The Department of Psychology, established in 2012 within the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences at Hasan Kalyoncu University, started its activities by taking its first students with an additional quota in the 2012 – 2013 academic year. The main objective of the Department of Psychology is to graduate qualified individuals who have basic psychology knowledge; can turn their learned knowledge into practice; can think critically; have the competence of scientific thinking and conducting scientific research; are aware of ethical values and social responsibilities; follow innovations; will specialize and work in various fields of psychology science; and to contribute to the development of psychology science with the original and qualified scientific studies it will conduct.
The undergraduate program of the Department of Psychology at Hasan Kalyoncu University includes three main groups of courses: compulsory, departmental elective, and university-wide elective. The duration of study is four years. Optionally, a one-year English preparatory education can be taken. In order for students to graduate, they must complete a 240 ECTS workload along with the credit load in the course plan of the relevant year.
The program includes a master’s degree program in clinical psychology with and without a thesis, a master’s degree program in addiction psychology with a thesis, and a doctoral program in clinical psychology.
Our Mission: To train researcher and practitioner psychologists who are competent to work nationally and internationally at international standards, who contribute to scientific knowledge at a universal level, who are sensitive to social problems, who think critically, who are open to development and change, and who adopt ethical values.
Our Vision: To be an internationally recognized Psychology Department brand that is the best in Turkey and ranks among the top hundred in the world, whose graduates are highly sought after.
Our Core Values: Commitment to academic and ethical values; Respect for human, society and environment; Social responsibility; Continuous Development; Innovativeness; Stakeholder satisfaction; Being fair; Solution orientation; Teamwork; Love, respect, and compassion for all living beings.