The degree earned by the Psychological Counseling and Guidance Master's program is a "Master's" degree. Students who complete this program are entitled to receive a master's degree in addition to their bachelor's degree. A master's degree is a more advanced level of education that can be obtained after a bachelor's degree. This degree is designed to provide students with more advanced knowledge and skills and is generally necessary for their career advancement.

The Psychological Counseling and Guidance Master's program is a postgraduate education program that aims to provide students with professional skills in the field of psychological counseling and guidance. The program addresses theoretical and practical approaches and techniques used in providing psychological counseling and guidance services.

The aim of the program is to enable students to develop their skills in intervening in psychological problems at individual and social levels, providing psychological counseling and guidance services, and applying professional ethics. The program also aims to provide students with academic skills such as research methods, data analysis, and reporting skills.

The curriculum of the Psychological Counseling and Guidance Master's program includes various courses that will develop students' professional skills. These may include psychological counseling theories, ethical rules, counseling skills, psychopathology, family counseling, psychological counseling in school and education, group counseling, child and adolescent psychology, intercultural counseling, and research methods.

The program is suitable for those who want to pursue a career in psychological counseling and guidance. Psychologists, social workers, teachers, and other professionals working in this field can also benefit from the program. Program graduates can work in various institutions such as educational institutions, counseling centers, health centers, social service agencies in the public and private sectors, or they can choose private practice.

The program achievements of the Psychological Counseling and Guidance Master's program can be summarized as follows:

To gain the ability to understand and apply basic concepts, theories and methods in the field of psychological counseling and guidance.

To gain the ability to conduct individual and group counseling processes, understand the psychological needs of clients and make interventions appropriate to these needs.

To gain the ability to understand and apply ethical principles, standards and legal regulations in the field of psychological counseling and guidance.

To gain the ability to understand, interpret and use various tools, techniques and tests used in counseling processes.

To gain the ability to understand and apply research methods and statistical analyses in the field of psychological counseling and guidance.

To gain the ability to develop self-awareness, communication, problem solving, decision making, leadership, teamwork and other personal and social skills.

To gain the ability to provide counseling in various cultures and different age groups, to understand cultural differences and special needs and to make interventions appropriate to these.

These program qualifications aim to help students acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field of psychological counseling and guidance. Students who complete the program will be equipped to work as practitioners in the profession of psychological counseling and guidance.

The employment opportunities of the Psychological Counseling and Guidance Master's program may vary. Graduates of this program can work in schools, universities, private tutoring centers, private schools, rehabilitation centers or their own private counseling offices where they can provide psychological support to students.

In addition, graduates of this program can work in businesses. For example, they can find jobs in human resources departments, education departments or departments that support employees in issues such as workplace stress and communication problems in the workplace.

Graduates of the Psychological Counseling and Guidance Master's program can be employed in various fields. However, in order to get detailed information about job opportunities, it may be useful for students to interview people working in this field or follow relevant job postings.

The student's success in the courses is determined by evaluating the mid-term grades and the final exam grade together.

Mid-term grades consist of quizzes, mid-term exam grades and grades given to homework, applications and practical work depending on the course. In the credit system, the type and weight of mid-term and final evaluations (exams, homework, applications and similar) are reported to the relevant department head by the instructor teaching the course within the first two weeks of the semester and announced to the students by the relevant teaching unit administration. The final evaluation is determined by the instructor teaching the course with one of the following letter grades, taking into account the general success level of all students taking that course.

While the impact of the homework given during the semester on the final grade is 40%, the impact of the final exams at the end of the semester is 60%.

Graduation Requirements are as follows:

• Successfully completing all courses in the program,
• Having no FF grade,
• Achieving a minimum grade of CB or higher for each course,
• Completing 120 ECTS credits, with 60 credits from coursework and 60 credits from the thesis,
• Submitting a thesis of at least 15,000 words in accordance with the "Thesis Writing Guide" provided by the Graduate Education Institute, and defending it if deemed necessary,
• Presenting a thesis with a plagiarism rate below the accepted maximum of 30%,
• Submitting the thesis approved in Turkish in English.