The need and awareness for psychological help services is rapidly increasing all over the world and in our country. In particular, the global Covid-19 epidemic, which all humanity has been experiencing together and simultaneously for the last two years, has visibly increased the demand for psychological assistance and support services. This increasing trend in psychological help services will continue at least at this pace, humanity will experience global crises in the near future on issues such as global warming and climate change, migration, energy and water, and these crises will create macro-level social and economic problems as well as psychological problems at the individual level. It is anticipated that humanity will have to deal with this.

While these developments at the macro level increase the need for psychological help services, social changes taking place specifically in our country also increase the need and awareness for psychological help services. Factors such as urbanization, increase in education level, increased participation of women in working life, changes in family structure, increase in average life expectancy, relatively increased welfare, and the widespread use of technology, especially communication tools, increase the speed of social change and transformation. These changes and transformations also affect human relations and harmony. strains their efforts. It becomes difficult to overcome these difficulties with the help of individual resources and social support systems, and professional psychological help services are needed. In this context, it is important to increase the number of qualified experts in the field of Guidance and Counseling.

IKU Guidance and Counseling Thesis Master's Program aims to contribute to the training of these qualified experts. Graduates of this program are expected to have the motivation to carry out high-level guidance and psychological counseling practices in areas such as schools, private counseling centers, guidance research centers, rehabilitation centers and family and children's courts, and to engage in scientific research activities in these areas. In addition, it is aimed to provide program graduates with the advanced knowledge, understanding and skills necessary to continue their postgraduate education (doctoral education) and become competent academicians in their fields.

Dear Students,

Both global crises, changes in our social structure, and new needs emerging all over the world and in our country as a result of these changes, increase the need for psychological assistance services, and therefore guidance and counseling services. In order to meet these anticipated needs in a more qualified way and present them to the society, the need for expert personnel creates the need for an increase in qualified graduates as well as experts with qualified postgraduate education who can meet these needs.In order to meet these needs, the Master's Program in Guidance and Counseling aims to provide information on subjects such as psychological counseling and guidance principles and techniques, counseling and guidance theories, current approaches to the field of counseling and guidance, and to carry out school practices in counseling and guidance. It includes gaining the skills of individual psychological counseling, group guidance and  counseling, preparing a psychoeducation/group guidance program, and psychological testing. In addition, within the scope of this program, it is aimed for candidates to have knowledge about basic quantitative and qualitative research methods, to acquire knowledge and skills in performing and reporting basic statistical analysis, and to gain experience and awareness about ethical principles and practices in scientific research. The program content is designed in a structure where theoretical courses will be enriched with field applications. In addition, the elective course pool includes courses that focus on many sub-disciplines of counseling, especially career counseling, school counseling, family counseling, crisis and trauma counseling, child and adolescent counseling, and rehabilitation counseling. In this respect, students will have the opportunity for versatile development during the education process. We have a strong staff with both theoretical and practical experience in the field of Guidance and  Counseling to teach in the program.


Assoc. Prof. Demet Zafer Güneş
Head of Department of Educational Sciences  

Special Admission Requirements

Students who graduated from Counseling and Guidance, Guidance and  Counseling, Psychological Services in Education and Psychology Programs can apply.

GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR APPLICATION TO ALL PROGRAMS

At the time of application of the candidates,

• Photocopy of Diploma or Temporary Graduation Certificate,
• Photocopy of transcript,
• Military Status Certificate (For male candidates),
• 2 Passport-Site Photos
• Photocopy of Identity Card
• Photocopy of Foreign Language certificate for Doctoral Programs,
   

During the final registration,

• Approved copy of Diploma or Temporary Graduation Certificate,
• Transcript approved copy,
• Original of the Military Status Certificate (For male candidates),
• 6 Passport-Site Photos
• Foreign Language certificate for Doctoral Programs, (Receiving the output at the Institute)
• The first installment of the Tuition Fee