The Ph.D. program in Psychology at Ibn Haldun University provides a vibrant research-led environment that allows students to combine theory and practice. To support their research, the university has developed an infrastructure with several psychological research laboratories, equipment such as state-of-the-art eye-tracking and visual presentation facilities, and a purpose-built observation room for behavioral experiments.
Graduate students are expected to participate in research activities upon entering the program, but they also have the opportunity to gain valuable teaching experience. Scholarship possibilities are also available, and openings for assistantships also exist and provide students with a chance to gain other functional academic expertise.
The Ph.D. program in Psychology at Ibn Haldun University offers a friendly, vibrant environment where students can conduct Ph.D. research with a growing team of academics, bringing together international experience and world-class research. The program provides advanced academic training and a solid background in theory and research methods and offers Ph.D. positions in Cognitive, Developmental, Perceptual, and Social Psychology. Assist. Prof. Merve Armağan Boağatekin Visit Ph.D. Programs Application Requirements page. A statement of purpose written personally by the candidate. The sub-discipline being applied (Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Perceptual Psychology, Social Psychology) should be clearly stated at the top of the statement of purpose. The information should include your motivations for applying for the program, past research experience or any other relevant experience, academic achievements, career plans, research interests, and the name of the faculty member with whom you are interested in working. (Word limit = maximum 1000 words) A research proposal outlining your proposed Ph.D. research (Total word limit = maximum 1500 words, including Abstract full 150 words). psy@ihu.edu.tr
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IBN HALDUN UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
PSYCHOLOGY (ENGLISH)
PHD PROGRAM COURSE PLAN
FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED WITH GRADUATE DEGREE
I. Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 601
Advanced Research Methods in Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 694AE
Teaching Experience I
0
0
0
8
PSY …
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
PSY …
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
Language Courses
Total Credit
9
32
II. Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 600A
Seminar I
3
0
0
6
PSY 685
Advanced Statistics
3
0
3
8
PSY 694BE
Teaching Experience II
0
0
0
8
PSY …
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
Language Courses
Total Credit
6
30
III. Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 600B
Seminar II
3
0
0
6
PSY…
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
PSY…
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
PSY 695AE
Research Experience I
0
0
0
4
PSY 695BE
Research Experience II
0
0
0
4
Total Credit
6
30
IV. Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 697
PhD Qualifying Exam
0
0
0
30
Total Credit
0
30
V. Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 698
PhD Thesis Proposal
0
0
0
30
Total Credit
0
30
VI. Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 699
PhD Thesis
0
0
0
30
Total Credit
0
30
IV. Year
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 699
PhD Thesis
0
0
0
60
Total Credit
0
60
Overall Total Credit
21
242
COMPULSORY COURSES
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 600A
Seminar I
3
0
0
6
PSY 600B
Seminar II
3
0
0
6
PSY 601
Advanced Research Methods in Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 685
Advanced Statistics
3
0
3
8
PSY 694AE
Teaching Experience I
0
0
0
8
PSY 694BE
Teaching Experience II
0
0
0
8
PSY 695AE
Research Experience I
0
0
0
4
PSY 695BE
Research Experience II
0
0
0
4
DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE COURSES
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 611
Advanced Cognitive Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 612
Current Topics in Cognitive Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 613
Advanced Topics in Human Perception
3
0
3
8
PSY 614
Cognitive Neuroscience
3
0
3
8
PSY 615
Social Cognition
3
0
3
8
PSY 616
Neurological Basis of Social Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 618
Developmental Neuropsychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 619
Current Topics in Developmental Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 620
Psychometry
3
0
3
8
PSY 621
Advanced Social Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 622
Current Topics in Social Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 623
Self and Identity
3
0
3
8
PSY 625
Postive Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 626
Community Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 627
Political Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 628
Cognitive and Social Development
3
0
3
8
PSY 629
Advanced Developmental Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 637
Advanced Topics in Developmental Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 641
Cultural Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 658
Environmental Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 667
Psychological Well-being and Resilience
3
0
3
8
PSY 669
The Psychology of Emotion Regulation
3
0
3
8
PSY 680
Advanced Topics in Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 681
Advanced Topics in Experimental Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 682
Selected Topics in Theoretical Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 524E
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
3
0
3
8
CPSY 512
Advanced Adolescence Psychology
3
0
3
8
CPSY 528
Life Story Research
3
0
3
8
CPSY 529
Qualitative Research
3
0
3
8
CPSY 530
Violence in Society
3
0
3
8
ANTH 622
Anthropology of Emotions
3
0
3
8
PHIL 536
Philosophy of Social Science
3
0
3
8
POLS 522
Social and Political Thought of Ibn Khaldun
3
0
3
8
POLS 535
Identity, Ethnicity, and Nationalism
3
0
3
8
POLS 570
Conflict Analysis and Resolution
3
0
3
8
PSY 527E
Theories of Human Nature
3
0
3
8
SOC 610
Gender and Society
3
0
3
8
SOC 621
Discourse Analysis
3
0
3
8
IBN HALDUN UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
PSYCHOLOGY (ENGLISH)
PHD PROGRAM COURSE PLAN
FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED WITH UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE
I. Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 601
Advanced Research Methods in Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY…
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
PSY…
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
PSY 694AE
Teaching Experience I
0
0
0
8
Language Courses
Total Credit
9
32
II. Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 600A
Seminar I
3
0
0
6
PSY 685
Advanced Statistics
3
0
3
8
PSY…
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
PSY…
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
PSY 694BE
Teaching Experience II
0
0
0
8
Language Courses
Total Credit
9
38
III. Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY…
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
PSY…
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
PSY…
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
PSY 695AE
Research Experience I
0
0
0
4
Total Credit
9
28
IV. Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY…
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
PSY…
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
PSY…
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
PSY 695BE
Research Experience II
0
0
0
4
Total Credit
9
28
V. Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 600B
Seminar II
3
0
0
6
PSY…
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
PSY…
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
PSY…
Departmental Elective
3
0
3
8
Total Credit
9
30
VI. Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 697
PhD Qualifying Exam
0
0
0
30
Total Credit
0
30
VII. Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 698
PhD Thesis Proposal
0
0
0
30
Total Credit
0
30
VIII. Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 699
PhD Thesis
0
0
0
30
Total Credit
0
30
V. Year
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 699
PhD Thesis
0
0
0
60
Total Credit
0
60
Overall Total Credit
45
306
COMPULSORY COURSES
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 600A
Seminar I
3
0
0
6
PSY 600B
Seminar II
3
0
0
6
PSY 601
Advanced Research Methods in Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 685
Advanced Statistics
3
0
3
8
PSY 694AE
Teaching Experience I
0
0
0
8
PSY 694BE
Teaching Experience II
0
0
0
8
PSY 695AE
Research Experience I
0
0
0
4
PSY 695BE
Research Experience II
0
0
0
4
DEPARTMENTAL ELECTIVE COURSES
Course Code
Course Name
Hours
Credit
ECTS
T
U
PSY 611
Advanced Cognitive Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 612
Current Topics in Cognitive Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 613
Advanced Topics in Human Perception
3
0
3
8
PSY 614
Cognitive Neuroscience
3
0
3
8
PSY 615
Social Cognition
3
0
3
8
PSY 616
Neurological Basis of Social Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 618
Developmental Neuropsychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 619
Current Topics in Developmental Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 620
Psychometry
3
0
3
8
PSY 621
Advanced Social Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 622
Current Topics in Social Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 623
Self and Identity
3
0
3
8
PSY 625
Postive Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 626
Community Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 627
Political Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 628
Cognitive and Social Development
3
0
3
8
PSY 629
Advanced Developmental Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 637
Advanced Topics in Developmental Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 641
Cultural Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 658
Environmental Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 667
Psychological Well-being and Resilience
3
0
3
8
PSY 669
The Psychology of Emotion Regulation
3
0
3
8
PSY 680
Advanced Topics in Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 681
Advanced Topics in Experimental Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 682
Selected Topics in Theoretical Psychology
3
0
3
8
PSY 524E
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
3
0
3
8
CPSY 512
Advanced Adolescence Psychology
3
0
3
8
CPSY 528
Life Story Research
3
0
3
8
CPSY 529
Qualitative Research
3
0
3
8
CPSY 530
Violence in Society
3
0
3
8
ANTH 622
Anthropology of Emotions
3
0
3
8
PHIL 536
Philosophy of Social Science
3
0
3
8
POLS 522
Social and Political Thought of Ibn Khaldun
3
0
3
8
POLS 535
Identity, Ethnicity, and Nationalism
3
0
3
8
POLS 570
Conflict Analysis and Resolution
3
0
3
8
PSY 527E
Theories of Human Nature
3
0
3
8
SOC 610
Gender and Society
3
0
3
8
SOC 621
Discourse Analysis
3
0
3
8