{"id":1143,"date":"2011-03-28T08:23:42","date_gmt":"2011-03-28T08:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/new\/?page_id=339"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:18:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:18:29","slug":"master-of-arts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/psy.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=1143","title":{"rendered":"Master of Arts (M.A.) Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Master of Arts (M.A.)\u00a0Program<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The M.A. program at the Department of Psychology is designed to build a strong, interdisciplinary background in theory and research in the psychological sciences. The program focuses on cognitive, social, developmental, and neuroscience areas. Graduate students are expected to participate in research activities upon entering the program. To support psychological research, the university has developed a strong infrastructure, including state-of-the-art research laboratories equipped with observation rooms for testing children and adults, testing rooms for psychophysical and behavioral experiments, meeting rooms, and graduate student offices. Additional facilities include the National Magnetic Resonance Research Center (UMRAM) with fMRI, EEG, psychophysics, and genetic testing facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For areas of faculty research see the faculty section at <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.psy.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=14\"> Faculty Members<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Admission Requirements <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Admission requirements are announced by Bilkent University Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences. For this year requirements are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>1. Proof of Degree:\u00a0<\/strong>A degree from a related undergraduate program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2. <\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">English Proficiency:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TOEFL iBT (at least 87\/120 or 4.5\/6),<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IELTS (at least 6.5 average and 5.5 from each section)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Proficiency in Academic English Exam (PAE) (at least C).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">TOEFL IBT &#8220;Computer-based&#8221; test results will be accepted (TOEFL ETS CODE: 0620) TOEFL IBT &#8220;Online test taken at home (Home Edition) and &#8220;my best test score&#8221; test results will not be accepted. Citizens of Turkey must take TOEFL IBT exam at one of the test centers in public universities (Y\u00d6K requirement). IELTS Academic &#8220;Computer-based and paper-based&#8221; test results will be accepted. IELTS Academic &#8220;OSR (One Skill Retake)&#8221; test results will not be accepted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>*Validity period for all exams: 2 years<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. Standardized graduate examinations:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0a) GRE for international students.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Minimum 298 points <em>(total of verbal (149) and quantitative (149) exam scores).<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0b) ALES for Turkish citizens:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Minimum 55 (equally-weighted)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>ALES<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0is required from resident Turkish citizens who are applying for the graduate programs. Those applicants who are not Turkish citizens, and Turkish citizens who have completed their undergrad degrees without enrolling in a Turkish University may provide\u00a0<strong>GRE General Test<\/strong>\u00a0scores instead of ALES. All other applicants must provide ALES to apply the graduate school.<\/em> (GRE ETS CODE:0620).<\/p>\n<p>The ALES examination is set to be administered on May 10 this year, with results expected to be released by June 5. Please make sure that you take the exam and submit your official \u00d6SYM score report to the PSYC department&#8217;s application email address at (<a href=\"mailto:psyc@bilkent.edu.tr\" rel=\"noreferrer\">psyc@bilkent.edu.tr<\/a>) by June 6.<\/p>\n<p>ALES and GRE scores are valid for 5 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>4. Transcript: <\/strong><\/span>All that are available (Undergraduate and\/or Masters\u2019 transcripts)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>5. Statement of purpose:<\/strong> A letter describing past research experience or any other relevant experience, academic achievements, research interests, faculty members you are interested in working with, and motivations for applying for the program (Word limit: 600 to 800 words, double-spaced).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>6. Letters of Recommendation:<\/strong>\u00a0Three reference letters (completed online by the referees) to support your application.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>7. Curriculum Vitae (will be uploaded to the application portal)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>8. Writing Sample (Optional):<\/strong>\u00a0A sample essay in English (e.g., senior thesis project, term paper, etc.).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Application Deadline: 15 May 2026<br \/>\nDate of Interviews: 10-11 June 2026<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Based on application documents, the graduate admission committee will announce the applicants who are invited for interviews.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Interview invitations can be communicated on short notice; therefore, candidates are advised to plan accordingly to ensure their availability.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Preparatory Classes (Scientific preparation):<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In cases where the applicant satisfies all requirements but lacks some fundamental knowledge about psychology, he or she can be admitted to the program conditionally. These applicants must successfully complete a preparatory class composed of undergraduate courses within two semesters (Bilkent University Graduate Regulations clause 6). Courses taken during preparatory classes are not counted toward the M.A. degree.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Application:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.bilkent.edu.tr\/gradapp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Psychology MA Application<\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stars.bilkent.edu.tr\/homepage\/curriculum.php?DEPT=PSYC\" target=\"blank\">For our M.A. curriculum please click here.<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Assoc. Prof. Hande Ilgaz<br \/>\n<\/strong>email: hande.ilgaz@bilkent.edu.tr<br \/>\nphone:\u00a0+90 312 290 20 65<\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Asst. Prof. Se\u00e7il G\u00f6n\u00fclta\u015f<br \/>\n<\/strong>email: secil.gonultas@bilkent.edu.tr<br \/>\nphone:\u00a0+90 312 290 27 60<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #006ac6;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master of Arts (M.A.)\u00a0Program The M.A. program at the Department of Psychology is designed to build a strong, interdisciplinary background in theory and research in the psychological sciences. The program focuses on cognitive, social, developmental, and neuroscience areas. Graduate students are expected to participate in research activities upon entering the program. 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