Core curriculum highlights (1st and 2nd semesters)

• Key courses: Introduction to Nursing (NHS 101), Fundamentals of Nursing I (NHS 102), Anatomy I & II, Physiology I & II, Microbiology, Health Psychology and Nutrition.

Learning objectives for Year 1:

• Establish core biomedical knowledge and clinical reasoning.
• Introduce professional nursing roles and patient communication.
• Begin evaluating language readiness and academic support needs for international students.

Recruiter & admissions action items:

• Pre‑arrival language and academic placement screening.
• Prepare orientation packets explaining clinical practice expectations.
• Map Year 1 progress indicators into your CRM for early intervention (attendance, lab skills, first practical assessments).

Core curriculum highlights (3rd and 4th semesters)

• Key courses: Principles of Pharmacology, Fundamentals of Nursing II, Biochemistry, General Pathology, Medical & Surgical Nursing, Education in Nursing, and Ethics.

Learning objectives:

• Apply biomedical knowledge to clinical decision making.
• Introduce core clinical specialties and ethical frameworks.

Recruiter & admissions action items:

• Communicate clinical placement requirements and health clearances to students early.
• Verify regulatory documents for international candidates (vaccination, TB clearance, malpractice insurance where required).
• Automate reminders and document collection to reduce drop‑out risk at clinical onboarding.

Core curriculum highlights (5th and 6th semesters)

• Key courses: Research Methodology in Health Sciences, Biostatistics, Pediatric Nursing, Women’s Health Nursing, Psychiatric‑Mental Health Nursing, plus Nursing Summer Practice I.

Learning objectives:

• Build research literacy and data skills to support evidence‑based practice.
• Expand competence across specialized clinical areas and supervised practice.

Recruiter & admissions action items:

• Promote the research and publication opportunities as a differentiator in marketing material.
• For registered nurses applying laterally, highlight transferable credits and advanced standing possibilities.
• Track summer practice placements and mentor assignments; integrate with partner hospitals/clinics.

Core curriculum highlights (7th and 8th semesters)

• Key courses: Public Health Nursing, Leadership & Management in Nursing, Planning Dissertation Study, Implementing Dissertation Study, Clinical Study, Nursing Summer Practice II.

Learning objectives:

• Develop leadership, community health and project management capabilities.
• Produce a dissertation‑level project demonstrating evidence‑based care.

Recruiter & admissions action items:

• Highlight career pathways (clinical leadership, public health, academic roles) in recruitment messaging.
• Use dissertation project showcases in marketing channels to evidence academic rigour.
• Prepare exit surveys and licensure guidance for graduates to support outcomes reporting.

The thesis program is designed to produce nurse leaders who can plan nursing activities, deliver evidence‑based care, and perform education, research, consultancy and leadership roles while reflecting universal professional values.

• Coursework: Advanced nursing theory, specialized practice modules and research methods.
• Thesis proposal: Develop and get institutional approval for an evidence‑based research topic aligned with national health needs.
• Research: Execute the study, gather and analyse data under academic supervision.
• Defence: Present and defend the thesis before an academic jury to complete the degree.

Recruiter & admissions action items:

• For international recruitment, validate applicants’ clinical hours, licensing and language proficiency.
• Offer pre‑acceptance webinars explaining thesis requirements and supervisor matching processes.
• Provide timelines and milestones in the admissions portal (coursework completion, IRB/ethics approvals, thesis defence scheduling).

Why this matters to recruiters and partners

Yeditepe’s Faculty of Health Sciences embeds clinical and mentor‑nurse training activities (for example, Clinical Guide / Mentor Nurse Training Course Program) to meet accreditation and quality standards. This creates predictable, accredited clinical placements and mentor networks — a strong selling point for international students and institutional partners.

Partner integrations and hospital partnerships

• Map your placement pipelines to university mentor training programs to ensure compatibility.
• Benchmark similar clinical training ecosystems at other institutions when developing partnership offers. Examples on Study in Turkiye include:
  Medipol University

  Istinye University

  Bahcesehir university

• Create program‑specific landing pages that highlight semester progression and clinical capstone projects; use Yeditepe’s program structure as the content skeleton.
• Automate lead capture and qualification forms (education level, clinical experience, language test scores).

• Use a central document hub to collect diplomas, transcripts, license verifications and vaccination records.
• Automate conditional offers and rolling reminders for missing documents.

• Integrate payment gateways and scholarship workflows; set up automated acceptance confirmations.
• Automate visa guidance templates and clinical onboarding checklists for international students.

• Map academic milestones to CRM triggers: midterm alerts, clinical placement confirmations, thesis submission reminders.
• Provide mentorship matching platforms that connect students with trained clinical mentors.

• Automate graduate employment surveys and licensure pass rates for performance reporting.
• Use dashboards to present KPIs to university partners (conversion rate, time‑to‑enrollment, clinical placement fill rate).

1. Leadership in international recruitment

• End‑to‑end candidate acquisition campaigns targeted to high‑value source markets.
• Localized marketing materials that convert — program timelines, clinical highlights and research outputs tailored for healthcare professionals.

2. Admissions and agent enablement

• Agent onboarding and training programs that include program walkthroughs, document checklists and student counseling scripts.
• Partner onboarding page: If you want to become an agent for Study in Turkiye, see our agent program for details.

3. Systems integration and process optimisation

• CRM and workflow integration to reduce manual touchpoints and speed up admissions cycles.
• Document verification pipelines, agent commission management and multilingual communication sequences.

• Months −9 to −6: Research programs, complete YOS or other entrance requirements, gather transcripts.
• Months −6 to −3: Apply, submit documents, secure conditional offer.
• Months −3 to 0: Visa, accommodation, pre‑arrival orientation and language prep.
• Year 1 to Year 4: Follow semester progression; complete clinical summer practices and final clinical study.
• Graduation: Provide licensure guidance and career placement support.

• Months −9 to −6: Verify undergraduate degree and clinical hours, prepare research interests, secure supervisor engagement where possible.
• Months −6 to −3: Apply and submit professional documents, language tests, references.
• Months −3 to 0: Visa and pre‑arrival academic briefings.
• Graduate phase (1.5–2 years typical): Complete coursework, prepare thesis proposal, execute research, defend thesis.
• Post‑graduation: Career advancement into education, leadership or consultancy roles.