General Information

The Child Development Program aims to train intermediate-level professionals required by both the private and public sectors, as well as individuals who can open their own businesses. In this way, it contributes to training intermediate professionals for fields related to child development and preschool education and meeting the need for qualified, educated workforce in line with the country's educational policies, which aim to increase enrollment and education rates in preschool education. The Child Development Program first admitted students to the Evening Education Program in the 2003-2004 academic year, introduced Distance Education in the 2011-2012 academic year, and began accepting students into the Regular Education Program in the 2015-2016 academic year. The program currently has three instructors.

Length of Programme & Number of Credits

2 Year - 120 ECTS

Feature & Definition

The aim of Child Development Program is to present a contemporary education to the students with its lifelong learning mottos and in accordance with the necessities of business life. In this sense, it’s aimed at training the students who can apply his/her knowledge on business and private life; can develop social projects for his/her immediate surrounding; can follow the recent improvements; can produce creative ideas and solutions to the problems.

Mode of Study

Full Time

Head of Department

Öğr. Gör.Dr. BURCU SULTAN ABBAK

ECTS / Course Catalog Coordinator

Öğr. Gör.Dr. BURCU SULTAN ABBAK

Erasmus Coordinator

Öğr. Gör. Dr. AHMET YÜCEL

Internship Coordinator

Öğr. Gör.Dr. BURCU SULTAN ABBAK

Orientation Staff

Öğr. Gör. HABİBE ÖZER YANARKAYA

Goals

To train the proffessional staff whom; are sensitive against the conditions of modern world and also our country, aware of teh principles of Ataturk, supports the national culture and values, targets to serve his/her nation, country and the humanity, basis on the universal sciences and education about the child development, can merge the theoretical knowledge with practices, will be able to perform the requirements of his profession, can contribute the education and life quality of the preschool child, has the necessary qualifications to perform as a specialist in child development, can perceive the problems related with his/her field of study, can produce solutions to these problems, has the ability of analytical thinking and teamwork, and who has the commitment and professional ethics

Objectives

Child Development Program aims at training intermediate staff for both state and private sectors, who can also start his/her own business.

Specific Admission Requirements

Child Development Program; Students are admitted to the exam. The relevant legislation of the Council of Higher Education can be consulted for information. type of score in the program TYT

Qualification Awarded

Child development Professional

Level of Qualification

Associate

Qualification Requirements of Graduation

Students who successfully complete the program by fulfilling all the requirements of the end of the period 4. 'Child Development Associate Diploma Clerk' will receive the degree.

Access to Further Studies

The students who completed two-year degree successfully and got the necessary point in the Vertical Transfer Examination can apply for the “Pre-school Education Teacher Training”, Special education teacher" and “Child Development” Departments.

Internship

There is no internship

Applied Course

Within the scope of "Vocational Practice I and II in Pre-school Education Institutions", studies are being carried out in the pre-school education institutions for the implementation of professional skills under the supervision of the instructor responsible.

Work Placement

In this program, workplace training is not applied.

Double Major, Additional Major & Exchange Possibilities

Students of the program can gain internship opportunities with erasmus.

Employment Opportunities

Students who graduated from our program; Pre-school and special education institutions affiliated to the Ministry of Family and Social Policy, pre-school and special education institutions affiliated to the Ministry of National Education, pre-school and special education institutions connected to the Ministry of Family and Social Policy, children's clubs for hotels, touristic facilities, children's playgrounds for sports centers, toy producer companies, , As a promotion or marketer, as a child development professional, and in case of need, they can be employed as paid teachers in kindergartens attached to the Ministry of National Education.