Master's Program in Guidance and Counseling (Thesis / Non-Thesis) aims at having individuals acquire necessary information, skills and attitudes used for fulfilling counseling services in education, health and industry institutions and organizations efficiently and productively, and making them be expert at the field of guidance and counseling. In this regard, it is targeted to upbring qualitative professionals in the field of guidance and counseling who have a good command of concepts, principles and technqiues of counseling, and who have the ability to manage guidance and counseling services effectively in different institutions and organizations. The graduates from Master's Program in Guidance and Counseling (Thesis) can apply to doctorate programs and work as an academician at universities.
The medium of instruction in Master's program (thesis) is English. Program consists of 21 credits (120 AKTS) containg five compulsory and two elective courses, seminar and thesis.Three remedial courses in the program are for the students who graduated from the departments (except Guidance and Counseling) in Faculty of Education and Psychology.
The medium of instruction in Master's program (non-thesis) is Turkish. Program consists of 30 credits (100 AKTS) containing eight compulsory, two elective courses and project.There is no remedial course in the program.
Sample Courses in the Program
PCG 501 Contemporary Counseling Theories
PCG 503 Principles and Techniques of Counseling
PCG 505 Principles and Techniques of Group Counseling
PCG 510 Individual Recognition Techniques
PCG 516 Guidance and Counseling in Schools
PCG 518 Guidance and Counseling in Different Populations
PCG 521 Recent Topics in Vocational and Career Counseling
PCG 525 Couple and Family Counseling
PCG 551 Personality Theories
EDGN 528 Research Methods and Techniques in Education
Candidates who will apply for Master's Programs with and without Thesis must meet the following conditions:
a) Graduation from a four-year Turkish university or a foreign university whose equivalency is approved by the Council of Higher Education,
b) Candidates applying to the Master's Program with Thesis within the last three years must have received at least 55 points from ALES or at least 610 points from GRE Quantitaive or 450 points from GMAT (only valid for candidates applying to the Master's Program with Thesis).
c) Candidates applying to the Master's Program with Thesis must have received a minimum score of 55 points or a minimum score of 610 from the GRE Quantitaive or a minimum score of 450 from the GMAT within the last five years. 2017 dated 06.02.2017 and numbered 9268 in accordance with the provisions of the "Regulation on Graduate Education and Training", the central foreign language exams accepted by the Council of Higher Education in accordance with the provisions of the "Regulation on Graduate Education and Training" are the "Higher Education Institutions Foreign Language (YOKDIL) Exam" and the "Foreign Language Knowledge Level Determination Exam (YDS)" conducted by the Measurement, Selection and Placement Center (OSYM) (only valid for applicants applying to the master's program with thesis)
Or to have at least 55 points from the English Proficiency Exam conducted by Yeditepe University School of Foreign Languages.
Admission Requirements:
1- Candidates applying to the Master's Program with Thesis are subjected to a written and oral science exam.
2- Candidates who apply to the Non-Thesis Master's Program are only subjected to an oral science exam.
About the Program
The purpose of Guidance and Psychological Counseling Thesis / Non-Thesis Programs; to provide individuals with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes in order to realize the counseling and counseling services offered in educational, health and industrial institutions and organizations effectively and to provide them to specialize in the field of psychological counseling and guidance. Thus, it is aimed to train qualified specialist counselors who are able to effectively manage the guidance and psychological counseling services in different types of institutions and organizations, including the psychological counseling and guidance activities needed in educational institutions, foundations and concepts, principles and techniques of contemporary counseling science. Graduates who have completed the program with thesis can apply to doctorate programs and work as academician in universities.
The language of instruction of the program is English. The program consists of 21 credits (120 ECTS), including five compulsory, two elective, seminars and dissertations. The three scientific preparatory courses in the program are valid for students who are graduated from the Faculty of Education, who come from the field of Guidance and Psychological Counseling and those who come from the field of Psychology.
The language of the program is Turkish. The program consists of 30 credits (100 ECTS), eight compulsory, two elective and project. There is no scientific preparation in the program without thesis.
Examples of Program Courses
PCG 501 Contemporary Counseling Theories
PCG 505 Group Counseling Principles and Techniques
PCG 510 Individual Recognition Techniques
PCG 518 Guidance and Psychological Counseling in Different Populations
EDGN 528 Research Methods and Techniques in Education