Psychology Department

Psychology is the study of human mental processes and behavior. The Department of Psychology is specialized in in the areas of Developmental Psychology, Neuropsychology, Cultural Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Clinical Psychology. There is a psychology laboratory where faculty and students carry out research on these topics. The program is designed to give the students a scientific outlook, a solid background in psychology and basic research skills that will enable them to pursue further study, or work in a variety of contexts.

The Psychology Club, founded by the students of our department, carries out activities within and outside the university for this purpose and tries to follow the developments in the field of psychology and introduce it to other fields.

Graduates of the undergraduate program can utilize their research skills in academic environments, consultancy firms or other organizations doing qualitative and quantitative research. They can find employment in the fields of public relations and media, human resources, advertising, marketing, and nongovernmental organizations engaged in community and social work, in preschool or school settings, or in special education, to name a few. For work in the clinical and counseling areas an M.A or further degree is required.

Yeditepe University Psychology (English) Bachelor's Degree has been included in the Turkish Qualifications Framework on July 18, 2023.

Our undergraduate degree program has FEDEK accreditation valid between 2019-2024. You can access more detailed information from our FEDEK Accreditation webpage.

In general terms, psychology is a branch of science that investigates human behavior, the mental processes and underlying causes of these behaviors. Issues such as the complex structure of human behavior, cultural influences, personal differences, media effects, age-related factors, biological factors, and abnormal behavioral attitudes emerge as subfields of psychology. In addition to the relationships and interactions of these subfields with each other, psychology also interacts with other branches of science such as anthropology, sociology, neurology and biology. Psychology, which requires an interdisciplinary study in its current state, continues to increase its application area and importance in an accelerating and increasingly complex life in the light of technological developments.

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2023-2024 tuition fees for the Psychology Department within Yeditepe University Faculty of Arts and Sciences are listed on this page.

Yeditepe University offers different scholarship opportunities for its students. To get detailed information about the scholarship opportunities of the Department of Psychology, you can access the relevant page here and examine other departments and available scholarship opportunities.

Psychology is a branch of science that studies human mental processes and behaviors. As Yeditepe University Psychology Department, we adopt an educational approach that supports interdisciplinary cooperation in our department. Thus, within the framework of the aim of looking at behavioral health from a multi-dimensional and global perspective, our students are encouraged to take courses between departments.

Our Psychology Department students are always successful individuals who can think in a broad spectrum and are prepared for professional life with holistic education. In addition, one of the main goals of our department is to raise our students as well-equipped, enterprising and innovative individuals who can effectively use their academic knowledge and clinical experience, respond to the problems and needs of individuals with their theoretical and practical knowledge, are hard-working, have professional moral awareness.

In our department, active studies are carried out in the fields of Neuropsychology, Cultural Psychology, Environmental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Developmental Psychology, which are the sub-branches of psychology. The Psychology Laboratory is used to carry out these studies in an efficient environment. With the general education program, it is aimed for students to gain knowledge in different branches, to be familiar with the basic theoretical approaches of psychology, and to acquire a solid and valid methodological knowledge and research infrastructure.

The Psychology Club, operated by the students of our department within Yeditepe University, continues its activities both within and outside the university and closely follows the current developments in psychology. There is no compulsory internship course in our department's education program. In addition, we support our students to make voluntary observations in every field where the branch of Psychology is involved, and we support them to gain serious experience in the field throughout their education.

Our graduating students can - if they wish - master the theories of psychopathology and psychotherapy by enrolling in the Clinical Psychology Master's Program. Thus, it is aimed for them to become competent experts in measurement, evaluation and clinical research methods, with a good command of both theory and practice. To graduate from the program, our students are expected to design original research and write a master's thesis.

Psychology department graduates have a wide field of work, especially in public and private organizations. In line with the ever-increasing job opportunities, our students can find many areas of study. Accordingly, job opportunities can be found in consulting companies, public relations and media, advertising, marketing, human resources, social services and education, non-governmental organizations, pre-school education institutions, private education institutions.

Our students who graduate from our department with the title of "Psychologist" have the opportunity to specialize in different sub-branches such as development, clinical, social, experimental, forensic and industrial, if they complete their master's degree. Our graduates who specialize in such fields can work in many areas such as hospitals, polyclinics, mental and community health centers, family health centers, neuropsychology laboratories, prisons and courthouses, nursing homes and elderly care centers.

Psychology graduates can also undertake teaching duties in schools if they receive formation training. In addition, they may have the opportunity to be employed in various ministries such as the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Family and Social Services, Ministry of National Education and Ministry of Interior. Apart from these, they can also work at universities and institutes if they continue their academic careers.

Providing future career opportunities for our undergraduate students on national and international platforms with our high quality education; contributing to our university's improvement and prestige on national and international fields of education, science and research; and to serve our country, science and humanity. ​

To help our students to understand the underlying mental, emotional, social and cultural structures and processes of human behaviours; teaching scientific methods that are used; reinforcing the ability to think critically; making them able to use the principles of psychology in a personal and social level; developing an ethical and social responsibility awareness; giving our students the opportunity to make a research in our research laboratories.

Among the student exchange programs carried out by Yeditepe University with world universities, Yeditepe University also has bilateral agreements with universities in Ireland, Poland, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Austria for the Department of Psychology. Students of the Department of Psychology can receive their education at the host university and continue their education abroad during the specified periods of their undergraduate programs.

The Bologna Process is a reform program that covers the process of creating harmonious university areas across Europe, implementing standards and minimizing privileges in educational programs. Within the scope of the Bologna Process, there is mutual exchange of students and academic staff, international exchange of information and recognition of higher education institutions, sharing of educational competencies and transparency. Our students, who are included in the Bologna Process, which focuses more on students, continue their education life consciously and more actively. Click to review our Bologna Information Package.

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There is no compulsory internship course in the Department of Psychology.