General electives can be selected from all the courses offered at Koç University.

HSGN 611 / CHILDREN GROWING IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS AND NURSING
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

In this course the students will assess the status of child workers, children living in the street, abused children, disabled children, delinquent children, and chronically-ill children.

HSGN 612 / PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF FAMILY HEALTH
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

Students will develop the skills and knowledge to develop activities regarding comprehensive nursing-care needs based on factors affecting health status, health risks, beliefs and values among members of the family as a unit.

HSGN 615 / SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

In this course the student will examine the historical development and administative functions in school health nursing, theoretical models and health promotion in school health nursing, primary, secondary, tertiary prevention in the school, evidence-based approach in school health nursing, environmental and health related risks and risk management in the school, health education, technology, communication with students, teachers and families, counselling, emergency planning and policy making.

HSGN 617 / PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF WOMEN'S HEALTH NURSING I
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

In this course the student will discuss the effects of the nature of knowledge underlying epistemological and ontological assumptions, laws, culture and gender roles on the old, current and future theories of women?s health nursing based on scientific research. In this course the students are expected to develop their own points of view in line with the theory.

HSGN 621 / PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING I
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

In this course the student will discuss the effects of the nature of knowledge underlying epistemological and ontological assumptions, laws, culture and gender roles on the old, current and future theories of psychiatric nursing based on scientific research. The students are expected to develop their own points of view in line with the theory.

HSGN 622 / PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING II
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

In this course the student will discuss the effects of the nature of knowledge underlying epistemological and ontological assumptions, laws, culture and gender roles on the old, current and future theories of psychiatric nursing based on scientific research. The students are expected to develop their own points of view in line with the theory.

HSGN 623 / DEVELOPING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

This course aims to provide proper conditions to prepare the student as a psychiatric nurse in future to give effective, productive and high quality care. Students are expected to gain the skills and knowledge to assess patients with mental disorders, discuss practice reports, identify the ethical and legal issues encountered in practice, evaluate the solutions, assess mental health problems in patients with physical disorders and administer nursing care plans in accordance with the principles and standards of psychiatric nursing.

HSGN 624 / PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION/LIAISON NURSING
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

In this course the student will examine the framework, models, roles and training/education of Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Nursing (PCLN)including the historical development, roles and practice framework of PCLN,the response of the individual to the illness and nursing intervention; psychosocial care, preparation for death, the needs of the health professional, and the care of the family and individual in life-threatening illness.

HSGN 627 / THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS IN PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
Sınıf: Credit: 2Precondition:

HSGN 628 / DEVELOPING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN MEDICAL NURSING
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

The topics discussed in the course are the protection and promotion of health i.e. risk assessment, early diagnosis and prevention for chronic diseases in individuals, families and communities, treatment and care of chronic diseases and its acute and chronic complications i.e. acute pulmonary edema, gastrointestinal bleeding, hypertensive crisis, stroke, acute coronary syndromes, organization of nursing care to provide optimum care in diseases, basic principles of patient and family-centered care, concepts of elderly and fragility, health problems and priorities in elderly people, chronic disease management models, strategies to improve the adherence for disease management, palliative care, complementary therapies, care of individuals who need advanced care and treatment and home care. The aim of this course is to improve the knowledge and skills of the students on improving health-promoting behaviours and the application of individual and community-based interventions for decreasing major biological risk factors i.e hypertension, high blood glucose, obesity as well as planning and implementing nursing care in the areas of medical nursing i.e.emergency unit, internal medicine departments, outpatient settings, home-care settings.

HSGN 629 / PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MEDICAL NURSING I
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

The student will examine current topics in nursing using different perspectives and analytical methods and discuss new problem-solving approaches. Clinical decision-making and healthcare systems in medical nursing, strategy development to solve the problems, innovations, nursing care models, chronic diseases and improvement of life quality and health policies of Türkiye (i.e. socialization in health care, current health policies) will be discussed in this course.

HSGN 630 / PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MEDICAL NURSING II
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

The student will examinecurrent topics in nursing using different perspectives and analytical methods and discuss new problem-solving approaches. Clinical decision-making and healthcare systems in medical nursing, strategy development to solve the problems, innovations, nursing care models, chronic diseases and improvement of life quality and health policies of Türkiye (i.e. socialization in health care, current health policies) will be discussed in this course.

HSGN 634 / THEORETICAL DEBATES ON ANTHROPOLOGY OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS
Sınıf: Credit: 2Precondition:

The aim of this course is to help students develop a social science perspective on common issues of health and illness in Türkiye through discussions on how the subfield of anthropology of health and illness became established in the U.S. in the 1970s and how it became institutionalized with different theoretical frameworks in different countries, including Türkiye.

HSGN 635 / THEORETICAL DEBATES ON THE HUMAN BODY
Sınıf: Credit: 2Precondition:

The aim of this course is to explore the different ways in which the human body is classified and differentiated from other bodies, as well as how the bodies are related to gender and sexuality throughout history. Social and cultural conceptions of sick and disabled bodies, how these conceptions interact with medical discourses, and popular body images from various time periods and cultural contexts are also covered.

HSGN 652 / METHODS STUDY IN NURSING PRACTICES
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

This course enables the student to examine the methods and techniques used in current nursing practices extensively and to achieve the skill to develop new techniques and methods. Within the scope of the course, examination of basic concepts like science, method, technique, standard and topics on historical development process of science, method of scientific thinking, the concept of technology and evolution process of technology, method development in nursing, process of application for a patent are focused on. The student is expected to develop a prototype of a product/technique/method.

HSGN 699 / NURSING DISSERTATION
Sınıf: Credit: 0Precondition:

The dissertation involves specialty level synthesis of the student?s knowledge and proficiency in defining the problem, methodological design, literature review, data collection and evaluation, statistical analysis of the data, submission of systematic progress reports and presentation of the completed study conducted in adherence to scientific ethical principles.

HSMM 501 / FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY I
Sınıf: Credit: 2Precondition:

Basic information on structure, classification and pathogenity mechanisms of microorganisms which cause diseases in humans.

HSMM 503 / EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Sınıf: Credit: 2Precondition:

The basic epidemiological concepts, epidemiological research designs, analysis and evaluation of research results, analysis of the epidemic.

HSMM 504 / MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY PRACTICES I
Sınıf: Credit: 4Precondition:

Rules in microbiology laboratories, bio-safety, properties of various types of microscopes and microbiological examination of microorganisms. Includes laboratory work.

HSMM 506 / CONTROL MECHANISMS OF MICROORGANISMS
Sınıf: Credit: 2Precondition:

Physical and chemical techniques used in the prevention and control of infections. Sterilization and disinfection methods, mechanisms of action of antimicrobial agents and resistance mechanisms.

HSMM 508 / EMERGING&RE-EMERGED PARASITES
Sınıf: Credit: 2Precondition:

Parasites of medical importance and their eukaryotic cell structures, pathogenity mechanisms involved in disease and methods to diagnose them. Parasitic diseases commonly seen in Türkiye.

HSMM 509 / NEW CONCEPTS IN MEDICAL MYCOLOGY
Sınıf: Credit: 3Precondition:

The aim of this course is to teach the basic principles of medical mycology. The course provides deep insight into fungal pathogenesis in infectious diseases. Molecular and classical diagnostic methods, patterns of pathogenesis of main species, and extended antifungal analyzes will be provided. The course will focus on epidemiology, diagnosis criteria for infections due to common and emerging yeasts or filamentous fungi, principles of antifungal therapeutic management, practical guidelines. The assessment of the students will be performed on the basis of their performance in presentations, their participation in discussion of topics and final exam.

HSMM 590 / SEMİNAR
Sınıf: Credit: 0Precondition:

Bu ders kredisiz olup, disiplinlerarası tüm programlardan öğrencilerin katılımını sağlayarak öğrenciler arasındaki bilimsel etkileşimi artırmayı ve öğrencilerin sunum becerilerini geliştirmeyi hedefler. Yapılan çalışma ve araştırmaların, danışman öğretim üyesinin rehberliğiyle belirlenen teknikler çerçevesinde topluluk önünde sunumu ve soru cevap kısmından oluşan seminer dersi dönemsel olarak notlandırılır.

HSMM 595 / THESIS
Sınıf: Credit: 0Precondition:

This course is non-credit course which the supervisor evaluates the student's thesis work. It covers all the studies and researches to be carried out on the thesis subject determined by the guidance of the advisor and is graded each semester by the advisor.