1. General Information
Field Crops Department is located in Ali Numan Kıraç campus of Eskisehir Osmangazi University. Field Crops Department in Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences of Eskisehir Osmangazi University started the educiation in 2004-2005. Field Crops Department represents the large parts of plant production in Turkey. Researches related with breeding, agronomy, tissue culture and biotechnology of cereals and food legumes, industrial crops, meadow-pasture and forage crops, plant ecology, sustainable agriculture, organic farming, seed, biodiversity, conservation of plant genetic resources and other issues along with agronomy and crop sciences have been conducted. At the end of the graduate education, Doctor of Philosophy degree is given
2. Name of the qualification
Doctorate (PhD)
3. Level of qualification
3 (QF-EHEA)
4. Admission requirements
Actions are taken in accordance with the ESOGÜ Graduate Education Regulations and ESOGU Postgraduate Education Regulation and Implementation Procedures and Principles
5. Recognition of prior learning
Actions are taken in accordance with the ESOGÜ Graduate Education Regulations and ESOGU Postgraduate Education Regulation and Implementation Procedures and Principles
6. Qualification Requirements and Regulations
The PhD program consists of minimum seven courses (compulsory/elective), a seminar course, a proficiency exam, a thesis proposal, specialization field courses and a thesis study. According to the ECTS regulations, to graduate from the program minimum 60 ECTS credits of course work and 120 ECTS credit thesis study work must be taken. The letter grade of the courses must be at least CB for each course, and the cumulative grade point average (CGPA) must be at least 3.0/4.0. After the courses are completed, the proficieny exam is conducted to evaluate students' fundamental and field knowledge.
Student who succesfully passes the proficiency exam presents the thesis proposal to the Thesis Committee. According to the ESOGÜ-GER, after the thesis proposal is accepted, the student must submit and defend Thesis Progression Report to the Thesis Committee, once every 6 month. In thesis study period, the student must submit at least 3 reports and succesfully defend them. At the end of thesis study, the student must take the thesis defend examination. To graduate from the program, the student must succesfully defend the thesis that was written according to the Thesis Writing Guide.
7. Program Profile (Aim)
https://fbe.ogu.edu.tr/Sayfa/Index/409/program-egitim-amaclari
8. Program Competencies ( Learning Outcomes )
https://fbe.ogu.edu.tr/Sayfa/Index/151/ogrenme-ciktilari
9. Graduates Employment Opportunities
Agricultural Engineers who graduated from our department could found a vacancy in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Husbandry of Turkish Republic, the Ministry of Forest and Water Affairs, public and private banks, The Central Union of Turkish Agricultural Credit Cooperatives, sugar factories, municipalities, private seed companies, factories producing flour, semolina, oil etc., pesticide companies, dealer of seed, fertilizer and pesticide, seller of medicinal herbs. In addition, they can establish their own businesses and production facilities
10. Access to further study
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11. Examinations, Measurement and Evaluation
Evaluation and assesment methods for each course are determined by the course instructor and announced at the beginning of the term. The relevant information is described at the Course Information Form for each course. Grades/success evalutions of courses are conducted according to the ESOGU-GER.
12. Graduation Requirements
The PhD program consists of minimum of 21 credits for the students who are accepted with MSc degree, at least seven courses, a seminar course, a proficiency exam, a thesis proposal, specialization field courses and a thesis study. According to the ECTS regulations, minimum 60 ECTS credits of course work and 120 ECTS credit thesis study must be taken. The credits of the proficieny exam and the thesis proposal are both 30 ECTS . The required total credit is 240 ECTS.
The PhD program is eight semesters, and the maximum completion time is twelve semesters. The letter grade of each course must be at least CB, and the CGPA must be at least 3.0/4.0.
Students must succesfully complete their courses, pass the proficiency exam, defend the thesis proposal, and submit and succesfully defend at least three Thesis Progression Reports. To graduate from the program, the student must write their PhD dissertation according to the Thesis Writing Guide determined by the Graduate School and succesfully defend in front of the jury. .
13. Mode of Study (Full Time, e-Learning )
Full time education.
14. Address and Contact Information ( Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Erasmus Coordinator)
ESOGÜ Meşelik Campus 26480/ESKİŞEHİR
Tel:+902222393750, www.ogu.edu.tr,www.fbe.ogu.edu.tr
15. Department / Program Opportunities
Field Crops Department possesses 70 da of Experimental and Practice field at ESOGU Agricultural Faculty. In addition, Oil Analysis, Quality, Seed Science and Technology, cytology laboratory existed. Applied-training should be supplied by using these facilities
16. Academic Staff
https://ziraat.ogu.edu.tr/en/Sayfa/Index/218/academic-staff