Guidance and Psychological Counseling Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus

Overview

Key facts

 The students of the Guidance and Psychological Counseling program at Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus are expected to gain critical thinking skills related to theory and practice and to be responsive to the diverse cultural background, worldviews, values, and realities of their clients.

Additionally, our faculty is dedicated to contributing to the development of theoretical and practical knowledge and skills through high-quality research in the field of guidance and psychological counseling.

Students enrolled in this program take compulsory courses in diverse areas of psychology including developmental psychology, physiological psychology, social psychology, and psychopathology. They are also trained both theory and skill wise in areas as school guidance and counseling, mental health counseling, career counseling, and group counseling leadership. Elective courses are offered in various areas compatible with the expertise of the faculty members.

The students are also required to complete practicum which demands the application of their knowledge and skills in mental health centers, schools, or other related institutions. Students are continuously provided with supervision from the course instructors during their training. The program is also in close contact with the Student Development and Counseling Center at METU NCC where a range of guidance and counseling activities are carried out. The center provides students with an excellent practicum opportunity.

One of the missions of our program is to create new scientific knowledge in the field and to train students to become active participants of scientific research. In this regard, our program and faculty members value high quality in basic and applied research; collaborate with international institutions from different disciplines including psychology, counseling, and educational sciences; and follow ethical standards in research.

Our faculty members attach great importance to seeking external funding for their research, actively participate in scientific meetings, and regularly publish the findings of their research studies in scholarly journals.