Department Chair's Message

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Dear students,

In the 21st century, child development is one of the scientific fields that attract utmost attention, both from scientists and the general public. The Department of Child Development was founded under the School of Health Sciences in 2011-2012 at Okan University. The vision of İstanbul Okan University to determine the most needed professionals in the near future paved the way for founding the first Child Development Programme in a private university. The primary objective of the Department is to educate professionals who will provide guidance, counseling and research services in this important scientific field.

Department of Child Development at Faculty of Healty Sciences, Istanbul Okan University trains future Child Developmentalist who can evaluate the mental, language, motor, social and emotional development areas of children between ages of 0-18 who are in normal development, with special needs, in need of protestion, under risky conditions and in hospital. Graduates are able to develop appropriate programs to support children and families and provide quality services to the public and professionals working within the field.

The curriculum of the Child Development Programme has been planned to instill the aforementioned professional skills before graduation. Theoretical and practical courses are well-balanced to orient our students towards employment opportunities offered by private and public sector institutions, as well as to employment in the academic community as post-graduate researchers. İstanbul Okan University provides the opportunity to learn a second language along with English, which further contributes to the intellectual development of our students.

Love for children and dedication to their wellbeing are prerequisites for success in this profession. We would like to kindly invite you to our Department, which provides Child Development education in the best way possible.