MISSION & VISION

The Mission of Speech and Language Therapy Department  
 
To train speech and language therapists, who have professional knowledge, skills and competencies related to language, speech, swallowing and voice disorders, who are aware of social benefits and responsibilities, who adopt ethical values, who are prone to teamwork and interdisciplinary cooperation, who are open to lifelong learning and development, who follow up-to-date information and technologies, and use them, who have quality awareness and analytical thinking. Besides, to contribute national and international science with qualified research and projects; to increase the level of awareness and knowledge of the society related to language and speech disorders; to provide services that contribute to the development of the city and surrounding locations by the services which include high-quality practices which are based on individual-centered and evidenced-based research for individuals with communication, language, speech, voice and swallowing disorders.
 
The Vision of Speech and Language Therapy Department 
 
To be a productive department providing education at international standards which is integrated with the university. To be preffered thanks to its graduates’ professional knowledge, and their clinical practice competence besides as they are entrepreneurial, open to cooperation with their continuosly developing dynamism and quality awareness. To be a leader in the field of speech and language therapy nationally and to be influential and respected internationally by contruibuting to the field of health with scientific research and projects.