| Academic Unit Presenting the Program | Behavioral Neuroscience | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Program Director | Head of Department Assoc. Dr Aslı AKSOY GÜNDOĞDU Institute Director Prof. Dr Selami GÜRKAN Deputy Director of the Institute Assoc. Dr Birol TOPÇU Deputy Director of the Institute Assoc. Dr Serhat ÖRÜN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Program Type | Doctorate Degree Program | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level of Degree Earned | PhD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Degree Earned | Upon graduation, a PhD degree in Behavioural Neuroscience is awarded. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education Type | Tam Zamanlı | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registration Acceptance Conditions | In order to apply for the PhD programme in Behavioural Neuroscience, candidates must a) Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine and specialised in one of the fields of Psychiatry, Neurology and Child Psychiatry or have a master's degree in Psychology and have at least 55 standard points in the numerical score type from ALES or be successful in internationally recognised examinations whose success base points are determined by the Senate by accepting the equivalence of the ALES result, and those who apply with a bachelor's degree must have at least 80 standard points in the numerical score type from ALES. Those who apply for a PhD programme with a bachelor's degree must have an undergraduate graduation grade point average of at least 3 out of 4 or an equivalent score. b) In order to apply for a PhD programme in basic medical sciences; graduates of the Faculty of Medicine must have a bachelor's degree and a basic medicine score of at least 50 or a standard score of at least 70 in the numerical score type from ALES, or they must be successful in internationally recognised examinations whose success base scores are determined by the Senate by accepting their equivalence instead of ALES result. Basic Medicine score; (TUS) is obtained by multiplying the standard score obtained from the Basic Medical Sciences Test Part I by 0.7 and the standard score obtained from the Clinical Medical Sciences Test by 0.3. c) In order to apply for a PhD programme, it is compulsory to get at least 55 points from YDS or an equivalent score from an exam accepted by the Interuniversity Board, and for foreign students, it is compulsory to get at least 55 points from YDS or an equivalent score from an exam accepted by the Interuniversity Board from one of the English, French and German languages other than their mother tongue, and the Senate is authorized to raise these minimum scores according to the characteristics of the programmes to be entered. Success grade for admission to doctoral programmes is calculated by adding 20% of the weighted grade point average of the undergraduate degree for those applying with a bachelor's degree and 20% of the master's degree for those applying with a master's degree, 50% of the standard score obtained from ALES and 30% of the score obtained as a result of the interview conducted by the jury established by the institute board of directors for each department. In order for a candidate to be considered successful, the success grade must be at least 70. Students are accepted as many as the quota announced by ranking from the highest score to the lowest. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recognition of Prior Learning | A successful student who has completed at least one semester in another department of another institute within the relevant university or institute of high technology or in a graduate programme of another higher education institution can apply for the quota of transfer announced in the relevant department. Horizontal transfer; with the approval of the head of the relevant department and the decision of the board of directors of the institute. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Degree Requirements and Rules |
The students studying in this Ph.D program are required: to take a minimum of 7 courses with a minimum of 21 local credits to pass the qualifying examination, to prepare and defend a doctoral dissertation to succeed in all the courses with a letter grade of at least CB/S to have a Cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 2.50/4.00 with a minimum of 240 ECTS credits. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Program Profile | Behavioural Neuroscience received its first students in the Spring Semester of 2017-2018 Academic Year and education continues with 2 professors, 4 associate professors and 2 doctoral faculty members. The language of instruction is Turkish. The programme includes compulsory courses and elective courses related to the field of Behavioural Neuroscience. In the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th semesters, compulsory and elective courses related to the field; In the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th semesters, thesis work related to the field is carried out | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupational Profiles of Graduates | With this programme, psychiatry, neurology, child psychiatry specialists and clinical psychologists are provided with a doctorate to increase their professional competence and to certify their expertise in the field of Behavioural Neuroscience, and they will have priority in the Ministry of Health and its institutions, University and Private Hospitals, clinics specialised in various fields, and universities as academicians. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Access To Upper Degree | Graduates who have successfully completed the PhD programme can apply for an academic position in higher education institutions in the same or similar fields in Turkey or abroad, or for an expert position in research centres in public institutions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exams, Assessment and Grading | In order to be considered successful, the success grade must be at least 75 points in the doctoral programme | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teaching Methods | Teaching and learning methods and strategies are selected to enhance students' skills such as self-study, lifelong learning, observation, teaching others, presentation, critical thinking, teamwork and effective use of information technology. In addition, attention is paid to ensure that the teaching style supports students with different abilities. The education-teaching methods used in the programme are given in the list below*
(*) According to the characteristics of the course, one or more of the methods mentioned here can be applied. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Program Outcomes1-Ability to learn the effects of environmental factors on our behaviors2-Ability to relate biological processes and behavior 3-Learning the factors that play a role in the apperance and control of behaviors 4-Ability to learn the interaction of endocrine system and nervous of hormone systems on behavior and cognition 5-Ability to learn principles of genetics and the possible effects of genes on our behavior 6-Ability to learn the chemical mediated disease effect and the psychopharmacology of medicines that were used in treatment 7-Ability to understand behavior patterns of animals and the factors affecting them 8-Ability to acquire theoretical knowledge about cognitive and behavioral therapies and practice 9-Ability to learn neuroanatomical structure and functions of limbic system and the effects of the limbic system on our behaviors 10-Ability to understanding and learning the basic concepts of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology 11-Ability to learn autism etiology and the types of terapy applied in autism 12-Ability to acquire knowledge about learning, learnin psychology and effective neurobiological factors on learning 13-Ability to learn general, biochemical and anatomical features of psychiatric disorders 14-Abilitiy to obtain up-to-date information that can be developed as a result of damage to the central nervous system 15-Imaging of central and peripheral nervous system anomalies and pathologies 16-Ability to learn general, biochemical and clinical features of nevre tissue 17-Ability to acquire theoretical knowledge about electrophysiology techniques used in nervous system research and practice 18-Ability to learn the pathophysiology of nerve system damage 19-The ability to learn the concept of intelligence and the effects on our behavior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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