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Scientific Preparation Program

Scientific Preparation Program

Scientific Preparation Program 

Students who hold a bachelor's degree in a major other than Psychology or Business Administration are required to attend a scientific preparation (SP) program, which lasts for a maximum of two semesters, before they can matriculate at their master’s program in order to be fully prepared for graduate studies.    
The purpose of the courses taken in the SP Program is to provide students with the necessary academic foundation before they start their programs. To that end, the SP program is made up of core area courses of the psychology curriculum, in particular the research method and statistics courses. The SP program is tailored exclusively for each student by by the student’s academic advisor and/or program coordinator, reviewing their undergraduate transcripts to include complementary courses specific to each student.

The language of instruction is English.

In case of students who hold a bachelor’s degree in a major other than Psychology, the courses the student must take in the Scientific Preparation Program to be fully prepared for their graduate studies, and the maximum number of semesters in which these courses must be completed are determined upon the recommendations of the Program Coordinators and the Department Head, and concluded by the respective Graduate School Executive Board (GSEB).

Recommended courses must be completed in the Scientific Preparation Program before matriculating in the master’s program.

The maximum period of study in the Scientific Preparation Program is two semesters. Summer sessions are not included in this period. The maximum period of study cannot be extended unless it is for semester breaks/leaves of absences. Failure to complete the Scientific Preparation Program by the end of the maximum period of study will result in expulsion.  Semesters spent in the scientific preparation program do not count toward the maximum period of study of the respective master’s or Ph.D. program.

Students are recommended to complete a minimum of 24 credits and a maximum of 36 credits, respectively, in the Scientific Preparation Program.

Students who are unable to complete the courses offered in the Scientific Preparation Program with at least a C Grade within its maximum period of study are expelled from the University in the following semester with the resolution of the respective GSEB.

Courses are held on weekdays from 08:40 to 18:30.

Per credit tuition is charged for the Scientific Preparation Program. Per credit tuition is calculated based on half (50%) of the regular credit tuition applicable to incoming special students who take courses at Özyeğin University.

The student who completes the Scientific Preparation Program begins paying the regular program fee, starting from the semester in which s/he advances to the master’s program.

Scholarships are not available for the Scientific Preparation Program.

 

Courses that can be taken in the Scientific Preparation Program:

PSY 100 General Psychology
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology I
PSY 102 Introduction to Psychology II
PSY 103 Statistics for Psychology I
PSY 104 Statistics for Psychology II
PSY 105 Behavioral Biology
PSY 201 Cognitive Psychology
PSY 202 Psychology of Learning
PSY 203 Developmental Psychology I
PSY 204 Developmental Psychology II
PSY 205 Social Psychology I
PSY 206 Social Psychology II
PSY 207 Research Methods I
PSY 208 Research Methods II
PSY 301 Theories of Personality and Individual Differences
PSY 302 Biopsychology
PSY 303 Adult Psychopathology
PSY 304 Child Psychopathology
PSY 305 Work and Organizational Psychology
PSY 313 Motivation and Self Regulation
PSY 314 Human Memory
PSY 315 Attachment and Relationships
PSY 317 Thinking and Reasoning
PSY 321 Qualitative Methods in Psychology 
PSY 322 Cognitive Development
PSY 323 Psychology in Early Childhood Education
PSY 329 Programming in Psychology I
PSY 401 Clinical Psychology
PSY 402 Ethical Issues in Psychology
PSY 404 Introduction to Clinical Evaluation and Interview Methods
PSY 405 Public Health and Exercise Psychology
PSY 406 Systems of Psychotherapy
PSY 408 Applied Development Psychology
PSY 411 History and Philosophy of Psychology
PSY 412 Selected Topics in Cognitive Psychology
PSY 414 Sports Psychology
PSY 415 Cross Cultural Psychology
PSY 416 Social and Personality Development
PSY 417 Self and Identity
PSY 419 Psychology of Language
PSY 420 Selected Topics in Work and Organizational Psychology
PSY 421 Human Sexuality
PSY 424 Individual, Family, and Diversity Issues
PSY 425 Training and Development in Organizational Psychology
PSY 428 Consciousness and Cognition
PSY 430 Relationships and Families 
PSY 432 Attitudes and Persuasion