About the Programme

As a profession and science that defends the dignity, honour and social equality of all people without discrimination on the basis of race, colour, gender, language, religion, social class or any other distinction, social work plays an active role worldwide in bringing about desired social change in line with universal values.

Career Opportunities:

Graduates can work in the institutions and organizations listed below:

All institutions and organizations affiliated with the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services, Provincial Directorates of Social Services, Nurseries and Day Care Centres, Children's Homes, Orphanages, Adolescent Counselling Centres, Foster Care Services, Family Counselling Centres, Elderly Care and Nursing Homes, Care and Rehabilitation Centres for People with Disabilities, Special Education Institutions, Spastic Children's Centres, Community Centres, Social Assistance Units, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of National Education, Private/State/University/Branch and Specialized Hospitals, Mother-Child Health and Family Planning Centres, Medico-Social Centres, the Higher Education Loans and Dormitories Institution, the General Directorate of Youth and Sports, Youth Centres, Ministry of Justice Prisons, Reformatories, Juvenile Courts, Street Children Centres, the Ministry of Development, Universities, the Southeastern Anatolia Project, the Prime Ministry Family Research Institution, the Prime Ministry General Directorate on the Status and Problems of Women, the Prime Ministry Administration for Persons with Disabilities, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security Retirement Fund, the Social Insurance Institution, Bağ-Kur, the Employment Agency, Social Assistance and Solidarity Foundations, public relations units of various organizations, public and private industrial organizations, local governments, non-governmental organizations (Turkish Red Crescent, Family Planning Association of Turkey, Human Resource Development Foundation, Foundation for Restoring Freedom to Children, etc.), international organizations, the United Nations, international bodies, embassies and consulates. They can also open their own workplaces related to their profession.