Psychology

Hello everyone, I am Professor Zeynep Set. I am the Head of the Department of Psychology at Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. I am also the Head of Clinical Psychology Department. Our department was established in 2009. With the staff fully integrated, it started to accept students in the 2020-2021 academic year. Our department offers different subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Psychometric Psychology Departments. We have quite a number of research assistants, most of whom are about to finish their doctorate. We are trying to advance the courses taught in our department to a universal standard and we work with a curriculum directed by our association in order to obtain accreditation. We have basic Council of Higher Education (YÖK) courses such as Introduction to Psychology. In addition, we have a diverse range of courses such as Introduction to Philosophy, Introduction to Sociology, Biological Basics of Behavior, Clinical Psychology, Psychopathology, Psychological Theories, and Personality Theories. Our elective courses are also quite diverse. Our aim here is to enable our students to obtain the information they need in the field. That's why we have many classes in our elective courses, covering topics from gender to coping with stress. Our Experimental Psychology Laboratory is at the top of our special facilities for our department. In this lab, our assistants in experimental psychology are conducting studies and research. Since our students are still in their first year, our plan for the next academic year is to build a clinical interview room and a therapy room. We have completed the necessary infrastructure preparations for this. For now, these are the fields that belong to our department. Our graduation projects start in the 7th semester. Here, we will try to make our students do projects on certain topics in the clinical field, developmental field, social psychology and experimental psychology. We are a very rich university in terms of internship opportunities. Because our university has a Faculty of Medicine, we will provide internship opportunities there to those who want to be specialized in clinical psychology. In addition, our students will be given internship opportunities in various institutions and organizations in Tekirdağ, depending on their predispositions. These institutions may be the institutions operating in the field of education and social service, rehabilitation centers or institutions affiliated to the Ministry of Justice. There are many national and international organizations in which our department is included. I am currently in the organizing committee of a congress. This will be an international study on sustainability. In this congress, we will have some presentations on the sustainable and preservable aspects of mental health. In addition, our university is the regional and provincial representative of the Emergency Association. As an educator, I am one of those who support new students to get certificates from this association. I attended the trainings given with the Trauma Association and received an international certification. My aim is to provide these trainings to the students in our department and to establish a trauma center at our university. Our efforts for this continue at a rapid pace. In addition, we wrote a chapter for the self-help program we call Self Help. This was an international program for people to cope with their mental distress through the online system. Many other assistants, faculty members and staff in the department continue to take part in international congresses and seminars.
Our department graduates are especially lucky in employment after graduation. Because our discipline exists wherever people are. Our graduates from mental health services have employment opportunities in many institutions and organizations ranging from private education services to legal services, industry and organizations. I would like the students who will prefer the Department of Psychology to remember that university life is a once in a lifetime thing and is the most enjoyable time of human development. This requires the university to be in a campus environment. Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University has a very good location, in this sense. Apart from that, while searching for psychology departments; I recommend them to look at the academic staff and curriculum. I recommend that they examine the accreditation status and whether the departments have preparatory training. In our department, trainings also continue in the form of special trainings outside of the undergraduate programs. In addition, for prospective students, I suggest that they inquire whether the professors of the department they choose may volunteer in terms of providing basic information about their special education and certification. Tekirdağ is a very beautiful in terms of geographical location and climate. In fact, although it is a large province, the population density is not very high. This makes it easier for university students to live their lives more easily. We do not have any problems with transportation. We have shuttles to the campus. We have newly completed dormitories on campus that will answer the accommodation problems of both male and female students. Our university and our campus are very rich in terms of cafeterias. We have a green campus. We are close to big cities. In other words, Tekirdağ is in a good place in terms of location. Being located near the sea is a great advantage for Tekirdağ. Social and cultural activities are very lively at our university, especially in the spring season. Our student clubs are very active. In addition, we are a young, dynamic and very ambitious university. Therefore, I think it would be a privilege to be a student in Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University. I especially recommend that you consider us in your preferences. Because our aim, especially on behalf of my department, is to train qualified professionals who can provide fully scientific and critical thinking, work with ethical principles, receive psychology education at international standards, and respect individual differences. So, if your choice will be psychology next year, I recommend you to choose us.