Faculty of Health Sciences - Midwifery

The department has commenced the education during 2018-2019 academic years within the body of the T.R. Istanbul Science University School of Health.

When the department is successfully completed, the requisites are obtained “Bachelor's Degree“ in Midwifery is obtained.

The students are enrolled into the department pursuant to receiving adequate score points in the Higher Education Instituions Examination. The students, who have started their education in the equivalent programs both domestically and in abroad, may apply for horizontal transfer. The detailed registration procedure has been explained under the title of “registration and enrollment” in the “candidate students” of the internet site of the University.

The recognition of the formal education from the Turkish Higher Education Institutes, vertical, horizontal and in-the university transfers are realized within the context of the “REGULATION REGARDING PRINCIPLES OF TRANSITION BETWEEN ASSOCIATE DEGRE AND GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS, DOUBLE MAJOR, SIDE MAJOR AND THE CREDIT TRANSFER BETWEEN THE INSTITUTIONS IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS”.

To successfully complete all of the courses given in the department equivalent to 240 AKTS and the students who meet the midwifery graduation criteria established by Committee of the Higher Education are graduated.

The aim of department is trained a modern midwife having knowledge and ability on maintainning and progressing of human life quality. For the this purpose, the students are targeted a midwife having basic knowledge, the highest level of application of professional skills, having abilitiy of longlife learning, and high level of professional attidues at the end of our education. The programmes and contents lessons are reached at University web page.

The midwives; may be employed in every where related to the advancement of the healthcare, in public and private sector establishment where there are women who share their pregnancy and birth giving experiences, in care centers, in the behavioral laboratories, in the clinics related to the subject matter, in biological science laboratories, in places where walk-in patient midwifery services are provided, where the midwifery services are provided by visitations, in every scanning program related to the midwifery applications, in the newborn units, in the fields of medical, surgical and psychiatry that are related to the woman’s health, in the areas of high-risk pregnancy and the public health sectors. Additionally they can practice by setting up private cabins and conduct birth coaching. They can work as a member of the faculty by carrying out academic studies.

The candidates who successfully complete their undergraduate trainings may continue their studies in the graduate programs of their own fields or in the other related fields provided that hey obtain passing grades from the ALES exam and have adequate knowledge of English language.

The weighing and evaluation method for each course have been described in the “Course Teaching Plan” by taking into the consideration of the “Regulation for Associate and Bachelors Degree Education-Training and Examination of the Istanbul Science University”.

To successfully complete all of the courses given in the department equivalent to 240 AKTS and the students who meet the midwifery graduation criteria established by Committee of the Higher Education are graduated.

Department Chairman: Associate Professor Faruk ABİKE Büyükdere Cad. Yazarlar Sok. No: 17 34394 Esentepe Sisli-Istanbul-Turkey Phone: +90 (212) 273 26 90 (pbx) +90 (212) 273 26 91 Fax: +90 (212) 275 89 54 E-mail: faruk.abike@istanbulbilim.edu.tr

Within the department, 1 Professor, 1 Associate Professor, 2 Assistant Professor and and 1 Teaching Assistant are teaching. There is 1 skill laboratory belonging to the department (Basic Principles and Applications Laboratory, Birth Knowledge, Family Planning Consultancy, Skill Laboratory). As the field of application; Florence Nightingale Group Hospitals, Society and Family Healthcare Centers, Healthcare Institutions of the Local administrations, are being utilized.