Istanbul Okan University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Child Development; In the 2011-2012 academic year, it started education with a Turkish program. Program was revised in the 2017 - 2018 Academic Year, and the education continued with the current program in the 2018 - 2019 Academic Year.
Department of Child Development trains future “Child Developmentalist” who can evaluate the mental, language, motor, social and emotional development areas of children between ages of 0-18 who are in normal development, with special needs, in need of protestion, under risky conditions and in hospital. Graduates are able to develop appropriate programs to support children and families and provide quality services to the public and professionals working within the field.
Department's mission; with its contemporary approach and developmental knowledge level, the child can be a leader in the family and society, renew and develop himself in line with the changing and developing needs of the society, communicate effectively, think critically, creative, productive, researching, responsible, show children the necessary love, respect, interest and care for children. it aims to graduate a qualified “Child Developmentalist” who can show the value, be patient, tolerant, professional competence and sensitivity.
Child Development department training; includes theoretical and practical training stages. Theoretical education is carried out face-to-face and interactively in classrooms. Practical training; it is carried out in the Music Movement Play Workshop at the Faculty of Health Sciences, as well as in public hospitals, pre-school education institutions and private education centers that we have contracts with. Theoretical and applied education is carried out by our proficient, experienced, professional and contemporary-minded faculty members.
Our department organizes activities in cooperation with the “Child Development Community” established by our students, supports our students to be informed on different topics by bringing together our students with experts. In this way, besides academic education support, our students are provided with the opportunity to gain experience in social - cultural environments, to meet and collaborate with professionals from different fields. In addition, within the scope of “Service to Society” and applied courses, our students are supported to be in contact with many institutions, to plan projects, to gain experience and social awareness by making applications. From time to time, the experts are invited to the theoretical lessons and the lessons are enriched.
The necessary support is provided for our students to graduate from Istanbul Okan University, which is the “Closest to Business Life” university, and to be able to safely step into business life as a “Child Developmentalist”.
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT 2020-2021 UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM ( CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS WHICH 2018 AND BEYOND ) |
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Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |||||||||||||||
Code | Course Title | T | A | C | ECTS | Status | Prerequisite | Code | Course Title | T | A | C | ECTS | Status | Prerequisite | |
CGE113 | Introduction To Child Development | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | Must Course | CGE116 | Development and Education in Early Childhood I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | MC | |||
CGE125 | Introduction To Philosophy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | MC | CGE120 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | MC | |||
SBF103 | Anatomy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | MC | SBF104 | Physiology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | MC | |||
TRD101 | Turkish Language I | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | MC | TRD102 | Turkish Language II | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | MC | |||
ATA101 | Ataturk's Principles and History of Turkish Revolution I | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | MC | ATA102 | Ataturk's Principles and History of Turkish Revolution II | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | MC | |||
Elective Foreign Language | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | MC | KYP001 | Career and Life | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | MC | ||||
Elective University / Faculty / Department Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | Elective Foreign Language | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | MC | |||||
Elective University / Faculty / Department Course | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | Elective University / Faculty / Department Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | |||||
Elective University / Faculty / Department Course | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | |||||||||||
Total Credit | 20 | 29 | Total Credit | 22 | 31 | |||||||||||
Semester 3 | Semester 4 | |||||||||||||||
Code | Course Title | T | A | C | ECTS | Status | Prerequisite | Code | Course Title | T | A | C | ECTS | Status | Prerequisite | |
CGE203 | Development and Education in Early Childhood II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | MC | CGE 208 | Science Education in Childhood | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | MC | |||
CGE227 | Effective Communication in Childhood | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | MC | CGE 224 | Development and Education in School and Adolescence | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | MC | |||
CGE231 | Child and Play | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | MC | CGE 226 | Child Mental Health | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | MC | |||
CGE233 | Child and Music | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | MC | CGE 228 | Child, Art and Creativity | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | MC | |||
CGE239 | Mother and Child Nutrition | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | MC | CGE 230 | Program Development in Early Childhood | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | MC | |||
Elective Foreign Language / University / Faculty / Department Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | Elective Foreign Language / University / Faculty / Department Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | |||||
Elective University / Faculty / Department Course | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | Elective University / Faculty / Department Course | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | |||||
Total Credit | 17 | 30 | Total Credit | 17 | 30 | |||||||||||
Semester 5 | Semester 6 | |||||||||||||||
Code | Course Title | T | A | C | ECTS | Status | Prerequisite | Code | Course Title | T | A | C | ECTS | Status | Prerequisite | |
CGE 303 | Neurological Development | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | MC | CGE 318 | Field Work in Child Development II | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | MC | |||
CGE 317 | Field Work in Child Development I | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | MC | CGE 328 | Special Education II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | MC | |||
CGE 329 | Special Education I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | MC | CGE 330 | Developmental Diagnosis and Evaluation Methods | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | MC | |||
CGE 331 | Early Intervention | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | MC | CGE 332 | Child Rights and Child Law | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | MC | |||
CGE 333 | Children's Literature | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | MC | CGE 342 | Child Health and Diseases | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | MC | |||
CGE 335 | Creative Drama | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | MC | SBF 302 | Biostatistics | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | MC | |||
Elective Foreign Language / University / Faculty / Department Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | Elective Foreign Language / University / Faculty / Department Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | |||||
Elective University / Faculty / Department Course | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | Elective University / Faculty / Department Course | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | |||||
Total Credit | 19 | 30 | Total Credit | 19 | 30 | |||||||||||
Semester 7 | Semester 8 | |||||||||||||||
Code | Course Title | T | A | C | ECTS | Status | Prerequisite | Code | Course Title | T | A | C | ECTS | Status | Prerequisite | |
CGE 401 | Family Counseling in Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | MC | ISLT 222 | Entrepreneurship | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | MC | |||
CGE 415 | Children Needed For Child Neglect, Abuse And Protection | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | MC | CGE 424 | Graduation Project | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | MC | |||
CGE 431 | Development and Education of Sick Children | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | MC | CGE 436 | Parent Education and Programs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | MC | |||
SAG 403 | Epidemiology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | MC | CGE 440 | Community Service Practices | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | MC | |||
Elective University / Faculty / Department Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | CGE 442 | Language and Communication Disorders | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | MC | ||||
Elective University / Faculty / Department Course | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | Elective University / Faculty / Department Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | |||||
Elective University / Faculty / Department Course | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | |||||||||||
Total Credit | 15 | 29 | Total Credit | 17 | 34 | |||||||||||
TOTAL CREDIT | 146 | |||||||||||||||
TOTAL ECTS | 243 | |||||||||||||||
Abbreviations: T=Weekly hours: theoretical; A=Weekly hours: application; C=Credits in Turkish System; ECTS= European Credit Transfer System | ||||||||||||||||
ELECTIVE COURSES | ||||||||||||||||
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | |||||||||||||||
Code | Course Title | T | A | C | ECTS | Status | Prerequisite | Code | Course Title | T | A | C | ECTS | Status | Prerequisite | |
SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE | SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE | |||||||||||||||
ENG 111 | English I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | ENG 112 | English II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | |||
ENG 113 | Academic Reading and Writing I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | ENG 114 | Academic Reading and Writing II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | |||
DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | |||||||||||||||
CGE 119 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | CGE 118 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | |||
CGE 121 | Child in Turkish Society and Different Cultures | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | CGE 122 | Use of Basic Information and Communication Technologies | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | |||
CGE 123 | Family Life Cycle and Family Relationships | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | CGE 124 | Child and Media | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | |||
FACULTY ELECTIVE | FACULTY ELECTIVE | |||||||||||||||
UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE | UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE | |||||||||||||||
University Course Pool | University Course Pool | |||||||||||||||
Semester 3 | Semester 4 | |||||||||||||||
Code | Course Title | T | A | C | ECTS | Status | Prerequisite | Code | Course Title | T | A | C | ECTS | Status | Prerequisite | |
SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE | SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE | |||||||||||||||
ENG 213 | Academic Listening and Speaking I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | ENG 214 | Academic Listening and Speaking II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | |||
ENG 215 | English for Business Communication I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | ENG 216 | English for Business Communication II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | |||
DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | |||||||||||||||
CGE 235 | Child Living Spaces and Landscaping | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | RPD 211 | Guidance and Psychological Counseling | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | |||
CGE 237 | Gender in Early Childhood | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | CGE 232 | Movement Education and Play in Childhood | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | E | |||
FACULTY ELECTIVE | FACULTY ELECTIVE | |||||||||||||||
UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE | UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE | |||||||||||||||
University Course Pool | University Course Pool | |||||||||||||||
Semester 5 | Semester 6 | |||||||||||||||
Code | Course Title | T | A | C | ECTS | Status | Prerequisite | Code | Course Title | T | A | C | ECTS | Status | Prerequisite | |
SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE | SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE | |||||||||||||||
ENG 313 | TOEFL IBT Course I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | ENG 314 | TOEFL IBTCourse II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | |||
RUS111 | Basic Russian I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | RUS112 | Basic Russian II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | |||
GER111 | Basic German I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | GER112 | Basic German II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | |||
CHN111 | Basic Chinese I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | CHN112 | Basic Chinese II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | |||
ARP111 | Basic Arabic I | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | ARP112 | Basic Arabic II | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | |||
DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | |||||||||||||||
CGE 337 | Mainstreaming | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | CGE 324 | Popular Culture and Children | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | |||
CGE 339 | Recognition and Evaluation Methods of Children | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | CGE 334 | Developmental Psychopathology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | |||
CGE 338 | Sensory Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | ||||||||||
CGE 340 | Child Yoga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | ||||||||||
CGE 344 | Educational Material Development | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | E | ||||||||||
Summer Internship (20 Working Days) | ||||||||||||||||
FACULTY ELECTIVE | FACULTY ELECTIVE | |||||||||||||||
UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE | UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE | |||||||||||||||
University Course Pool | ||||||||||||||||
University Course Pool | ||||||||||||||||
Semester 7 | Semester 8 | |||||||||||||||
Code | Course Title | T | A | C | ECTS | Status | Prerequisite | Code | Course Title | T | A | C | ECTS | Status | Prerequisite | |
SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE | SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE | |||||||||||||||
DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE | |||||||||||||||
CGE 403 | Values Education | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | CGE 426 | Field Practice in Child Development IV | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | E | |||
CGE 417 | Scientific Research Methods in Child Development | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | CGE 428 | Early Literacy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | |||
CGE 423 | Gender, Sexuality and Culture | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | CGE 430 | Play Therapy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | E | |||
CGE 425 | Field Practice in Child Development III | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | E | CGE 434 | Child Technology and Internet | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | |||
CGE 427 | Child and Family in Health Care Organizations | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | CGE 444 | Specially Talented Children | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | |||
CGE 429 | Child and Crime | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | E | ||||||||||
FACULTY ELECTIVE | FACULTY ELECTIVE | |||||||||||||||
UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE | UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE | |||||||||||||||
University Course Pool | University Course Pool | |||||||||||||||