Psikoloji (İngilizce) Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

Özyegin University Psychology Undergraduate Programs educational goals are to graduate students as individuals who are well-versed in both basic and applied subfields of psychology enabling them to pursue postgraduate education in any psychological subfield or related discipline. Our graduates are able to use their knowledge of psychology and equipped with skills concerning research methods, statistical analysis, software competence, and basic interview techniques in professional life in different sectors such as companies, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and in society at large.  While doing so, Özyeğin graduates abide by universal ethical values and code of conduct.

Education and instruction are carried out in the form of formal education. Laboratories and workshops are available within the university for practical courses.

• Be knowledgeable about advanced theoretical approaches, supported by application tools,up-to-date textbooks, and other resources in the field of psychology.
• Gain basic practical skills necessary for applied psychology.
• Acquire basic psychological assessment knowledge, skills, and principles regarding measurement tools for various sub-fields of psychology.
• Be aware of how fundamental approaches and perspectives in psychology contribute to other disciplines and  inter-disciplinary perspectives.
• Be knowledgeable about developments, research, contemporary problems, and practices in field of psychology in Turkey.
• Have the necessary skills to conduct independent psychological research utilizing both their cumulative knowledge and applying appropriate research methods (qualitative/quantitative) (To generate research questions using  psychological knowledge, use both scientific problem solving and critical thinking approaches, and interpret the results gathered).
• Acquire the necessary skills for data collection, analysis using appropriate statistical methods, interpretation, and  reporting.
• Have the necessary skills to report study results in the proper scientific format.
• Be competent in using information and communication technologies to access and disseminate information.
• Be knowledgeable in terms of legislation and/or professional and ethical values in the practice of psychology.
• Acquire basic observation and interview techniques knowledge/skills.
• Understand that differences in people, such as age, sex, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability and socio-economic status, should not be a cause of prejudice.
• Generate research questions using psychological knowledge; use scientific problem-solving approach and interpret the results.
• Participate in both scientific research that contributes to the development of psychology and in activities that benefit society at large.
• Be  competent in communicating  knowledge of psychology, thoughts about, and proposed solutions to issues in psychology, in both written and verbal form, with individuals and institutions.
• Acquire the necessary skills to share data-based findings and/or proposed solutions with both experts and non-experts, regarding studies conducted in the field of psychology.
• Be  competent in following information and interacting with colleagues using B1-level English, the dominant language in psychology literature.
• Be are knowledgeable about different sectors.
• Be knowledgeable about issues regarding environmental, economic, and social sustainability while being able to interpret how sustainability is manifested in different fields.

The holder has the key competencies below at an advanced level:

• Communication competency
• Teamwork competency
• Awareness in Social Responsibility and Sustainability
• Lifelong learning competency
• Digital competency
• Awareness in various sectors
• Ethical behavior competency
• Entrepreneurship competency
• Data analysis competency
• Competency in the field of psychology

1. Different methods such as homework, project, practice, midterm exams, and final exams are used in measurement and evaluation.

2. Letter-based grading systems are used to evaluate student success. Courses are graded using a catalog or a bell curve, depending on the program's preference. The final grades that contribute to the Grade Point Average (GPA) and their corresponding coefficients are shown below. The minimum passing grade is “D”, while “F” is a fail grade.

The final grades that do not contribute to the Grade Point Average (GPA) are listed below. Among these grades, S is a passing grade, while U denotes that the course is failed.

In order to monitor the quality of higher education programs;

YÖK is responsible for the planning, organization, management and supervision of education, training and other activities carried out in higher education institutions.
"University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" of higher education institutions, prepared every year within the framework of the criteria determined by YÖK, are published. Reports prepared according to these reports, containing quantitative and qualitative evaluations for higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK.
Every year, YÖK publishes the "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report", which includes academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK. Quality assurance of undergraduate programs in higher education is provided according to the "Procedures and Principles for Providing Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs":
1. Creation and Approval of Curriculum:

1.1. YÖK determines the minimum standards and criteria required for the opening of undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.2. The curriculum of undergraduate programs in higher education institutions and the learning outcomes that each program will bring to the student are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

1.3. The curriculum of National Core Education Programs is implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of YÖK after being accepted by the relevant Council of Deans.

2. Measurement-Evaluation: How to measure and evaluate the learning outcomes that each undergraduate program will provide to the student is carried out in accordance with the education, training and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues.

3. Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programs, if they successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions; receives a bachelor's degree.

4. Self-Evaluation-External Evaluation: In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the "Institution Internal Evaluation Reports" of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. The "Institutional Feedback Report" prepared by YÖKAK regarding the external evaluation of higher education institutions is shared with the public. In addition, accreditation decisions made by accreditation bodies authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also show that the quality assurance of the qualifications of the programs is ensured. It carries out regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with the YÖKAK legislation.

1. Having graduated from secondary education institutions or foreign secondary education institutions whose equivalence is approved by the Ministry of National Education and meeting the conditions of admission to the undergraduate programs of higher education institutions.
2. Having been placed in the relevant undergraduate program of the higher education institution as a result of the central examination held by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM), the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK.
3. Having obtained sufficient points as a result of the central examination held by ÖSYM for the programmes of higher education institutions that accept students through special talent exams, the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK, and having been successful in the special talent examination.
4. Having been placed in undergraduate programs that are the continuation of the fields they have completed in higher education institutions for associate degree graduates as a result of the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS), the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK and conducted by ÖSYM.

1. Undergraduate degree holders can continue their graduate programmes and, if they meet the relevant requirements, the doctorate and proficiency in arts programmes that accept students with an undergraduate degree.
2. Undergraduate students have the right to participate in the double major programmes opened by the higher education institutions they are studying at. Students enrolled in double major programmes can take courses from two diploma programmes simultaneously and receive two separate undergraduate diplomas if they are successful.

1. Higher Education Law No. 2547

1.1. Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Undergraduate Education for Graduates of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Degree Programs

2. Higher Education Law No. 2547 (Additional Article-35)

2.1.Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Board Regulation

Qualification is continuously valid.