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Medical Adult Clinical Psychology
General Description
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Brief History
Post-graduate programme of Adult Clinical Psychology has been given at Health Sciences Institute of Uludag University since the foundation of Psychiatry department. Of the graduates of Psychology Department who accomplished the programme and received the title of Clinical Psychologist, continue their work at private, academic or institutional settings.
This programme is carried out within the Psychiatry Department connected with the Health Sciences Institute of Uludag University Medical School where inpatient and outpatient facilities are available.
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Qualification Awarded
The department offers the second and the third cycles of higher education in terms of ECTS credits 90-120 credits, awarding a Master´s degree. After the successful completion of the program and fulfillment of requirements, a master degree in clinical psychologist is awarded.
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Level of Qualification
Second Cycle
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Specific Admission Requirements
To apply for a Master´s degree with or without thesis; - Candidates must hold a Bachelor´s degree, and for health sciences, possess ALES (Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam) with the minimum acceptable score on sciences determined by the Senate. - Among foreign languages such as English, German, French, Italian, Russian and Arabic, candidates must demonstrate proficiency in a language by satisfying one of the following exams; ÜDS (Interuniversity Foreign Language Examination), KPDS (Foreign Language Proficiency Examination for State Employees), TOEFL or equivalent approved by YÖK (The Council of Higher Education), or the proficiency exam carried out by Uludag University School of Foreign Languages, and provide the minimum acceptable score as approved by the Senate. Recognition of any other foreign language qualifications is dependent on the Senate. - For foreign nationals, admission requirement shall be any of the following; Turkish Proficiency Exam by TÖMER and corresponding ALES score, or scores in exams such as GRE or GMAT, accepted as internationally equivalent by YÖK. To apply for a doctoral program; - Candidates must hold a Master´s degree, or a degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, or, for those with degrees in pharmacy and faculty of arts and sciences, an expert certificate in a department of laboratory as approved by Ministry of Health. A direct admission to the doctoral program with a Bachelor´s degree depends on specific requirements of the doctoral program. - For health sciences, holders of Bachelor´s and Master´s degrees must possess ALES with the minimum acceptable score on sciences determined by the Senate. - Those holding a degree in medicine must possess either an ALES score on sciences or TUS when applying for a doctoral program in basic medical sciences. Candidates must score at least 50 points in medical sciences when applying to the program with TUS. Those who have completed specialization are not required to possess ALES or TUS when applying for a doctoral program. - Among foreign languages such as English, German, French, Italian, Russian and Arabic, and for foreign nationals, among languages such as English, German, and French, candidates must demonstrate proficiency in a language by satisfying one of the following exams; ÜDS, KPDS, TOEFL or equivalent approved by YÖK, and provide the minimum acceptable score as approved by the Senate. Recognition of any other foreign language qualifications is dependent on the Senate. - For foreign nationals, admission requirement shall be any of the following; Turkish Proficiency Exam by TÖMER and corresponding ALES score, or scores in exams such as GRE or GMAT, accepted as internationally equivalent by YÖK. - Candidates for Master´s and doctoral programs must possess a minimum score of 55 points in ALES; 50 language points in ÜDS/KPDS/UÜDS or equivalent for Master´s programs, and 55 language points in ÜDS/KPDS or equivalent for doctoral programs. For foreign nationals, a Document by TÖMER certifying the knowledge of Turkish (except for those studying in Turkey) is accepted equivalent to the score of the exams approved by YÖK as an equivalent language proficiency exam. Those applying for doctoral programs with TUS are required to possess a minimum score of 50 points in related field. Those who score below 60 points in overall performance are not admitted. In evaluation, the listed exams are responsible for the following percentages: TUS/ALES score 50%, Foreign Language 15%, GPA of Bachelor´s/Master´s degree 15%, interview 20%.
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Specific arrangements for the recognition of prior learning
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.
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Qualification Requirements and Regulations
The applicants for post graduate program of Adult Clinical Psychology should be a graduate of Psychology Department of Science. For receiving post-graduate degree students should fulfill all classes and their grades should be at least 75 over 100. As a compulsory class Biostatics which has 7.5 credits should be fulfilled.
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Profile of The Programme
Post graduate students are expected to improve their knowledge at Clinical Psychology, basis of psychiatry, behavioral sciences, the contributions of psychology to clinical practice in terms of diagnosis and treatment. The students are also expected to follow recent developments in the field and participating at related scientific projects. It is also intended to improve their interviewing skills by attending group therapy sessions and their neuropsychological test practicing in the neuropsychology laboratory.
The curriculum is comprised of classes, seminars, case discussions, and individual or group therapy practices, attending clinical studies. The curriculum is carried out in both outpatient and inpatient clinics, neuropsychology laboratory and group therapy chamber of Psychiatry Department.
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Key Learning Outcomes & Classified & Comparative
1. The attendant has to learn psychological interviewing techniques
2. The attendant has to learn psychological and neuropsychological test applications as an adjunctive diagnostic tool.
3. The attendant has to learn the appropriate apptroach to the patient in both individual and group therapy setting.
4. The attendant has to improve his/her therapy skills in group therapies both as a therapist or a co-therapsit depending on the situation.
5. The attendant has to improve his/her therapy skills in individual therapies.
6. The attendant has to improve his/her therapy skills in avocational therapy.
7. The attendant has to improvehis/her psychologicaland neuropsychological test application skills by observing the outcomes of these test in the clinical setting.
8. The attendant has to learn sufficient knowledge about the development features, symptoms and prognosis of psychiatric disorders.
9. The attendant has to improve his/her skills in educational programmes towards patients and their caregivers.
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples
The graduates are employed as a clinical psychologist at Psychiatry departments and other requıred departmentes of the University hospitals as well as cfommunity hospitals. They are also employed at private settings under supevision of a psychiatrist.
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Access to Further Studies
The entrance into postgraduate doctoral studies is possible for candidates who have successfully earned a Bachelor´s degree, and can provide ALES with a passing grade and meet foreign language qualifications.
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Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
The exams of the courses can be done written, written-oral or applied. In order to take the tests of the postgraduate programs, the attendance of the courses is required to be at least 70% or 80%. The exams are evaluated by over 100points awarded. To be successful, at master with thesis and master without thesis programs, it is required to get at least 70 points out of 100 points; at doctorate and proficiency in art programs it is required to get at least 75 points out of 100 points. Within the frame of the principals mentioned above, to evaluate the points as letter grades; getting AA, BA, BB, CB and CC at master degree and scientific preparation programs, and AA,BA, BB and CB at doctorate programs are considered successful at the courses. At postgraduate programs, a student failed at any course can take the exams at the end of the semester even if the course is not opened up the following semester. The student failed at this exam on the ground of absence or not carrying out the preconditions of the lesson repeats the lesson when it is opened up. If the lesson is subtracted or not opened up, an equivalent lesson to it is determined by the suggestion of the concerned head of department and by the decision of the board. Under these circumstances, the student is responsible of the equivalent lesson instead of the lesson that s/he needs to repeat. The adjustment of the grades of the students who practice upon the national or international student Exchange programs like Erasmus and Farabi are executed by the decision of the board and the decision by the institution directory. These grades are recorded to the academic transcript. The academic standing of the student is determined at the end of every semester on the term grade point averages and general grade point averages that is calculated on the coefficients given as the letter grades according to the concerned regulations. Term grade point averages and general grade point averages are calculated by the grade point averages. Grade point average (GPA) is calculated by the division of the total credits to the total out of the multiplication of the course credits and letter grades’s equivalents. GPA is calculated as two digits after the comma. Both term grade point average and general grade point average are determined by the grades of the courses from AA to FF. All of the grades are recorded to the academic transcript.
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Graduation Requirements
Master with thesis program is formed by seven courses providing that they are not less than 21credits and more than 28credits, one seminar at course and dissertation stage, thesis study and thesis exam. Despite not needing scientific preparation program, the student can take up graduation level courses if the supervisor thinks it is needed, and these courses’ credits will not be counted.
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Mode of Study
Full-Time
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Address and Contact Details
Prof.Dr. Selçuk KIRLI
Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Bursa
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Facilities
The post graduate education takes place at Psychiatry department of Medical faculty where both outpatient and inpatient clinics, psychology and neuropsychology laboratories, group and avocational therapy chambers are available for the use of the students.
The Psychiatry Department board is comprised of;
Prof.Dr.Selçuk Kırlı, M.D.
Assoc. Prof.Dr.Aslı Sarandöl, M.D.
Assoc. Prof.Dr.Yusuf Sivrioğlu, M.D.
Assoc. Prof.Dr.Cengiz Akkaya, M.D.
Assoc. Prof.Dr.Saygın Eker, M.D.
1. Semester
Course Code Course Title Type of Course T1 U2 L3 ECTS
SAB 5001 BIOSTATISTICS Compulsory 2 2 0 5
TPY5001 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - I Compulsory 2 2 0 9
TPY5003 PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS-I Compulsory 1 2 0 6
TPY5191 DISSERTATION SUPERVISION I Compulsory 0 1 0 1
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Total 30
2. Semester
Course Code Course Title Type of Course T1 U2 L3 ECTS
SAB 5002 BIOSTATISTICS Compulsory 2 2 0 5
TPY5002 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - II Compulsory 1 2 0 6
TPY5004 PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS-II Compulsory 1 2 0 6
TPY5192 DISSERTATION SUPERVISION II Compulsory 0 1 0 1
TPY6171 SEMINAR Compulsory 0 2 0 5
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Total 30
3. Semester
Course Code Course Title Type of Course T1 U2 L3 ECTS
TPY5173 SEMINAR Compulsory 0 2 0 5
TPY5183 M.A. SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE III Compulsory 4 0 0 5
TPY5193 DISSERTATION SUPERVISION Compulsory 0 1 0 20
Total 30
4. Semester
Course Code Course Title Type of Course T1 U2 L3 ECTS
TPY5184 M.A. SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE IV Compulsory 4 0 0 5
TPY5192 DISSERTATION SUPERVISION Compulsory 0 1 0 25
Total 30
1. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code Course Title Type of Course T1 U2 L3 ECTS
TPY5005 ASSESSMENT OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY - I Optional 1 2 0 6
TPY5007 CONSULTATION AND LIAISON PSYCHIATRY - I Optional 1 2 0 6
TPY5181 M.A. SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE I Optional 4 0 0 5
2. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code Course Title Type of Course T1 U2 L3 ECTS
TPY 5008 CONSULTATION AND LIAISON PSYCHIATRY - II Optional 1 2 0 6
TPY5006 ASSESSMENT OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY - II Optional 1 2 0 6
TPY5010 FAMILY SUPPORT IN PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS Optional 1 2 0 6
TPY5182 M.A. SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE II Optional 4 0 0 5
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