1. General Information

Psychological counseling and guidance is an integral part of the educational and training activities. Counselors who continue their professional life in counseling and guidance should increase their knowledge and skills. Psychological Guidance and counseling programs aims to implement this requirement. With this aim, Master’s Program of Guidance and Counseling with thesis program is opened to accept its first students in the 2013-2014 academic years. Seeking a career in the field of Guidance and Counselling 10 people are accepted into the program. Moreover, doctorate program of guidance and counseling is opened to accept its first students in the 2013-2014 academic years. Seeking a career in the field of Guidance and Psychological Counselling 5 people are accepted into the program.

The main purpose of Master’s Program of Guidance and Counseling, qualified experts to train counselors in the field and in the field to support improvements to the forefront. In addition, scientific studies to contribute to the literature review of counseling and guidance, psychological counseling and guidance aimed at making applications. The main purpose of education and training activities of the program is in line with the overall objectives of the scientific thinking, researching and self-renewing, experts to train counselors.

Guidance and counseling doctoral programs is needed nowadays more and more and it aims to grow up individual as counselors who contribute to guidance and counseling services, individuals with sufficient knowledge and skills in the field aims at training. For this purpose, the program target to increase PhD candidate’s competence in areas such as vocational guidance and career counseling, group counseling, individual counseling, psychological counseling principles and techniques, motivation, adolescent issues, counseling theories, marriage and family counseling

2. Acquired Degree

Psychological Counseling and Guidance Master program with no- thesis: Students who successfully complete the program are received certificate and degree of Psychological Counseling and Guidance Master program with no-thesis.

Psychological Counseling and Guidance Master program with thesis: Students who successfully complete the program are received certificate and degree of Psychological Counseling and Guidance Master program with thesis.

Psychological Counseling and Guidance Doctorate program with thesis: Students who successfully complete the program are received certificate and degree of Psychological Counseling and Guidance Doctorate.

3. Level of Degree

Psychological Counseling and Guidance Master program with no- thesis: Degree of Psychological Counseling and Guidance Master program with no-thesis.

Psychological Counseling and Guidance Master program with thesis: Degree of Psychological Counseling and Guidance Master program with thesis.

Psychological Counseling and Guidance Doctorate program with thesis: Degree of Psychological Counseling and Guidance Doctorate.

4. Admission Requirements

In order to start Master’s Program of Guidance and Counseling articles for student acceptance in Eskişehir Osmangazi University Graduate Education Regulations are taken into consideration.

The necessary information for the conditions in order to be admitted to the PhD Program in Psychological Counseling and Guidance and also recording in this program is in Eskişehir Osmangazi University Graduate Education and Training articles.

5. Recognition of Prior Learning

Turkish higher education institutions prior formal recognition of learning vertical, horizontal and universities in the transitions of Higher Education Board has determined "In Higher Education Undergraduate And Graduate Level Programs, Switching Between Double Major, Minor And Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer Shall Make Regulations Governing" is made under.

Acceptance of transfer students for thesis and non-thesis Master’s Program of Guidance and Counseling and transfer to these programs is performed on the basis of articles in Eskişehir Osmangazi University Graduate Education Regulations.

Acceptance of students to preparatory programs for thesis and non-thesis Master’s Program of Guidance and Counseling is performed on the basis of articles in Eskişehir Osmangazi University Graduate Education Regulations.

Acceptance of transfer students for Doctorate Program of Guidance and Counseling and transfer to this programs is performed on the basis of articles in Eskişehir Osmangazi University Graduate Education Regulations.

Acceptance of students to preparatory programs for Doctorate Program of Guidance and Counseling is performed on the basis of articles in Eskişehir Osmangazi University Graduate Education Regulations.

6. Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Thesis Master’s Program of Guidance and Counseling comprises less than a total of 27 credits which corresponds to at least 9 courses, one seminar course and thesis work. Non-credit seminar course and thesis work are evaluated by satisfactory or unsatisfactory.

Non-thesis Master’s Program of Guidance and Counseling comprises less than a total of 30 credits which corresponds to at least 10 courses, and a semester project. Non-credit semester project course is evaluated by satisfactory or unsatisfactory.

Doctorate Program of Guidance and Counseling comprises less than a total of 30 credits which corresponds to at least 10 courses, seminar, qualification exam, PhD thesis and PhD thesis. Non-credit qualification exam, PhD thesis and PhD thesis is evaluated by satisfactory or unsatisfactory.

7. Program Profile (The Purpose)

Major aims of the program;

• To equipped with theoretical and practical knowledge and skills that will contribute to scientific developments in the field of academics qualified personnel to train and educate
• Scientific studies contribute to the literature review of counseling and guidance, counseling and guidance to promote applications.
• Both schools perform and the academy of contemporary approaches to counseling practice and apply knowledge to train specialized personnel.

8.      Program Qualifications (Learning Outcomes)

At the end of the Thesis Master’s Program of Psychological Counseling and Guidance and non-thesis Master’s Program of Psychological Counseling and Guidance program, students will be able to;

• To use appropriate counselling techniques and principles within the framework of theories of psychological counselling.
• To be able to conduct scientific research using the relevant scientific methodology in psychological counselling and guidance.
• To do group counselling according to variant theory of group counselling.
• To comprehend psychological tests and their psychometric properties used in psychological counselling and guidance
• To understand process and phase of career counselling and guidance
• To be decisive perform psychological counselling services in accordance with  ethical principles, rules and laws
• To be describe the required knowledge and skills regarding child and adolescent psychology, to evaluate these knowledge and skills with a critical attitude
• To plan and perform seminars and group guidance activities for support the development of students’ personal, vocational and educational.

At the end of the Doctorate Program of Psychological Counseling and Guidance program, students will be able to;

To conduct counselling sessions with children, adolescent, adult and elder

• To design research studies by using variant research designs that contribute guidance and psychological counselling field
• To develop guidance program based on individual’s needs and their environmental features
• To be able to conduct authentic psychological counselling session based on psychological counselling approaches
• To be able to conduct career counselling and provide vocational guidance with using knowledge in the field of vocational guidance and career counselling
• To be able to conduct group counselling with clients who have various problems with different theories, principles and techniques
• To be able to do interdisciplinary study with using the various disciplines in the field of guidance and counselling
• To be able to transfer current developments in the field of counselling psychology and own studies by means of written, oral and visual methods

9. Graduate Employment Opportunities

Graduates of Thesis Master’s Program of Psychological Counseling and Guidance and non-thesis Master’s Program of Psychological Counseling and Guidance program and Doctorate Program of Psychological Counseling and Guidance program, Ministry of Education official and private schools, classrooms, dormitories, guidance and research centers, universities, centers of counseling and guidance counselor and / or guidance counselor positions are employed. In addition, alumni, industry sector and the Health and Justice Ministry can work in the field of human resources.

10. Transition to Next Degree Programs

Candidates who successfully complete master education can study in their field or related field PhD programs on condition that they take ALES or equivalent exams and have adequate level of foreign language knowledge.

11. Testing, Measurement and Evaluation

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course are defined in detail in "Course Information Form".

12. Graduation Requirements

Graduation requirements are as described in "Qualification Requirements and Regulations" section.

13. Mode of Study (Full-Time, e-learning)

Full time

14. Adress and Contact Information

Psychological Counseling and Guidance : Prof. Dr. Nilüfer ÖZABACI

E-mail: nozabaci@ogu.edu.tr

Phone Number: 0 (222) 239 37 50/1633

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