Bachelor in Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Guidance and Psychological Counseling prepares students to support the emotional, social, and academic development of individuals across the lifespan, with particular attention to children, adolescents, and young adults in educational settings. Coursework typically covers developmental psychology, theories of personality, counseling techniques, group guidance, psychological measurement and assessment, family counseling, and career guidance, alongside supervised practicum placements in schools and community settings. Students learn to design guidance programs, conduct individual and group counseling sessions, and collaborate with teachers, parents, and administrators to address behavioral, academic, and social-emotional concerns. Graduates commonly pursue careers as school counselors, guidance specialists in educational institutions, or counselors in youth and family services, and the degree also serves as a foundation for further graduate study in psychology or counseling. This bachelor's program runs 4 years and is delivered in English at Istanbul Medipol University, located in İstanbul, Turkey. Studying in an English-medium program in Turkey gives international students the opportunity to build practical counseling skills within a structured curriculum while experiencing a large, culturally diverse city. Over the course of the 4-year program, students progress from foundational psychology and human development courses toward more specialized guidance and counseling coursework, culminating in supervised field experience. The program is well suited to students interested in helping professions who want a rigorous, evidence-based grounding in counseling theory combined with hands-on practice, and it offers pathways into both direct service roles in schools and further academic training in psychology-related fields.