School of Health Sciences

Child Development

Duration 4 Years
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About the Program

The School of Health Sciences Child Development program; started providing education at the undergraduate level during the 2017-2018 academic year.
The purpose of the Child Development program is to produce child developers to serve the family and educators of children, and the society they reside within; of children who are normally developing, disabled, in need of protection, working, are refugees, forced to commit crimes, and hospitalized children, between the ages of 0-18, with the ability to evaluate their cognitive, language, motor, social, emotional development and self-care skills, while supporting all their development and skill areas. Students who graduate from this program work with the title of "Child Development Specialist".
Child developers, who have important duties such as revealing the development of children in different fields, supporting them when needed, guiding families and educators on this subject, providing the necessary guidance to form appropriate educational programs and raising public awareness; play an important role in a modern and conscious society composed of healthy and successful individuals in every aspect. In today's world, despite the technological developments, the increase in social problems and the need for families that form the basis of society to be able to raise healthier children, reveal the importance of the field of child development.

Career Areas

Child Development program students graduate with a working formation to provide consultancy and cooperation to organizations and establishments, providing a service to families in the area of child development, establish coordination with disciplines related to children and families, and raise the awareness of the society on issues such as determining the development levels of children in all developmental areas, preparing programs and environmental organizations suitable for their developmental levels, following the development of the child in different areas, making new arrangements accordingly and preparing educational programs.
Child development professionals can find jobs across the wide-ranging fields of health, social and other sectors. Child development professionals and child development specialists working in hospitals and Family Health Centers, are responsible for making evaluations regarding the development of child development services provided in primary health care institutions, producing and implementing plans, programs and projects, and working in cooperation with the relevant individual and branch, in order to create internal and external cooperation opportunities.

Contact

School of Health Sciences
Çevik Uraz Center, CU206
Tel: +90 392 671 1111 Extension: 2251
School E-mail: secretary-vhs@ciu.edu.tr
Director E-mail: aarkut@ciu.edu.tr