Fundamentals  of Nursing with Thesis Master Degree Program contains courses such as fundamentals of nursing, clinical practice, physiopathology, conceptual framework in nursing, biostatistics and research methods. Education language is Turkish. Preparing thesis and being successful in thesis presentation exam is compulsary. One professor in Fundamentals of Nursing, four associate professor in various nursing areas ara available in department staff.

Students who completed this program are given Master Degree with Thesis in the area of Fundamentals of Nursing.

 Master Degree with Thesis

It is compulsory for student candidates who want to study the Master Degree Programme with thesis in fundamentas of nursing that they finished successfully the BSN program in nursing. Students to the program are registered by an interview. The numbers and qualifications of candidates are declared every year. In this declaration, application requirements, application deadline, interview date and interview place are described. Candidates must have a BSN diploma, at least 55 point in ALES related to this kind of score (by OSYM) or equal score of 55 point in Graduate Record Examination (GRE)/Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). It is necessary to take 50 point from YDS, E-YDS, KPDS, ÜDS by OSYM. Examinations in the table of OSYM Foreign Language Equivalent are also accepted. Similarly, it is sufficient that candidate takes 50 point from the examination by Ufuk University Preparation Classes Coordinatorship. Candidates fill related forms declaring approved ALES, foreign language, BSN diploma, transcript documents and apply to Institute Management. Registration procedures are regulated and carried out by Institute Management.

To be able to accept the horizontal transfer application of a student, it is compulsary that our courses and entry requirements of his/her prior registered postgraduate program are comply with untill application deadline. Also, in the related main area, faculty member who will be thesis advisory, and infrastructure facilities must be available. A student who wants to transit a postgraduate program horizontally applies to related Institute Management by adding the document introducing his/her prior program and transcript in the date described in the academic calendar. Institute Manager send these documents to the related main program presidency and wants to the comments. If these comments are positive, Institute Manager wants the names of courses to comply with. The comments of main program presidency are interviewed and made decision before education beginning date. That which courses will be taken into consideration in the context of minimum course load is determined by the comments of advisory and related main program presidency and also the approval of Institute Management Board.

It is compulsary to complete the course load with 21 credits, a non-credit  seminar study and master degree thesis. Seminar course and thesis study haven’t any credit according to local credit system. These two courses are evaluated as “Successful” or “Nonsuccessful”. In this program, it is necessary that the total credit of a student must be 120 AKTS and the average grade point must be 2,50 of 4,00. Student must be register every semester before the beginning of the 3rd semester in the programme with thesis.

This program gradutes nurses who have theoretical and practical knowledge, gain the skill of performing knowledge and skills in patient care and student education.

Alumni

1-describes, deepens and evaluates the updated knowledge on Fundamentals of Nursing (FON).

2-establishes theoretical and practical knowledge on FON education and instruction.

3-establishes evidence-based nursing care by using updated knowledge on FON.

4-establishs modern technology advancedly and economically on FON.

5-establishs the principals of life-long-learning in his/her professional studies.

6-has statistical knowledge related to nursing, uses software effectively and interpret analysis results correctly.

7-works according to ethical principals and legal regulations related to nursing, presents suggestions.

8-communicates within harmony with individual, family, community and health team in professional area.

9-establishs evidence-based research, presentations and publications on nursing and public health.

10-speaks a foreign language in a level that he/she conducts scientific research, performs verbal and written communication.

11-evaluates updated developments in nursing according to national values and conditions.

12-works nationally and internationally to promote the quality of health and nursing services, establishs activities.

13-establishs solutions against unforeseen complicated problems related to nursing.

Nurses who completed this program successfully can work at hospitals and many health centers within departments which are suitable for their professional area. If they have necessary qualifications for PhD education, they continue their academic career.

 If they have necessary qualifications for PhD education, they continue their academic career.

Courses which must be taken in fall and spring semester, their credits and AKTS are explained in the section of “Courses” of Data Pocket (BİPA).

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Semester	Type	Course Code	Course Name	Credits	ECTS Credits
1	Compulsory	HYL 501	Physiopathological Processes I	3	7
1	Compulsory	HYL 503	Conceptual Framework in Nursing I	2	5
1	Compulsory	HYL 505	Biostatistics	3	7
1	Compulsory	HYL 509	Teaching in Nursing	3	4
1	Compulsory	HYL 511	Fundamentals of Nursing I	3	7

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Semester	Type	Course Code	Course Name	Credits	ECTS Credits
2	Compulsory	HYL 502	Physiopathological Processes –II	3	7
2	Compulsory	HYL 504	Conceptual Framework of Nursing –II	2	5
2	Compulsory	HYL 506	Research Methods	3	7
2	Compulsory	HYL 508	Fundamentals of Nursing –II	2	7
2	Compulsory	HYL 510	Fundamentals of Nursing Practice	4	5

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Semester	Type	Course Code	Course Name	Credits	ECTS Credits
3	Compulsory	HYL 524	Seminer	-	4
3	Compulsory	HYL 529	Thesis Study-I	-	30

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Semester	Type	Course Code	Course Name	Credits	ECTS Credits
4	Compulsory	HYL 528	Thesis Study-II	-	30

Student must participate in a course within minimum 70% attendence in order to enter the examination of a course. Success score is calculated by adding 40% of midterm and 60% of final. In order to be successful, this total score must be 60 of 100 minimum. Average success score must be minimum 2,5 for postgraduate students for the success of all courses. Students whose average success scores are less than 2,50 (CB) point take the courses that are CC repeteadly. That how the measurement and evaluation will be performed is explained in the “Course Instruction Plan”.

Graduation requirements are described in the section of “Sufficiency Requierements and Regulations”.

Full time

Prof. Dr. Özlem ASLAN

ALL COURSES	PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (WITH THESIS)
	PC1	PC2	PC3	PC4	PC5	PC6	PC7	PC8	PC9	PC10	PC11	PC12	PC13
HYL 511-Fundamentals of Nursing I	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
HYL 503-Conceptual Framework in Nursing  I	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
HYL 501-Physiopathologic Processes I	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	3	5	4	5	5	5
HYL 509-Instruction in Nursing	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	5	5	5	5	5	5
HYL 506-Resrach Methods	3	3	3	2	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5
HYL 511-Fundamentals of Nursing II	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
HYL 510-Fundamentals of Nursing Practice	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
HYL 524-Seminery	5	5	5	5	5	2	5	3	5	5	5	5	5
HYL 503- II Conceptual Framework in Nursing	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
HYL 502- Physiopathologic Processes II	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	3	3	4	5	5	5
HYL 505-Biostatistics	1	2	-	5	5	5	5	3	5	4	5	5	3
HYL 529-Thesis Study I	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
HYL 528-Thesis Study II	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

TYYÇ		UFUK UNIVERSITY FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING WITH THESIS MASTER DEGREE PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
1.KNOWLEDGE (THEORETICAL, FENOMENAL)	KNOWLEDGE 1	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
	KNOWLEDGE 2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
2.ABILITIES (COGNITIVE, PRACTICAL)	ABILITY 1	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	3	4	5	5
	ABILITY 2	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	3	3	3	5	5
	ABILITY 3	3	3	3	5	5	5	4	3	5	3	4	5	5
3.COMPETENCY (WORKING INDEPENDENTLY AND TAKING RESPONSIBILITY)	COMP.1	4	4	4	4	5	5	5		5	4	4	5	5
	COMP. 2	4	4	4	4	5	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	5
	COMP. 3	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5
3.COMPETENCY (LEARNING)	COMP 1	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	5	5	5	5	5
3.COMPETENCY (COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL COMPETENCY)	COMP. 1	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5
	COMP. 2	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5
	COMP. 3	5	5	4	3	5	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	5
	COMP. 4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5
4.COMPETENCY (COMPETENCY IN PROFESSIONAL AREA)	COMP.1	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	5	5
	COMP. 2	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5
	COMP. 3	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	4