What counseling in general and especially philosophical counseling means, the differences of philosophical counseling from psychological counseling as the most common counseling kind and other kinds are the object of focus of this course.

This course examines the basic disciplines of contemporary philosophy, focusing on the ideas of important philosophers from Kant to Heidegger. Throughout the course, contemporary discussions of modern philosophy, beginning with the end of the 19th century will be brought to attention and texts of important philosophers of the 19th century such as Nietzsche, Husserl, Bergson, Hartmann, Sartre, and Camus will be studied.

On the grounds of taking human especially as a thinking and communicating, verbally and in written, being, the course is focused on humain phenomena in detail and in the course the outcomes are deepened in terms of philosophical counseling

This course helps students to understand and clarify their philosophical approaches and to decide their subjects and advisors of thesis and according to their tendencies. The content of the course are decided by students and their advisors.

The qualifying exam consists of two steps, written and oral. In order to continue the program, students must successfully pass on both stages.

Students who are that are succesful at the qualifying exam, propose their thesis that are suitable to scientific and ethical.

Students prepeare to Ph.D thesis in this term

The course will examine the concept and the classifications of human rights, as well as the
conceptual content of selected human rights and freedoms, and will discuss the specificity of
these concepts as criteria for human rights.

The course will discuss problems faced with in the implementation of human rights, to be
selected by the instructor according to the specificity of the group of trainees.

This course will examine cultural studies approach as it emerged in Britain and spread to other countries. Students will be exposed to the interdisciplinary nature of cultural studies, and its openness to global as well as local contributions.