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Update: 26.10.2020

Program Qualification Level

It is a vocational education and practice-oriented associate degree program. The program is specifically designed to meet the needs of the business world in the field and to provide its graduates with the basic knowledge and practical application competencies in this field.

According "International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011" and "Turkey Higher Education Qualifications Framework (TYYÇ)", the classification and training area codes of the program are given below:

ISCED Area Code: 72-Health

ISCED Program Proficiency Level: 5, Category (Profile): 55, Subcategory: 554 - Vocational education-oriented associate degree

TYYÇ Basic Area Code: 72 - Health

TYYÇ Prificiency Type (profile): Vocational education-oriented associate degree

Objectives of the Program

By integrating and assimilating the necessary knowledge, skills and values in the care services, our program will ensure our students to become competent health technicians who have the quality of practicing and developing elderly care services in public space, private and civil society organizations.

Educational Type of Program

Full-time formal education is provided.

Educational Language of Program

Turkish

Qualification Awarded

Students who successfully complete the program are given "Associate Degree Diploma" and the title of "Elderly Care Technician".

Length and Process of the Program

Education period consists of 4 semesters. Successful completion of all the courses in the program (120 ECTS in total) and a GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 are required for graduation. Our students perform their internships at the relevant departments of the Training and Research Hospitals, Hospice and Nursing Homes attached to the Ministry of Health, which has an Affiliate (Cooperative) Protocol with our university. Internship evaluation and applications are made according to the principles of the Health Services Vocational School Internship Directive.

Application to the Program, Registrations and Admission by Transfer

Students who have completed the program are offered the opportunity to access to Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Gerontology, Nursing and Health Services departments according to their score from DGS.

Job and Academic Career Opportunities for Graduates

They can work under the supervision of specialists in private, foundation and public nursing homes and nursing homes affiliated to Social Services Directorates where elderly care services are carried out, in nursing homes

affiliated to municipalities, geriatric hospitals or geriatric services and polyclinics in hospitals, elderly nursing homes, in elderly nursing homes "for weak people", in day care centers for elderly people, home care services for elderly people in units affiliated to Health Directorates, UNICEF, ILO and voluntary civil organizations and in private institutions.

1. Semester
Course Code Course Name Course Types and Hours Course Credits
Theoritical Practical Laboratory Loc.Credit ECTS
ANFI 08 000 00 1
Anatomy and Physiology
3 - - 3 4
AIIT 00 000 01 0
Ataturk's Principles and History Of Turkish Revolution I
2 - - 2 2
TGER 08 003 00 0
Basic Gerontology
2 - - 2 3
INGL 00 005 01 0
English I
2 - - 2 2
TTER 08 000 00 0
Medical Terminology
2 - - 2 3
YBIU 08 003 01 1
Principles and Practices Of Elderly Care I
3 1 - 3 6
TRDL 00 004 01 0
Turkish Language I
2 - - 2 2
MSCD 08 003 01 0 VOCATIONAL ELECTIVE COURSE I - - - 2 3
MSCD 08 003 02 0 VOCATIONAL ELECTIVE COURSE II - - - 2 3
SECD 08 003 01 0 ELECTIVE COURSE I - - - 2 2
Total 22 30

2. Semester
Course Code Course Name Course Types and Hours Course Credits
Theoritical Practical Laboratory Loc.Credit ECTS
AIIT 00 001 02 0
Ataturk's Principles and History Of Turkish Revolution II
2 - - 2 2
DBIL 08 000 00 0
Behavioral Sciences
2 - - 2 3
INGL 00 005 02 0
English II
2 - - 2 2
GMAP 08 003 01 0
Geriatric Spirituel Care I
1 1 - 2 3
FARM 08 000 00 0
Pharmacology
2 - - 2 4
YBIU 08 003 02 1
Principles and Practices Of Elderly Care II
3 1 - 3 6
TRDL 00 004 02 0
Turkish Language II
2 - - 2 2
MSCD 08 003 03 0 VOCATIONAL ELECTIVE COURSE III - - - 2 3
MSCD 08 003 04 0 VOCATIONAL ELECTIVE COURSE IV - - - 2 3
SECD 08 003 02 0 ELECTIVE COURSE II - - - 2 2
Total 21 30

3. Semester
Course Code Course Name Course Types and Hours Course Credits
Theoritical Practical Laboratory Loc.Credit ECTS
YKHA 08 003 01 0
Cronic Diseases in Elderly I
4 - - 4 6
GERP 08 003 00 0
Geriatric Psychiatry
2 - - 2 3
GMAP 08 003 02 0
Geriatric Spirituel Care II
1 1 - 2 3
YBIU 08 003 03 2
Principles and Practices Of Elderly Care III
2 8 - 6 10
MSCD 08 003 05 0 VOCATIONAL ELECTIVE COURSE V - - - 2 3
MSCD 08 003 06 0 VOCATIONAL ELECTIVE COURSE VI - - - 2 3
SECD 08 003 03 0 ELECTIVE COURSE III - - - 2 2
Total 20 30

4. Semester
Course Code Course Name Course Types and Hours Course Credits
Theoritical Practical Laboratory Loc.Credit ECTS
YKHA 08 003 02 0
Cronic Diseases in Elderly II
4 - - 4 6
YSYS 08 003 00 0
End Of Life Care and Grief Process
2 - - 2 3
YBIU 08 003 04 4
Principles and Practices Of Elderly Care IV
2 8 - 6 8
YSTJ 08 000 00 1
Summer Internship
- - - - 5
MSCD 08 003 07 0 VOCATIONAL ELECTIVE COURSE VII - - - 2 3
MSCD 08 003 08 0 VOCATIONAL ELECTIVE COURSE VIII - - - 2 3
SECD 08 003 04 0 ELECTIVE COURSE IV - - - 2 2
Total 18 30

Total ECTS 120