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Language
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Turkish
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Program Time (Year)
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4
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Max.Program Time (Year)
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7
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Program Quota
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Internships Status
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Absent
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.Graduate Degree
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EDUCATOR OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT
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ÖSYM type
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EA
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About Programme
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Department of Child Development undergraduate program consists of 4 years of education and training (1-year English preparatory class depends on the student's request). Vocational training-education program includes theoretical and applied courses specific to basic sciences, health, education and child development in the field of child development. With this program application, the student gains and develops the principles, concepts, knowledge and skills necessary for the child development profession.
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History
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Department of Child Development was established at 1968 by the name of "Department of Child Development and Education" as a department of School of Home Economics which is part of Faculty of Health Sciences at Hacettepe University. Since 1976, special education studies have been started and Special Education Department was established. "Child Development and Education Department", continued its efforts as "Department of Child Development and Education" and "Special Education Department" in two areas. Child Development and Education Department, is in Turkey in their field "first" and in the field of Special Education Department of the "third" main discipline. The name of the Department of Child Development and Education was in 1987, "Children's Health and Education", in 1996, the name become "Child Development and Education". The Department since 2007 restructured as "Department of Child Development under the Faculty of Health Sciences.The mission of the Department of Child Development is to graduate Child Developmentalists providing services to the children, families, educators and the communities with its theoretical and practical education programs for supporting all of the developmental areas (mental, language, motor, self-help, socio-emotional) of different groups of children between 0 to 18 years of age such as normally developing children, children with special needs, children with the need of protection (institutionalized, working, immigrant and delinquent children) and hospitalized children.Undergraduate program`s of the department of child development was renewed in line with the Bologna process within the scope of this mission. By creating a new program, conducted a needs analysis based on the opinions of graduates and students, stakeholders, non-governmental organizations. Taking into account needs analysis, was established the qualifications of program, and renewed the program.
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Admission Requirements
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Child Development Undergraduate Program take their students to provide vocational education and training from high school and vocational high schools with her Undergraduate Placement Exam scores. The language of instruction is Turkish. English preparatory class is optional.
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Higher Grade Transition
QF-EHEA: 1
EQF-LLL: 6
Master’s Degree
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Graduation Requirements
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Students who section establishes the conditions for are entitled to graduation.
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates
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The main objective of child development experts is to support children's development at the age group of 0-18 including normal developing children, children with special needs, acute and chronic disease and children at-risk. Child Development experts develop assessment tools to assess children`s development; provide guidance to the needs of related individuals, organizations and institutions; provide publishing and research services. Using contemporary approaches develop projects related to children, families, educators and the community and plans and implement projects to be the best interests of children and families in every segment of society. Child development experts tasks are reported in health, social areas and in other sectors below. Child development experts and Child Development Professionals working in hospitals and Family Health Centers are responsible for evaluating and developing the services in primary health care services related to child development, planning, making programs and producing projects and implementing them, and creating opportunities for internal and external co-operation activities in collaboration with the person concerned and the branch. The graduates are assigned to health facilities by the KPSS test with choose according to their score. In the social areas, child developmentalists and Child development Specialists can work in the Child and Youth Centres, Protection, Care and Rehabilitation Centers, Love Houses, Community Centers, General Directorate of the Ministry of Family and Social Policies, and Family Counseling Centers. Child Developmentalists who working in certain organizations are responsible for determination of the levels of development of children and monitoring their development. They make vocational studies for the solution of the problems; using professional techniques and methods prepares programs for pre-school children and adolescents and for children with special needs, implement the programs and take part in the preparation of the necessary material. Child development experts and Child Development Professionals monitor the child in order to ensure alignment with the center of the child and make the case presentation during their vocational working process. A Child Developmentalists assigned at the social service center and conducts studies on the adoption and adaptation of children is responsible for implementation and evaluation of development programs for children's emotional, cognitive and social development.Child Development Professionals who can take part in Police, Child Department / Office Headquarters conduct studies to determine the physical, spiritual and social problems arising from or out of control of their conditions of children and their families or the environment. To improve the condition of the child's family and the school, in cooperation with organizations such as social and health services, the child developmantalists is responsible for investigation of the physical, psychological, and sociological factors of children who pushed to crime, development of plans and programs designed to eliminate criminality of children, children who are in need of protection, subject to neglect and abuse, children who fleeing from home or institution or organization, children living on the streets and working on the streets, children who are addicted to drugs.
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Assessment and Grading
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Exams, assessment and grading made “in accordance with "Hacettepe University, Associate Degree, Bachelor's Degree Education and Examination Regulations" (http://www.hacettepe.edu.tr/TR,6429/kanun-ve-yonetmelikler.html).
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https://bilsis.hacettepe.edu.tr/oibs/bologna/progAbout.aspx?lang=en&curSunit=366
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