1. General Information
In the General Assembly of Higher Education Council (YOK) dated on August 29, 2012,an Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Department was decided to establish in the EskisehirHealth Sciences Institute. Professor Dr. Emel ULUPINAR, from Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine Department of Anatomy, was assigned as head of department on October 17, 2012. There are 22 founder faculty members, directly or indirectly contributing to our department, from Anatomy, Biophysics, Physiology, Neurology, Histology and Embryology, Medical Biology, Medical Biochemistry,Pharmacology, Psychiatry, Medical Genetics, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics Departments. Therefore, very well-establishedinfrastructure and technical facilities found in these departments are provided to ourstudents for the usage in their research.
2. Title Conferred
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
3. Level of Qualification
Neuroscience Doctorate
4. Acceptance Requirements
In order to apply to the Ph.D. program, the candidate must have an MSc degree in the field of neuroscience. Medical, Dentistry and Veterinary School graduates can directly apply to the doctoral program. The candidate's undergraduate graduation point of averageshould be at least 65, Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam(ALES) score should be at least 55 in nonverbal part and Public Personnel ForeignLanguage Examination (KPDS) or an equivalent foreign language exam approved by theInter-University Board must be at least 55. To apply for doctoral programs in basic medical sciences, Medical Specialization Examination (TUS) scores of minimum 50 might be used instead of ALES.
5. Recognition of Prior Learning
In Turkish Higher Education institutions, recognition of prior learning, vertical, horizantal and in-house transfers take place in the scope of “UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS SWITCH BETWEEN PROGRAMMES, DOUBLE MAJOR, MINOR AND MAKING TRANSFER BETWEEN CREDIT INSTITUTIONS BASIS OF REGULATION” which is determined by The Council of Higher Education
6. Qualification Requirements and Regulations
Doctorate program consists of at least 8 courses on condition that can’t be less than totally 24 credits for master graduated students, proficiency exam, thesis proposal, specialized field course, and thesis study. For the students who are accepted with bachelor degree, program consists of at least 16 courses on condition that can’t be less than totally 48 credits, proficiency exam, thesis proposal, specialized field course, and thesis study. Proficiency exam, thesis proposal, specialized field course, and thesis study have no credits and evaluated as successful/unsuccessful.
For the doctorate program maximum time to complete required courses successfully is 2 years for the master graduated students and 3 years for graduated students. The students, who can’t complete courses with credits or don’t have minimum GPA of 3.00/4.00, should notify in written to Head of Department if they will continue or not. A new advisor can be assigned to the student who wants to continue to the program.
Proficiency exam is examination of if the student has sufficient knowledge about the essential topics and doctorate study, after the student has completed the courses successfully with a GPA of 3.00/4.00.
Doctorate proficiency exam is done in two parts as written and verbal. The average of written and verbal exam results should be at least 75/100.The Committee of doctorate proficiency decides with assessing advices of the examination jury and written and verbal exam results, if the student is successful or not with absolute majority. This decision is notified with an official report to the institute by Head of the Department within 3 days after the proficiency exam.
7. Program Profile (Objectives)
In the neuroscience graduate program, opportunity to acquire advanced knowledge from different disciplines in the field of neuroscience is given to students. The aim of the program is to gain the ability to make creative and innovative scientific research with a critical point of view by using modern research methods and techniques.
8. Program Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will have extensive knowledge about thenormal structure and function of the nervous system and they will learn scientific research principles and methods.
9. Occupational Profiles of Graduates
Holders of this degree might be employed in a variety of domestic and foreignUniversities, Faculties, Institutes and Colleges as a lecturer or researcher. In addition, they can be employed in various hospitals, laboratories, clinics and centers of as an expert.
10. Access to Further Studies
Students who have PhD degree can continue to study in post doctorate programs in their own or related fields.
11. Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
For each course, the method of assessment and grading is defined in “Course Information Form” in details.
12. Graduation Requirements
The PhD degree diploma is given to the student who is successful at thesis defense, and other conditions, after is submitted specified number of bounded copy of PhD thesis that is determined by institute council, to health Sciences Institute Directorate and whose form of is accepted as appropriate.
13. Mode of Study
Full time
14. Addresses and Communication Information’s (Head and Deputy of Department)
Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Health Sciences Institute, 26480 Meşelik/Eskişehir.
Phone: (222) 239 3750/1145
Prof.Dr.Emel ULUPINAR (Head of Department), (222) 239 2979/ 4436
Prof.Dr.Demet ÖZBABALIK ADAPINAR (Deputy Head of Department): (222) 239 2979/ 3655
Prof.Dr.Fatma Sultan KILIÇ (Deputy Head of Department), (222) 239 2979/ 4564
15. Department Resources
Within the different disciplines that contribute to the Department, there are a large number of modern research laboratories which allow to scientific studies. Tissue laboratoriesproviding examination of the nervous system structures at the macroscopic and microscopic levels, SEM, TEM, fluorescence and light microscopy units,immunohistochemistry and molecular biology laboratories, units examining the functional and behavioral parameters, units using a variety of biochemical tests and laboratorytechniques, computer-assisted counting, analysis and imaging units offer research opportunities to students in the different places of the Departments.
16. Academic Personnel
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Prof.Dr. EMEL ULUPINAR |
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Prof.Dr. FATMA SULTAN KILIÇ |
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Prof.Dr. KEVSER EROL |
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Prof.Dr. FERRUH YÜCEL |
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Prof.Dr. ZİYA KAYGISIZ |
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Prof.Dr. NEŞE TUNCEL |
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Prof.Dr. O.OĞUZ ERDİNÇ |
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Prof.Dr. BELGİN DEMET ÖZBABALIK |
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Prof.Dr. FERHAN ESEN |
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Prof.Dr. SEVİLHAN ARTAN |
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Prof.Dr. VAROL ŞAHİNTÜRK |
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Prof.Dr. İ.ÖZKAN ALATAŞ |
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Prof.Dr. GÜNGÖR KANBAK |
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Prof.Dr. ÇINAR YENİLMEZ |
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Prof.Dr. CEM KAPTANOĞLU |
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Prof.Dr. NEVZAT UZUNER |
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Doç.Dr. HÜLYAM KURT |
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Doç.Dr. DİDEM TURGUT COŞAN |
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Doç.Dr. ENGİN YILDIRIM |
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Doç.Dr. ALTAN EŞSİZOĞLU |
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Doç.Dr. GÜLCAN GÜLEÇ |
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Yrd.Doç.Dr. DİLEK BURUKOĞLU |
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Yrd.Doç.Dr. HÜSEYİN ASLAN |
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Yrd.Doç.Dr. FERDİ KÖŞGER |