FAMÄ°LY and CONSUMER SERVÄ°CES (NON-THESÄ°S/S.E.)
Second Cycle Programmes
(Master's Degree)

D.1. General Information about Program

Family and Consumer Sciences Department was established under the title of Home Management and Family Economics in 1968, as part of  Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Home Economics School. In line with similar programs in the world, the department's name was changed as Home Economics in 1999, and as Family and Consumer Sciences in 2005, and it was attached to Hacettepe University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences in 2006. 

The Family and Consumer Sciences Department Non-Thesis Master's Program has been carried out under the Faculty of Health Sciences until 1983, under the Health Sciences Institute between 1984-2006, and under the Social Sciences Institute since 2007. In principle, Non-Thesis Master's Program is carried out with an interdisciplinary approach. Within the scope of our department, studies are carried out to achieve the desired quality of life for the individual, family and society by following the scientific literature in the field. In line with this goal, Non-Thesis Master's Program aims to analyze the socio-demographic, economic, cultural, psycho-social and social characteristics of individuals and families, to determine their problems and needs, and to increase the quality of life by taking into account the available human and material resources according to the results obtained. Its mission is to develop proposals.

The main goal of the program is to provide students with the criteria and academic style that graduates will use when preparing reports, analyzes and studies in the future. 

Although the language of instruction of the non-thesis master's program is Turkish; in conducting academic studies and following the relevant literature, students use academic English and benefit from computer and statistical analysis methods.

D.2 Qualification Awarded

Non-thesis Master's Degree

D.3. Level of Qualification

QF-EHEA: 2
EQF-LLL: 7

D.4. Provisions for Registration

1. Anyone holding a bachelor's degree from any field can apply to the program.

2. There is no minimum academic grade point average required for application.

3. Successful candidates in the interview will have the right to enroll.

4. International student applications are accepted in accordance with the Hacettepe University Graduate Education-Teaching and Examination Regulations published in the Official Gazette dated November 26, 2016, with number 29900.

5. Provisions not included above will be applied in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Hacettepe University Graduate Education-Teaching and Examination Regulations.

Application Special Condition: 

A letter of Intent is requested from applicants at the time of application.

Candidates must submit their application documents (if any, other documents requested by the institute) between the application dates to the Institute of Social Sciences.

Candidates who meet the above application requirements are taken to the program entrance exam. Candidates who get the minimum score determined by the department in the written and/or interview examination are considered successful. The ranking of successful candidates is made by the examination jury according to the overall success grade.

D.5. Qualification Requirements and Regulations

In the non-thesis master's program, upon successful completion of all courses totaling 90 ECTS credits and the semester project, achieving a minimum weighted GPA of 2.50 out of 4.00, entitles the candidate to receive a "Science Expertise" diploma in the Family and Consumer Sciences program.

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D.6. Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of prior learning in the non-thesis master's program is in the form of recognition of courses taken in the special student status, receiving course equivalence from another enrolled program and recognition of completed credits in the process of transfer between programs within the rules determined by the Institute of Social Sciences.

D.7. Goals and Objectives

The aim of non-thesis master's program is to enable our students to obtain the title of science specialization in a specific field within the Family and Consumer Sciences multidisciplinary. In addition, it is to enable students to have scientific thinking and to gain academic writing skills.

D.12. Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates receive the degree of MSc in Family and Consumer Sciences.

D.13. Access to Further Studies

QF-EHEA:
EQF-LLL:

D.14. Profile of the Programme

The non-thesis Master's Program in Family and Consumer Sciences Second Education consists of 3 semesters. In order to graduate, the student must successfully complete the mandatory courses and semester project, which constitute 90 ECTS credits, and fulfill the remaining ECTS credits from elective courses.

D.15. Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Quantification and assessment procedures about each course are described inside each course's information package, "assessment methods" item, prepared by the related faculty members. Regarding exams and course grades, the related articles of the Regulations of Hacettepe University Institute of Social Sciences Master Degree Education, Teaching and Exams are applied.

D.16. Graduation Requirements

Students must successfully complete the courses totaling 90 ECTS credits in the non-thesis Master's program, achieve a minimum weighted grade point average of 2.50 out of 4.00, and complete the semester project prepared in their field.

D.17. Education Type

2. Full Time Education

D.18. Programme Director

Prof.Dr. Arzu ÅžENER

Head of Department

E-mail: erkalsibel@hotmail.com

Tel: +90 312 2976350

Fax: +90 312 2976353

Address: Hacettepe Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Aile ve Tüketici Bilimleri Bölümü 06800 Beytepe, Ankara

Web Address: http://www.sosyalbilimler.hacettepe.edu.tr/prg/atbtezsiz_yl.shtml