Graduates receive an associate degree in social work and counseling and are employed as intermediate staff in social service institutions.
Education Type
Örgün / Tam zamanlı
Registration Acceptance Conditions
Graduated from Secondary Education
Recognition of Prior Learning
Exemption exams are organized at the beginning of each academic year for the compulsory foreign language courses in the curricula of the departments. Students who have completed the learning process of these courses on their own or who think that they have achieved the learning outcomes in these courses in different ways have the right to take these exams. Students who are successful in the exam are exempted from the relevant course in the curriculum.
Degree Requirements and Rules
The students studying in this undergraduate program are required to have a Cumulative Grade Points Average (Cum.GPA) of not less than 2.00/4.00 and have completed all the courses with at least a letter grade of DD/S in the program in order to graduate. The minimum number of ECTS credits required for graduation is 120. It is also mandatory for the students to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality.
Program Profile
The Social Services Program aims to train social service technicians / social service intermediate staff with the professional knowledge, skills and values of social service, which are needed in social service practices carried out in line with the increasing needs for the prevention and solution of social problems in our country. Thus, in the social service practices carried out in our country, it is aimed to alleviate the workload of professional professionals in the field of social services and to ensure that professional studies can continue more effectively and efficiently.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
Graduates of the Department of Social Work and Counseling, Social Services program; primarily affiliated to the Ministry of Family and Social Services (Provincial / district directorates, children's homes, children's homes sites, care and rehabilitation centers, nursing homes and elderly care centers, social service centers, social assistance and solidarity foundations, etc.); Guidance research centers, special education and rehabilitation centers, nurseries and day care centers affiliated to the Ministry of National Education, provincial / district directorates affiliated to the Ministry of Health, public health institutions, public and private health institutions. ); in guidance and research centers, special education and rehabilitation centers, nurseries and day care centers affiliated to the Ministry of National Education; in provincial / district directorates, public health institutions, public and private hospitals affiliated to the Ministry of Health; in the status of permanent dormitory management officer affiliated to the Directorate of Credit and Dormitories and in other institutions and organizations, in the provincial directorates of İş-Kur, in the social assistance units of local governments (Occupational Code: 3412.05; Occupational Name: Social Services Assistant Staff; Occupational Main Group: Technicians, Technicians and Assistant Professional Professionals).
Public appointments are made within the KPSS associate degree group.
Access To Upper Degree
After completing two years of theoretical and practical training, our graduates can continue their undergraduate education in Social Work and Sociology with the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS).
Exams, Assessment and Grading
At least one midterm exam is administered each semester. In addition to midterms, projects and assignments are given at the beginning of each semester, the dates of which are specified in the semester content given at the beginning of each semester. At the end of each semester, the student has to take the final exam. Criteria (such as midterm, project, homework and final) and their effect on the final grade are clearly stated in the course content distributed at the beginning of the semester and/or published on the website. According to the student regulations and academic calendar, final exams are held on the dates, places and times determined and announced by the university. The student's final grade is given by the course instructor according to the results of the midterm, project, homework and final exam.
The passing grade at Namik Kemal University is 60 out of 100. However, the final or make-up exam result must be at least 50. Exams are evaluated out of 100. The semester / year-end grade of a course is the sum of 30% of the arithmetic average of the midterm or midterm exams and 70% of the grade obtained in the semester / year-end exam or make-up exam. However, the semester / year-end grade of a course; Provided that it is decided by the relevant faculty / school board and announced at the beginning of the semester, it can be calculated between 30% and 50% of the arithmetic average of the midterm or midterm exams, between 70% and 50% of the grade taken in the semester / year-end or make-up exam, and the sum of the rates can be calculated as 100%.
As a result of the calculation, if the first number after the decimal point is less than five, it is increased to the lower integer, and if it is five or more than five, it is increased to the upper integer and finalized.
The final and make-up grades are submitted to Student Affairs by the course instructor together with the evaluation criteria. Final and make-up grades are announced in the student information system.
Grades
For each course taken, the following letter grades are given to the student as semester grades. Letter grades, coefficient and ratio equivalents are as follows. The grading system taken as basis in the evaluation of students' achievements is expressed in the following grades and letters:
Puan
Harfli Notu
Katsayı
Başarı Durumu
90-100
AA
4.00
Başarılı
80-89
BA
3.50
Başarılı
70-79
BB
3.00
Başarılı
65-69
CB
2.50
Başarılı
60-64
CC
2.00
Başarılı
50-59
DD
1.50
Başarısız
30-49
FD
1.00
Başarısız
0-29
FF
0.00
Başarısız
Students are required to take the courses in which they receive DD, FD or FF in the first semester in which the course is offered.
Successful Students
Students who complete their associate's / bachelor's degree education and have a cumulative grade point average between 3.00 and 3.49 graduate as honors students; students with an average of 3.50 or higher graduate as high honor students.
Graduation Requirements
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 methods used in the program are given in the list below*:
Program Outcomes
1-As an individual, he acts in accordance with laws, regulations, legislation and professional codes of ethics regarding his duties, rights and responsibilities. 2-It shares ideas with the experts and non-experts in the team work and as an effective member of the process by supporting the suggestions of solutions for the problems in the field of social services with quantitative and qualitative support. 3-It informs the persons and institutions concerned about matters related to the field of social services; opinions and suggestions for solutions to problems in writing and verbally, and listens to the opinions, requests, and expectations of the people and institutions concerned. 4-Cooperate with the relevant disciplines and act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation, application and announcement of results related to the field of social services. 5-Access to scientific knowledge in the field of social services has the knowledge to follow, evaluate and apply current literature 6-It has advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks with basic and up-to-date information in the field of social services, application tools and multimedia teaching materials and other resources. 7-Uses information technologies related to social services and research area. 8-Organize projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which they live with social responsibility consciousness and apply them.
Curriculum
Social Services
1st Class
2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Browse
T
A
ECTS
TBT012
Basic Information Technologies
2
1
4
İLŞ002
Communication
2
0
3
YDİ101
Foreign Language I (English)
2
0
2
SHP105
Introduction to Psychology
2
0
3
SHP102
Introduction to Social Work
2
0
4
SHP101
Introduction to Sociology
2
0
4
ATİ101
Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I
2
0
2
SHP110
Social Anthropology
2
0
3
SHP108
Social Service Legislation
2
0
3
TDİ101
Turkish Language I
2
0
2
Total ECTS:
30
2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Browse
T
A
ECTS
YDİ102
Foreign Language II (English)
2
0
2
SHP211
Medical Social Work
3
0
4
ATİ102
Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution II
2
0
2
SHP204
Social Policy
2
0
3
SHP302
Social Psychology
3
0
4
SHP201
Social Service Institutions and Organizations
2
0
3
SHP305
Social Structure of Turkey
3
0
4
TDİ102
Turkish Language II
2
0
2
Elective
sosyal hizmetler 1. sınıf bahar yarıyılı()
6
İSVG202
Occupational Health and Safety
2
0
3
TKNJB04
Technology Addiction
2
0
3
Total ECTS:
30
Total ECTS(Year):
60
2nd Class
2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Browse
T
A
ECTS
ÖMİ133
Professional English
4
0
4
SHP401
Social Service Management
3
0
4
SHP304
Social Services with the Elderly
3
0
4
SHP313
Social Service Theory and Approaches
3
0
4
SHP315
Social Work Intervention
2
1
4
SHP303
Special Needy Individuals and Social Work
3
0
4
SHP301
Worker Health and Social Work in Job Safety
2
0
3
Elective
2023-2024 seçmeli(ikili ders)
3
SHP312
Forensic Social Work
2
0
3
SHP314
Migration and Social Work
2
0
3
Elective
24-25 güz 2. sınıf GÜZ ÜOSD()
0
UNİSEC-SBMYO 023
Urbanization Readings
2
0
3
Total ECTS:
30
2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Browse
T
A
ECTS
MYOSTJ01
Internship
0
2
5
SHP416
Protocol Knowledge and Social Behavior
2
0
2
Elective
SOSYAL HİZMETLER BÖLÜMÜ SEÇMELİ DERSLERİ()
25
SHP415
Cultural Diversity and Social Inclusion
2
0
2
SHP408
Human Rights and Social Work
3
0
4
SHP407
Poverty and Social Work
3
0
4
SHP410
Social Issues and Social Work
3
0
4
UNİSEC-SBMYO 012
Social Service and Non-Governmental Organizations
2
0
3
SHP405
Social Services and Civil Society Organizations
2
0
3
SHP417
Social Work in Disasters
3
0
4
SHP413
Social Work with Families
3
0
4
MYOİU01
Workplace Application
3
0
15
MYOİE01
Workplace Training
2
0
10
Total ECTS:
32
Total ECTS(Year):
62
Matrix of Course - Program Outcomes
TBT012 Basic Information Technologies
#
1
2
2
4
2
3
5
2
İLŞ002 Communication
#
2
5
5
5
2
2
1
4
YDİ101 Foreign Language I (English)
#
3
2
3
2
4
4
0
2
4
1
1
5
4
4
0
2
5
2
4
2
5
4
0
1
2
1
2
5
5
2
0
2
1
2
2
3
4
2
0
1
1
3
2
4
4
1
0
2
SHP105 Introduction to Psychology
#
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
SHP102 Introduction to Social Work
#
4
4
5
4
5
3
2
4
3
3
5
4
4
3
2
4
5
3
5
5
4
3
2
4
SHP101 Introduction to Sociology
#
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
4
ATİ101 Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I
