PEDÄ°ATRÄ°C NURSÄ°NG
Second Cycle Programmes
(Master's Degree)

D.1. General Information about Program

The graduate program of the Department of Pediatric Nursing was established in 1968 at Hacettepe University Institute of Health Sciences. 

The program consists of a total of 4 semesters, the first two semesters of which are theoretical and practical courses and two semesters of thesis period. At least 60 ECTS courses must be completed before starting the thesis period. A total of 120 ECTS (21 national credits) must be completed to receive a master's degree in Pediatric Nursing. The student who completes the master's thesis graduates from the program as a specialist nurse. The language of the program is Turkish. 

Student capacity is determined according to the number of thesis advisors per faculty member.

D.2 Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree

D.3. Level of Qualification

QF-EHEA: 2
EQF-LLL: 7

D.4. Provisions for Registration

Having a Nursing Undergraduate degree

To have ALES (SAY / EA) score type and ALES and Foreign Language base score determined by the Health Sciences Institute Board and approved by the Hacettepe University Senate http://www.saglikbilimleri.hacettepe.edu.tr/en/menu/ales_foreign_language_scores-252

Based on Hacettepe University Graduate Education and Examination Regulatory.

D.5. Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The program provided a total of not less than 21 credit hours to be required and elective courses and thesis work. Determining the success of the student's courses and a thesis, Hacettepe University, Graduate Education and Examination Regulations apply.

D.6. Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning

Hacettepe University's Graduate Education and Examination Regulations "Transfer Admission" is done according to the principles.

D.7. Goals and Objectives

The aim of this program is to educate a nurse who can use nursing on the professional basis, who uses holistic approach in patient care, who is dedicated to ethic values, who can use the research process into practice and who has skills access and assess the knowledge and who has new knowledge and skills in pediatric nursing field.

D.12. Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Our graduates can work in hospitals as specialist nurses, nurse managers and training nurses. They can also be employed as academicians in nursing departments of universities.

All of our graduates state that they can communicate effectively, have self-confidence, can reach information easily, have the ability to problem-solving and analysis-synthesis, may decide rapidly, are more prone to teamwork, can produce strategic solutions, have leadership qualities, have ethical behavior and they state that they are more sensible about general health problems. 60% of our graduates state that the education which they had,  met their expectations about education and 40% state that it met their expectations quite well.

D.13. Access to Further Studies

QF-EHEA: 3
EQF-LLL: 8

D.14. Profile of the Programme

If it is necessary or if student requests, student can take more courses (credit) than minumum credit in both programs. Still, if it is necessary or if student requests, student can choose (5%) courses from different faculties / departments of our university, in this way, the courses that taken can be used to complete the minumum credit. For graduation; in Master degree minimum of 120 ECTS must be completed. In this program, the student starts the thesis from the 3. Semester.

1 ECTS is equal to 30 hours workload.

D.15. Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Measurement and evaluation methods for each course are defined in the Course Teaching Plan hazırlanan which is prepared by the related faculty member / s and included in the Information Package.   The relevant articles of the H.U. Graduate Education and Examination Regulations are applied for exams and course success grades. 

D.16. Graduation Requirements

The program provided a total of not less than 21 credit hours to be required and elective courses and thesis work. Determining the success of the student's courses and a thesis, Hacettepe University, Graduate Education and Examination Regulations apply.

D.17. Education Type

1. Full Time Education

D.18. Programme Director

Pediatric Nursing Department Director

Prof. Hicran Çavuşoğlu

Tel: 0312 305 1580

Email: hacavusog@hacettepe.edu.tr