EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
The four-year psychology undergraduate curriculum has more than one purpose. The first of these is to train students to know the basic fields of psychology, to be able to put their knowledge into skills, and to express themselves in English and Turkish, both written and spoken. The second aim is to train people who know the basic psychology disciplines (e.g., Sociology, Mathematics, Linguistics, Economics, Biology). Students need to be able to follow the current literature within the framework of these purposes. Students are expected to develop critical thinking skills and have studied scientific thinking skills.
Psychology investigates human behavior, so psychologists should be trained to respect ethical rules, value human dignity, avoid discriminatory language, and follow professional regulations. It is aimed that our graduate students become individuals who have the skills to disseminate, question and produce the knowledge and skills they have acquired. For this reason, both individual and group studies are encouraged in the undergraduate program.
In summary, the undergraduate psychology program aims to transform their acquired skills into service and become entrepreneurial graduates with social sensitivity and a sense of responsibility. Psychology undergraduate education program consists of 4 years and 8 semesters. The undergraduate curriculum consists of courses in the basic fields of psychology (such as Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, and Developmental psychology) and various elective courses (such as Family Therapy Approaches, Traffic Psychology), as well as courses from other disciplines related to psychology (such as Mathematics). The language of instruction of the program is Turkish. However, students have the opportunity to graduate as a psychologist with a high level of English literacy, with professional English courses and readings, and researches to follow the current literature.