After its foundation in 1994, the department of Psychology of the Faculty of Arts & Science at Uludağ University provided some courses for the students of other departments within the faculty. In 2000, the department enrolled its first undergraduate students. The first MA program of the department was established in in Developmental Psychology in 2001. Currently, the department offers MA programme in the fields of Social and Experimental Psychology. Besides, under the Social Sciences Institute the department started to offer doctorate programmes in Social Psychology and Experimental Psychology since 2014-2015 academic year.

Students who have successfully fulfilled all program requirements are awarded with doctorate degree in General Psychology.(The Qualifications Frameworks in the European Higher Education Area (QF-EHEA): Level 3, European Qualifications Framework (EQF-LLL): Level 8)

Third Cycle

PhD program entry requirements 1- Having a Bachelor´s and Master´s Degree in Psychology, 2-To have at least 55 points from the Graduate Entrance Examination (ALES) in the (validity period is 3 years). ALES certificate and other internationally recognized documents (GRE, GMAT, etc.) are valid for foreign students, and there is no score requirement. 3- It is necessary to get at least 55 points in order to have sufficient foreign language skills (YDS, YÖKDİL, BUÜDS). Apart from these documents, candidates can submit equivalent scores of the internationally valid exams such as TOEFL and IELTS considered by B. U. Ü. Senate (eg; TOEFL-IBT min. 66). -ALES 50% +M.A. GPA %20 + INTERVIEW 30% = The candidates are ranked according to the weighted total points they have obtained after the evaluation and students are accepted according to the quota, starting from the candidate with the highest score. For Foreign Nationals -ALES 50% + M.A. GPA 25% + INTERVIEW 25% = The candidates are ranked according to the weighted total points they have received after the evaluation and students are accepted according to the quota, starting from the candidate with the highest score. Students are admitted each year in the fall semester.

The provisions in “Regulation on Transfer among Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, and Subspecialty and the Principals of Credit Transfer among Institutions in Higher Education Institutions” are applied.

The Doctorate degree in psychology is awarded to graduate students who successfully completed 24 credits (60 ECTS) of course work offered by the department or related departments; in total completed 240 ECTS; get a GPA score 75 or better (75/100-2.50/4.00); successfully achieved the PhD qualifying exam and successfully defended a thesis relevant the study field.

Psychology doctorate degree program aims at building a creative learning environment in which advanced level information on various areas of psychology are provided; the connections between theory and practice are emphasized, national and international literature are being followed closely.