Child Development

The Child Development Programme is an associate degree programme founded in order to provide education and counselling aimed at enabling children to live in a healthy environment. The objective of the programme is to train intermediate staff for all units that supply services to children, families and society in general, through an educational programme which supports the development of children aged 0-18 years who are developmentally normal or who require special care. The programme consists of theoretical and applied courses related to the development and education of children aged 0-18 years. The applied courses contain individual and group education aimed at developmentally normal children or those requiring special care. All courses are undertaken together with field observations and practical work experience. These are carried out at public and private preschool education institutions. Graduates of the Child Development Programme may work in private or public preschool education institutions, day care centres or nursery schools and special education and rehabilitation centres.

Language of instruction is Turkish. English preparatory is optional.

MISSION

Our mission is to train child development personnel who support the development and education of children and young people aged 0-18 who are developmentally normal or who require special care, in line with changing science, technology, education and health needs. Besides, our aim is to train child development personnel who will inform families and society about the healthy development and education of children, possess skills in care, protection, education and research, and meet the need for intermediate personnel in the field.
 

VISION

Our vision is to create a program that trains child development personnel who are creative, safe, aware of social values, capable of providing care and educational services and are the preferred choice in national and international health and education sectors. Further, our vision includes steps to increase the importance of education in the field of child development, raise awareness about the relationship of child development with other disciplines and professions.

Head of Department

Lect. Diğdem ENEREM