Child Development and Education (Turkish) - Thesis Program

Purpose of the Program

The Child Development and Education Program aims to train highly equipped “Child Development Specialists” who are willing to learn throughout their lives, who can renew and develop themselves in line with the changing and evolving needs of society, who can communicate effectively, who have developed critical thinking skills, who are creative, productive, and who value ethical values, who can assess the cognitive, language, motor, social, emotional, and self-care skills of children between the ages of 0-18 who are developing normally, who have special needs, who have acute and chronic diseases, who are in need of protection, and who are at risk for development, who can perform developmental screening and identification, who can prepare, implement, and evaluate developmental support/education/intervention programs, who can provide consultancy to the child’s family with “Family-Centered” practices in line with their needs, who can provide qualified services to society by working in collaboration with professionals working in this field. They are willing to learn throughout their lives, who can renew and develop themselves in line with the changing and evolving needs of society, who can communicate effectively, who have developed critical thinking skills, who are creative, productive, and who value ethical values.

Structure of the Program

Thesis Master's Program enables students to gain the ability to access, compile, interpret and evaluate information using scientific research methods. The program consists of at least seven courses, a seminar course and a thesis study, with a total of at least 21 credits. The seminar course and thesis study are non-credit and are evaluated as successful or unsuccessful. Thesis Master's Program consists of at least eight courses, including the seminar course, and a thesis study, with a total of at least 120 ECTS credits.

In order to graduate from the program, the above conditions must be met, the total course load must be completed with a GPA of 2.00 out of 4.00, and the master's thesis must be successful.

Application Conditions and Required Documents

Application Conditions

• Individuals who have graduated from the “Child Development Undergraduate Programs” of universities are eligible to apply to Istanbul Okan University, Graduate Education Institute, Child Development and Education Master's Program.
• Individuals who have graduated from Psychology, Guidance and Psychological Counseling, Special Education, Preschool Teaching and other undergraduate programs deemed appropriate by the decision of the "Institute Board of Directors" are accepted to the master's program on condition that they complete the scientific preparation program.
• In order to apply to the thesis program, candidates must have a bachelor's degree with a minimum GPA of 2.5 out of 4, an ALES score of not less than 55 points from the "Equal Weight" score type, and pass the interview exam.

Application Documents

• Undergraduate Graduation Certificate (Original document, notarized copy or graduation certificate obtained from the E-Government system)
• ALES exam document (Only for thesis programs - EA minimum 55 points)
• Transcript; original or approved by the university from which the student graduated.
• Copy of ID Card, Notarized Copy or Document Received via E-Government
• 1 passport size photo
• Residence and Criminal Record from E-Government
• Military Status Certificate for Male Candidates
• For Graduates from Universities Abroad; Original or certified copy of the equivalence certificate received from the Council of Higher Education and/or a certificate of recognition issued by the Council of Higher Education.
• Filling out the TC Istanbul Okan University Master's Degree application form
• (If you bring the originals, there is no need for notary approval, we will make the originals.)