Master of Science Programme in Nursing - Department Information   
Language Turkish
Program Time (Year) 2
Max.Program Time (Year) 3
Program Quota
Internships Status Absent
ÖSYM type ALES
About Programme
PROG. Director
Prof.Dr. Nevin AKDOLUN BALKAYA
Department’s ECTS and Erasmus Co-ordinator
Specialist Dr. Aslı KIRMAN
History
The program of Nursing started education in 2013. The program lasts for totally 2 years; 1 year for courses and 1 year for thesis. The language of the program is Turkish.
Qualification Awarded
Master's Degree in Nursing is awarded to the graduates who successfully complete all courses in the curriculum.
Admission Requirements
In order to be able to enroll in this program, candidates must have a bachelor's degree in nursing or health care, the undergraduate grade point average should be 2.40 (in 4 system), take at least 55 points from the numerical score of the Academic Postgraduate Placement Examination (ALES) conducted centrally by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM). The principles for accepting foreign students are determined by the Senate.
Higher Grade Transition
Graduates who successfully completed the Master's Degree (second cycle) may apply to doctorate (third cycle) programs in the same or in related disciplines. Candidates who have successfully completed postgraduate studies can study graduate (PhD) programs with obligated requirement score from the Academic Staff and Graduate Study Education Exam (ALES) and The Interuniversity Board Foreign Examination.
Graduation Requirements
Master program with thesis consists of at least seven courses, a seminar course and a thesis study, not less than 21 credits. The seminar course and thesis work are non-credit and evaluated as successful or unsuccessful. Master's program with thesis consists of at least 120 ECTS credits including at least seven courses, seminar and thesis work, not less than 60 ECTS credits in one academic year. The duration of the Master's program with thesis is four semesters regardless of whether it is registered for each semester, starting from the period in which the program is enrolled, except for the time spent in the scientific preparation, and the program is completed in six semesters. If the student fulfills the requirements for the master program with a thesis, he / she can graduate in three semesters.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
Graduates of the program can work at government or private companies in the field of health sector in the positions of clinical nursing, director of nursing, education nursing, supervisor nursing, special branch nursing and academician.
Assessment and Grading
Exams consist of midterm, final and makeup exams. Other than the exams quizzes, project, homeworks and other activities that the instructor deems appropriate can be carried out. The number of these activities and the construbution to the course grades are stated in the course plan by the instructor. Examinations can be done in written, oral, written and oral or practical. All exams are evaluated over 100 points and converted to letter grades by the system. Success grade is calculated by taking the percentages of midterm exams and other activities determined by the instructor provided that it exceeds 50% of the contrubution of the final exam. The student must receive at least a CC letter grade in a lesson to be successful.



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