Institute of Graduate Studies and Research

Counseling Psychology (MA)

Duration 2 Years

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About the Program

Counseling Psychology master program aims to train specialist psychological counselors who can provide the Counseling Psychology field with effective services. This program enhances the theoretical and practical competence of individuals who will serve in the field of guidance and counseling, with training in areas such as school psychological counseling, family counseling, mental health psychological counseling and career counseling. Providing high-quality service in light of contemporary education understanding and ethical principles, this program makes important contributions to both the academic and personal development of its students. Counseling Psychology master program is based on the applications of the national and international standards, based on student-centered and contemporary education understanding that always respects ethical rules and principles.

Education Opportunities

In the Counseling Psychology master program, in addition to the compulsory courses in education, many elective courses are offered to help students keep up with today's conditions. In the program, there are many courses with options in group and individual psychological counseling; child abuse, cognitive behavioral therapies, family counseling, scientific research methods and other related areas. The program offers the widest range of educational opportunities for students to develop themselves towards becoming a specialist.
Theoretical lectures in the program are carried out classrooms with technological equipment where interactive boards are used, the practical courses are held in the psychological counseling laboratory which has suitable facilities for supervision studies. Our students have the opportunity to benefit from the university library which has a large number of electronic and printed publications for students’ projects, assignments and research.

Career Areas

Counseling Psychology master program graduates can work as psychological counselors in educational institutions, special education institutions, pre-school education institutions, as well as rehabilitation centers, psychological counseling centers of universities and human resources departments of companies. Students who have completed our graduate program can also open their own offices to work as specialist psychological consultants if they wish. Our students, while carrying on to the graduate program of Counseling Psychology, they also conduct scientific researches related to the field, make publications and participate in symposiums and conferences related to the field. Our graduates progress in their careers by taking positions in associations, non-governmental or governmental organizations to offer their professional services.

Contact

Institute of Graduate Studies and Research
Graduate Sciences and Education Center, GE106
Tel: +90 392 671 1111 Extension: 2776
Institute E-mail: ciu-institute@ciu.edu.tr

Compulsory Courses

First Semester

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS

Course code

REPD501

Credit

Theoretical

Practical

Ects

To acquire basic knowledge and skills for research or to make effective use of researches, the stages of qualitative and quantitative researches, descriptive methods, measurement and measurement tools, relational method causal comparison method, experimental method and scientific researches. This course aims to improve students' knowledge, skills and attitudes about how students will try to solve a problem using a scientific method by first giving students a scientific perspective on life and events, with a general aim, guidance and psychological counseling. In the content of the course; science, scientific method and research etc. basic concepts, problem finding and expression in research, hypothesis writing, literature search techniques Research models and data collection techniques are included.

ELECTIVE I

Course code

REPD5X1

Credit

Theoretical

Practical

Ects

ELECTIVE II

Course code

REPD5X2

Credit

Theoretical

Practical

Ects

ELECTIVE III

Course code

REPD5X3

Credit

Theoretical

Practical

Ects

Second Semester

STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

Course code

REPD502

Credit

Theoretical

Practical

Ects

To acquire basic knowledge and skills for research or to make effective use of researches, the stages of qualitative and quantitative researches, descriptive methods, measurement and measurement tools, relational method causal comparison method, experimental method and scientific researches. The overall objective of this course is to help develop statistical literacy, to understand the research used in statistical operations and to use descriptive and descriptive statistics in their research. In this course, students will follow the following processes: Basic concepts of statistics and application of basic concepts to teaching, parametric and nonparametric techniques used in social sciences. Teaching these techniques using SPSS (statistic for social sciences) package program will gain skills in interpreting the outputs of SPSS package program.

SEMINAR

Course code

REPD590

Credit

Theoretical

Practical

Ects

To present the current topics in the form of seminar, especially about the field that may contribute to this field. The aim of this course is to collect information from domestic and international sources by determining a topic that students want to study in depth in their fields and to synthesize these information to reach certain results and to make suggestions about works and applications that can be done related to the subject. It is also expected that the student will be able to report and present this work. In this course, students will follow the following processes: Identifying a seminar topic, accessing resources and analyzing resources, collecting data, analyzing data, producing suggestions, preparing reports, presenting works.

ELECTIVE IV

Course code

REPD5X4

Credit

Theoretical

Practical

Ects

ELECTIVE V

Course code

REPD5X5

Credit

Theoretical

Practical

Ects

Third Semester

THESIS

Course code

REPD500

Credit

Theoretical

Practical

Ects

The students conduct the research subjects approved by the Graduate School Administrative Board in the supervision of the advisor faculty. The dissertation prepared is evaluated by the jury of three instructors. Thesis students need to contribute to the field of Guidance and Psychological Counseling. To collect and analyze the results obtained by using a scientific research method selected in the field of Guidance and Psychological Counseling, to make the scientific research report and write it in the form of a scientific research report by interpreting previous and similar research results and their own comments. Within this scope; researching the related books, articles and materials, scientific research methods, data collection techniques, analysis of data, description and interpretation of findings, writing of thesis in scientific research report.

Students who are interested in pursuing advanced graduate studies leading to a master’s, doctoral degree, or professional doctorate degree for the Fall and Spring semesters every year. Applicants can directly apply online to our graduate programs using the application portal.

TR Applicants- Required documents:

Bachelor’s Degree Diploma
Bachelor’s Degree transcripts for each completed academic term/year.
Valid ALES result document (must not exceed 5 years),
Documents to prove English proficiency for English language departments,
Scanned copy of passport or identity card.

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TRNC Applicants- Required documents:

Bachelor’s Degree Diploma
Bachelor’s Degree transcripts for each completed academic term/year.
Documents to prove English proficiency for English language departments,
Scanned copy of passport or identity card.

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International Applicants- Required documents;

Bachelor’s Degree Diploma
Bachelor’s Degree transcripts for each completed academic term/year.
Evidence of English Language competence: TOEFL (65 IBT) or IELTS (5.5). Students without these documents will take the CIU English proficiency exam on campus following arrival.
Scanned copy of international passport/birth certificate
CV
Fully completed and signed CIU Rules and Regulations document (which can be downloaded during the online application)

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Scholarships
Fees

Cyprus International University provides academic scholarships for its students as an incentive for success, with most students benefiting from 50%, 75% or 100% scholarships or discounted tuition fees. Click for more information.

Fee per course	€ 350,00
Fee for thesis	€ 1.050,00
Fee for seminar	€ 120,00
Scientific Foundation per course	€ 150,00
Annual Registration Fee	€ 295,00
	VAT Exc.