ADVANCED NEUROLOGÄ°CAL and PSYCHÄ°ATRÄ°C SCÄ°ENCES
Second Cycle Programmes
(Master's Degree)

D.1. General Information about Program

Master of Science with Thesis in Clinical Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences "program will be held by Hacettepe University Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry, Clinical Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry Department. Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Pediatric Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Opthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Radiology specialists will benefit from the program.

Similar programs, which have been institutionalized abroad for many years under the name of "Fellowship'', are given over clinical specialty training in neurological sciences. The proposed program is designed to provide academically oriented interdisciplinary training aimed at providing post-specialist scientific formation that is needed in clinical branches and not covered by subspecialty education. It aims to develop knowledge and skills in areas that require specialized and advanced education in clinical and applied basic sciences.  Programs do not aim to provide a subspeciality (for example: gastroenterology) diploma. It accepts candidates who have already specialized in aferomentioned medical disciplines and aims to improve their academic progress in the specialized fields of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences. The rapid developments in Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences have led to the emergence of a demand for the education of specialists who will closely follow and apply these innovations. These services are currently being carried out by the faculty members, who were trained abroad, but they can?t respond to the needs of our country because they are not in sufficient numbers.

Programs that are planned to be opened are on the disciplines, which require the use of rapidly developing new and interdisciplinary approaches in diagnosis and treatment, such as Neurovascular Diseases, Behavioural Neurology, Movement Disorders, Neuroimmunology, Neuromuscular Diseases, Clinical Neuroelectrophysiology and Psychiatry (Consultation- Liaison). The interdisciplinary education experience and the high number of faculty members present in our institute offer an ideal infrastructure for the creation of post-specialization programs that cover topics that require collaboration of different disciplines.

D.2 Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree

D.3. Level of Qualification

QF-EHEA: 2
EQF-LLL: 7

D.4. Provisions for Registration

Those who have received the title of specialist in Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, Pediatric Neurology, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Radiology and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, according to the Regulation of Speciality in Art of Medicine, are accepted for the application.

ALES (SAY/EA) score type quota determination, admission requirements, enrollment, education and examination rules in the Clinical Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences with Thesis Master's program are carried out according to the provisions of the Hacettepe University Postgraduate Education, Practice and Examination Regulations.https://saglikbilimleri.hacettepe.edu.tr/en/menu/ales_foreign_language_scores-252

D.5. Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The students enrolled in this program qualify for a graduate diploma after obtaining a total of 120 ECTS credits by completing all the required courses, finalizing their thesis by a successful thesis defense and fulfilling the graduation requirements of the Graduate Education Program of Hacettepe University, Institute of Health Sciences.

D.6. Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning

The relevant regulation rules apply to the recognition of the education received by a student who previously studied at a higher education institution in Turkey or abroad;

Academic recognition of the education of these students who studied for a certain period of time in another higher education institution is determined by the decision of the academic board.

D.7. Goals and Objectives

The proposed program is designed to provide academically oriented interdisciplinary training aimed at providing post-specialist scientific formation that is needed in clinical branches and not covered by subspecialty education. It aims to develop knowledge and skills in areas that require specialized and advanced education in clinical and applied basic sciences. Programs do not aim to provide a subspecialty (for example: gastroenterology) diploma. It accepts candidates who have already specialized in aferomentioned medical disciplines and aims to improve their academic progress in the specialized fields of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences. The rapid developments in Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences have led to the emergence of a demand for the education of specialists who will closely follow and apply these innovations. These services are currently being carried out by the faculty members, who were trained abroad, but they can?t respond to the needs of our country owing to their insufficient numbers.

D.12. Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

He/She is a candidate for an academic career in the fields of Clinical Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences.

D.13. Access to Further Studies

QF-EHEA: 3
EQF-LLL: 8

D.14. Profile of the Programme

This program consists of at least seven courses, a seminar course and a thesis study provided that they are not below the minimum credit requirements  for graduate programs set by the Graduate Education and Training Regulations of Council of Higher Education and Hacettepe University, and is designed to enable graduate students to acquire the ability to access, compile, interpret and evaluate information by using scientific research methods. 

D.15. Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course are defined in the "Course Teaching Plan" prepared by the related lecturer/s and included in the information package. Exams and evaluations are done in accordance with the relevant articles of the Hacettepe University, Graduate Education, Training and Examination Directive. 

D.16. Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate from the program, the student has to obtain all the required local and ECTS credits, complete the credited lectures and seminar course, meet the general average grade requirements, and successfully complete the thesis defense as stated in the Hacettepe University Graduate Education and Training Regulations.

D.17. Education Type

1. Full Time Education

D.18. Programme Director

Head of the Department: Prof. Dr. Hülya Karataş Kurşun

Tel:305 21 30 - 305  23 13

Mail: hulyak@hacettepe.edu.tr