ONE HEALTH
Second Cycle Programmes
(Master's Degree)

D.1. General Information about Program

The one health approach started with practical arrangements to improve or protect animal and human health. The term "zoonosis", which was first put forward in 1855 with the studies conducted with the Trichinella parasite, provided the first link between human and animal infections. Despite the developments in modern medicine and the improvements in living standards in the 21st century, the inadequacy against health problems all over the world has led the scientific world to seek a different solution. In this context, it was recommended to gather "Human Medicine" and "Veterinary Medicine" under a single roof, and steps of a one health approach were taken. As of 2008, the terms "One Health" have been used in the literature. Although there are many definitions, the definition adopted by the United States of America (USA) Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is as follows; One Health is a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach?working at the local, regional, national, and global levels?with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment. Scope in one health approach;

i) disease transitions between species,

ii) integration of wildlife disease monitoring and related control strategies,

iii) comparative research on non-communicable diseases affecting humans and animals (eg diabetes, cancer, autoimmune diseases and obesity),

iv) development of diagnostic methods for emerging / potential diseases

v) adoption of multidisciplinary approaches and raising public awareness in drug and vaccine studies on treatment and protection.

Today, adoption of a one health concept provides a new and holistic perspective to human, animal and environmental health through comparative and multidisciplinary studies. This approach is also adapted to educational activities, emphasizing the natural interactions of these different disciplines with each other in health and science education. In this context, it is possible to obtain a Master's and Doctorate degree in one of the world's leading developed countries at the moment.

As a result, having one health in Hacettepe University as a medical graduate program, will be the first step in Turkey and qualifications will be harmonized with the current education system in the world. The related program will provide education by faculty members from different disciplines, and will enable innovative multidisciplinary research and thesis projects. In this direction, students will have the opportunity to increase their knowledge and experience by establishing partnerships with other international education centers.

D.2 Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree

D.3. Level of Qualification

QF-EHEA: 2
EQF-LLL: 7

D.4. Provisions for Registration

For admission to a one health master's program: Bachelor?s degree in Medicine, Veterinary, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Sciences (Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics), Engineering (Department of Food Engineering and Environmental Engineering), Health Sciences and Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. Other applications will be evaluated by the Department of Biochemistry. Applications other than the above are accepted by the academic board of the department.

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/tr/menu/alesdil_puanlari-183).

Hacettepe Üniversitesi Lisansüstü Eğitim-Öğretim ve Sınav Yönetmeliği (http://fs.hacettepe.edu.tr/saglikbilimleri/dosyalar/yonetmelikler/hu-yonetmelik-26112016.pdf) by Hacettepe University Graduate Education and Examination Regulation (http://www.saglikbilimleri.hacettepe.edu.tr/tr/menu/basvuru_ve_kayit_islemleri-207).

For foreign students, the general application conditions of the Institute of Health Sciences will be taken as the basis. 

(http://www.saglikbilimleri.hacettepe.edu.tr/tr/menu/basvuru_ve_kayit_islemleri-207).

D.5. Qualification Requirements and Regulations

In order to graduate from the program, students must take at least 60 ECTS credits with the required courses; students must complete 60 ECTS credits from their thesis work. Gaining at least 25% of total course credits from in-field and non-field elective courses, completing the courses successfully in accordance with the provisions of Hacettepe University Graduate Education and Examination Regulations and achieving a minimum overall academic average of 2.50 and the thesis work and defense needs to be finalized. 

(http://www.saglikbilimleri.hacettepe.edu.tr/yonetmelik.html)

D.6. Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning

Students are admitted within the quota, with the conditions valid in the Hacettepe University Postgraduate Education and Examination Regulations. For more information: The acceptance and adaptation of students whose transfer is deemed appropriate by the board of departments is finalized with the decision of the institute board of directors. Hacettepe University Graduate Education and Examination Regulation (26 November 2016, Official Gazette Number: 29900):

http://fs.hacettepe.edu.tr/saglikbilimleri/dosyalar/yonetmelikler/hu-yonetmelik-26112016.pdf

D.7. Goals and Objectives

One Health is a concept that emphasizes the inevitable interaction between animal and human health under rapidly changing living conditions. The aim of the One Health Master's Education Program is to enable students to improve their knowledge gained during their undergraduate education; Multidisciplinary, investigative, questioning and evidence-based, with the vision of using the knowledge and skills they have acquired in national / international scientific platforms and in all health-related fields in line with ethical principles and to ensure that various disciplines and professions work together to solve health problems related to animal and human populations worldwide. to realize their implementation with their practical skills. It is also aimed that the graduates of the program will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a doctorate in basic health sciences.

D.12. Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates of the program can find job opportunities as experts in public and private organizations in the fields of food, environment and ecology, primarily in the field of health, and as academic staff in universities/institutes.

D.13. Access to Further Studies

QF-EHEA: 3
EQF-LLL: 8

D.14. Profile of the Programme

The program consists of elective and compulsory courses. Elective courses consist of in-field and out-of-field courses and start from the first semester of education. Compulsory and elective courses in the program can be opened in both semesters. The courses in the program are aimed at providing the student with comprehensive information about the One Health field from the first semester and transforming the learned knowledge into skills and competencies.

D.15. Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Exams consist of midterm exams, general exams and condition exam. Success in a course is determined by the course success grade. A student who gets at least C1 (65-69 out of 100) grade from a course is considered successful in that course. The course grade is obtained by evaluating the student's success during the semester (midterm exams, homework) and the general exam. Students who do not take the final exam are considered unsuccessful in that course (Hacettepe University Graduate Education and Exam Regulations:

http://www.saglikbilimleri.hacettepe.edu.tr/yonetmelik.html)

D.16. Graduation Requirements

According to the provisions of the Hacettepe University Postgraduate Education and Examination Regulations, it must be completed successfully (Hacettepe University Graduate Education and Examination Regulation: http://www.saglikbilimleri.hacettepe.edu.tr/yonetmelik.html ) Master's program; The course consists of thesis proposal, thesis work and thesis defense exam. For each stage of the program, the relevant rules determined by the Hacettepe University Graduate Education Regulations are valid. (Hacettepe Üniversitesi Lisansüstü Eğitim-Öğretim ve Sınav Yönetmeliği: http://www.saglikbilimleri.hacettepe.edu.tr/yonetmelik.html)

D.17. Education Type

1. Full Time Education

D.18. Programme Director

Prof. Samiye YABANOĞLU ÇİFTÇİ (Head, Department of One Health)

e-posta: samiye@hacettepe.edu.tr

Prof. Koray ERGÃœNAY

Assoc. Prof. Serra ÖRSTEN

Assoc. Prof. Ä°pek BAYSAL