	4
B	4	PDR 5076	THEORIES OF COUNSELING	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	4
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	15
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	EBE 5000	USING OF COMPUTER IN ACCESING AND REPORTING THE KNOWLEDGE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	2	PDR 5100	FAMILY COUNSELING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	3	PDR 5102	APPLICATIONS OF GUIDANCE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	4	PDR 5104	THE ART OF HELPING (CARKHUFF'S MODEL OF HELPING)	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	5	PDR 5106	VALUES AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN COUNSELING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	6	PDR 5118	INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	7	PDR 5110	CAREER COUNSELING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	8	PDR 5112	EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATION PROCESSES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	9	PDR 5114	COUNSELING OF OLD AGE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	10	PDR 5116	PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS AND APPLICATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	11	PDR 5108	PARENT AND CHILD COUNSELING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

3.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	PDR 5199	THESIS	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	PDR 5199	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

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.
http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=13260

Graduation Requirements

The programme consists of a minimum of seven courses delivered within the graduate programme of the department and in related fields, one seminar course, and thesis, with a minimum of 21 local credits. The total ECTS credits of the programme is 120 ECTS. 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-Turkey
Web Page: http://ebe.deu.edu.tr/ lang=1&menu_id=5
Head of Department:
Prof. Rengin KARACA
Rengin.akboy@deu.edu.tr
AKTS/DS Coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Rengin KARACA,
rengin.akboy@deu.edu.tr
Asst. Prof. Zekavet KABASAKAL
zekavet.kabasakal@deu.edu.tr

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