GUIDANCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING PHD PROGRAM
Academic Unit: Department of Educational Sciences
Program Objectives: The aim of the program is to train professionals, who have a good command of guidance and psychological counselling, ethics of the profession and who keep themselves up-to-date with the latest developments and use statistical and scientific research techniques to conduct scientific research.
Medium of Instruction: Turkish
International Student Quotas: International student quotas are announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.
Admissions Calendar: Admissions calendar is announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.
Application Link: https://lisansustu.yildiz.edu.tr/sbe/en/ (Applicants are advised to check the academic calendar first and send their applications only during the application period.)
Admission Requirements: Admissions requirements announced on the Graduate School of Social Sciences web site (http://www.sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/en) before the applications are open, each fall and spring semesters.
Who can apply?
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				 In-Field Quotas  | 
			
				 MA degree holders of Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Educational Psychological Services should apply to in-field applicant quotas.  | 
		
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				 Out-of-Field Quotas  | 
			
				 MA degree holders of Psychology and Clinical Psychology can apply to out-of-field quotas.  | 
		
Compulsory Courses:
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				 Code  | 
			
				 Course Title in Turkish  | 
			
				 Course Title in English  | 
			
				 Course Type  | 
			
				 Number of Credits  | 
		
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				 PDR6109  | 
			
				 İleri Psikolojik Danışma Kuram ve Teknikleri  | 
			
				 Advanced Theories And Techniques Of Counseling  | 
			
				 Required by the department  | 
			
				 3  | 
		
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				 İleri Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri  | 
			
				 Advanced Scientific Research Methods  | 
			
				 Required by the department  | 
			
				 3  | 
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				 İleri Grupla Psikolojik Danışma ve Uygulaması  | 
			
				 Advanced Group Counseling And Practice  | 
			
				 Required by the department  | 
			
				 3  | 
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				 PDR5004  | 
			
				 Araştırma Yöntemleri Bilimsel Etik  | 
			
				 Research Methods and Ethic  | 
			
				 Required by the Council of Higher Education  | 
			
				 2  | 
		
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				 PDR6001  | 
			
				 Seminer  | 
			
				 Seminar  | 
			
				 Required by the Council of Higher Education  | 
			
				 0  | 
		
Elective Courses:
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				 Code  | 
			
				 Course Title in Turkish  | 
			
				 Course Title in English  | 
			
				 Number of Credits  | 
		
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				 İleri İstatistik  | 
			
				 Advanced Statistics  | 
			
				 3  | 
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				 İleri Psikopatoloji  | 
			
				 Advanced Psychopatholgy I  | 
			
				 3  | 
		|
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				 İleri Psikopatoloji II (Erişkin)  | 
			
				 Advanced Psychopatholgy II (Adulthood)  | 
			
				 3  | 
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				 İleri Psikolojik Ölçme Teknikleri ve Uygulaması  | 
			
				 Advanced Techniques of Psychological Measurement and Practice  | 
			
				 3  | 
		|
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				 Ergenlik Psikolojisinde Güncel Konular  | 
			
				 Current Issues in Adolescent Psychology  | 
			
				 3  | 
		|
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				 Kariyer Psikolojik Danışmanlığında Güncel Konular  | 
			
				 Current Issues in Career Counseling  | 
			
				 3  | 
		|
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				 Okul Psikolojik Danışmanlığında Güncel Konular  | 
			
				 Current Issues in School Counseling  | 
			
				 3  | 
		|
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				 Evlilik ve Aile Danışmanlığı  | 
			
				 Marriage and Family Counseling  | 
			
				 3  | 
		|
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				 İleri Bireyle Psikolojik Danışma ve Uygulama  | 
			
				 Advanced Individual Counseling and Practice  | 
			
				 3  | 
		
Academic Staff:
- Prof. Dr. M. Engin Deniz
 - Prof. Dr. Fulya Yüksel Şahin
 - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Eryılmaz
 - Asst. Prof. Dr. Nermin Çiftçi Arıdağ
 - Asst. Prof. Dr. Ş. Gonca Zeren
 
Graduation Requirements:
In order to graduate from this program;
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		Students who were admitted to the PhD program with an MA degree are required;
		
- to take at least 7 courses (21 local credits/ 240 ECTS), two of which are required by the department,
 - to take Seminar and Research Methods and Scientific Ethics courses,
 - to pass all courses with at least BB grade and have at least 3.0/4.0 GPA,
 - to pass the PhD Qualifying Exam, to submit a thesis proposal and 3 thesis follow-up reports,
 - to comply with the publication requirement,
 - to pass the PhD thesis defense successfully,
 
 
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		Students who were admitted to the PhD program with a BA degree are required;
		
- to take at least 14 courses (42 local credits/ 300 ECTS), two of which are required by the department,
 - to take Seminar and Research Methods and Scientific Ethics courses,
 - to pass all courses with at least BB grade and have at least 3.0/4.0 GPA,
 - to pass the PhD Qualifying Exam, to submit a thesis proposal and 3 thesis follow-up reports,
 - to comply with the publication requirement,
 - to pass the PhD thesis defense successfully.
 
 
PhD Publication Requirement: PhD students are required to make both of the following publications about their thesis in cooperation with their thesis supervisors:
a) An oral presentation at a national/ international refereed academic congress
b) At least one article published or accepted for publication at a national/ international refereed academic journal
Location: Davutpaşa Campus, Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey
Admissions Contact:
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				 E-mail Address  | 
			
				 Website  | 
		
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				 Graduate School of Social Sciences  | 
			
				 gsss@yildiz.edu.tr, sbemdr@yildiz.edu.tr  | 
			
				 http://sbe.yildiz.edu.tr/  | 
		
Department Contact:
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				 Name- Surname  | 
			
				 E-mail Address  | 
			
				 Phone Number  | 
		
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				 Res. Asst. Ceren Bektaş  | 
			
				 +90 212 383 48 25  | 
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				 Res. Asst. Gözde Şakar  | 
			
				 +90 212 383 55 83  | 
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				 Res. Asst. Seher Merve Erus  | 
			
				 +90 212 383 55 78  |