Üsküdar University

Üsküdar University

Üsküdar Üniversitesi
Motto	One step closer to understanding human nature
Type	Foundation
Established	2011
President	Nevzat Tarhan
Academic staff	293
Students	6000
Location	Üsküdar, İstanbul , Turkey
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Green and white
Nickname	UU
Website	uskudar.edu.tr

Üsküdar University, founded by the Human Values and Mental Health Foundation, is the first thematic university of Turkey in the field of Behavioral Health and Sciences.

History

NP Group, firstly, opened the Turkey branch of Memory Centers of America on May 25th, 1999, at Baghdad Street in Istanbul with the participation of the President of the Republic, Süleyman Demirel.Memory center, having accomplished to implement the “Brain check-up” and “Magnetic stimulation Treatment (TMS) first in Turkey, continues uninterruptedly to offer new treatment methods in psychiatry effectively with its highly qualified expert staff.Memory Center that has adopted to rely on scientific measurements in the diagnosis and the treatment of brain functions dealing with neurological and psychiatric diseases, one year later realized the second stage opening Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit on October 3rd, 2000 with the participation of Wenon Wells, the President of “Memory Center of America”In February 2003, NP GROUP put into service a five-storey center for Adult Neurology and Psychiatry in Feneryolu, and allocated the villa behind it for young children and adolescent psychiatry.In November 2006, NP GROUP has started to use functional and volumetric MR visualization techniques. Then on March 20th, 2007, by establishing the first and the only Neuropsychiatry Hospital in Turkey we have met the need for an in-patient institution and inaugurated the Hospital with the participation of Bülent Arınç, President of Grand National Assembly of Turkey.In June 2009, NP GROUP started the first Clinical Pharmacogenetic Laboratory in Neuropsychiatry in Turkey and on August 10th, 2009, the service of Child and Adolescent Psychology and adult psychiatry at NP ISTANBUL Polyclinic at Etiler. On March 3rd, 2011 Üsküdar University has been officially established .

Faculties

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences

• Computer Engineering
• Bioengineering
• Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Molecular Biology and Genetics (Turkish)
• Molecular Biology and Genetics (English)

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences'

• Philosophy
• Psychology
• Psychology (English)
• Political Science and International Relations
• Sociology

Faculty of Health Sciences

• Child Development
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Ergotherapy
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Nursing
• Healthcare Management
• Social Work
• Audiology
• Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Faculty of Communication studies|Communications

• Media and Communication Systems
• Advertising Design and Communication
• New Media and Journalism
• Radio, Television and Cinema
• Visual Communication Design

Graduate Institutes

Institute of Science and Technology

• Department of Molecular Biology Graduate Program
• Department of Bioengineering Master's Program

Institute of Health Graduate Studies

• Department of Nursing Doctoral Program
• Hospital Management Graduate Program
• Department of Nursing Graduate Programs
• Occupational Health and Safety Master's Program
• Neuroscience Graduate Program
• Master of Social Work Program

Institute of Social Sciences Graduate Studies

• Clinical Psychology Masters Program
• Neuromarketing Graduate Program
• Applied Psychology Graduate Program

Institute of Tasawwuf Sufi Studies

Vocational Schools of Higher Education

• Oral and Dental Health
• Surgery Services
• Anesthesia
• Biomedical Device Technology
• Child Development
• Dental Prosthesis Technology
• Dialysis
• Pharmacy Services
• Electroneurophysiology
• Care and Rehabilitation Program Students With Disabilities
• Physical Therapy
• Food Technology
• First And Emergency Aid
• Worker’s Health And Job Safety
• Audiometry
• Opticians
• Orthopedic Prosthetic And Orthotic
• Perfusion Techniques
• Radiotherapy
• Health Services Management
• Social Services
• Medical And Aromatic Plants
• Medical Documentation And Secretariat
• Medical Laboratory Techniques
• Medical Promotion and Marketing
• Medical Imaging Techniques
• Elderly Care Services

External links

• Uskudar University (official web site) (English) (Turkish)

See also

• List of universities in Turkey