Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Associate Degree Programme in Social Work can be awarded the titles “Social Work Assistant” and “Social Worker Assistant”.

They will have an opportunity to work in institutions and organisations such as:

Ministry of Family and Social Policy
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Ministry of Justice
Public hospitals
Teaching hospitals
Guidance and Research Centres affiliated with the Ministry of National Education
Social Security Institution
Directorate of Darülaceze Institution
Directorate of Civil Defence Search and Rescue Unit
Directorate General of Security
Special Provincial Administrations
Municipalities
Universities
State Planning Organisation
Social Services and Child Protection Institution
Provincial Directorates of Disaster and Emergency
Institution for Providing Jobs and Employees
Higher Education Student Loans and Dormitories Institution
Provincial Directorates of Social Services
Rehabilitation Centres
Schools for the Blind and Deaf
Nursing homes
Children’s homes
Nurseries
Prisons

Graduates of the Associate Degree Programme in Social Work must take the Vertical Transfer (Transfer from a Two-Year College to a 4-Year One) Examination (DGS) administered by the Centre for Assessment, Selection and Placement (ÖSYM) in order to continue an undergraduate programme offering formal or open education as of the Term 5 of their studies.