Agricultural Biotechnology Department/ Program

1.General Information

Agricultural Biotechnology Department was established in 2011 with the law of 606 coded by Higher Education Council. Agricultural Biotechnology Department is a part of Faculty of Agriculture, and covers the study areas such as plant biotechnology, animal biotechnology, enzyme and microbial biotechnology.

The aim of the Agricultural Biotechnology Department/Program isto educate engineers equipped with the ability to accelerate the developments in agriculture in the direction of developments in the world by using different disciplinary approaches in the field of agricultural biotechnology.

 

2. Qualification Awarded

The students who successfully complete the program are awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Biotechnology.

 

3. Level of Qualification

Bachelor of Science

 

4. Specific Admission Requirements

General admission requirements are applied to start the program for Turkish students.Acceptance and registration procedures of foreign students are made as noted in "ESKİŞEHİR OSMANGAZİ UNIVERSITY FOREIGN STUDENT APPLICATION, ACCEPTANCE AND REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS”.

 

5. Recognition of Prior Learning

The rules and regulations for recognition of formal prior learning are well defined. Transfer can be made among the institutions of which equivalency is recognized by Higher Education Council. Also successful vocational school graduates to continue their education to obtain Bachelor’s degrees if they are successful in the selection and the placement examination (DGS, i.e. vertical transfer examination) are admitted.

In Turkey at the beginning of each academic semester for recognition of certificate-based or experience-based learning outside of formal educational institutions, some computer and foreign language courses exams are organized. Students who take the exam and pass the courses in the curriculum are exempt  from the relevant course.

 

6. Qualification Requirements and Regulations

In order to graduate from this undergraduate program, the students are required; to succeed in all of the courses listed in the curriculum of the program by getting the grade of at least DD/S with a minimum of 240 ECTS, to have a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.00 out of 4.00 and to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration (15 workdays after 4^th semester and 25 workdays after 6^th semester) and quality. (CGPA is calculated based on local credits).

 

7. Program Profile (Mission)

Our mission is to educate equipped engineers that hasten agricultural innovations through agricultural development in the world by cooperating with different disciplines in the agricultural biotechnology area and to be an internationally known department by performing research and a nationally and internationally respective department by giving education in the agricultural biotechnology area. Department of Agricultural Biotechnology targets to educate the agricultural engineers in agricultural biotechnology area, who have the ability to apply the methods used in the field of agricultural biotechnology and who can bring a different approach to plant and animal production with interdisciplinary studies.

 

8. Program Outcomes

1. Ability to use different discipline approaches and information of basic and applied agricultural research.

2. Ability to work actively in professional development activities and projects either as an individual or in multi-disciplinary groups and to take any responsibility that may arise in the process.

3. To have knowledge of at least one foreign language at a level to follow the current knowledge, communicate with colleagues, and search for solutions to problems.

4. To be individuals who are sensitive to universal and social values, represent the interests of the country, researching, producing, aware of ethical and professional responsibility, have the ability to use initiative and creativity.

5. Ability to recognize and detect environmental andmutual interactions in the context of diversity of living beings, structure, function and operation, organization.

6. Ability to create solutions to increase the efficiency of animal and plant production.

7. To have a basic knowledge of agricultural biotechnology and other fields of agricultural engineering, in order to solve the problems encountered, ability to define the necessary data for purpose, data collection and problem solving skills using information technologies.

8. Addition to conventional breeding methods on plant and animal breeding, to have theoretical and practical knowledge about molecular breeding (field and laboratory), and the ability to use and transfer this information correctly.

9. Ability of finding and evaluating the source of environmental, biological, technical and economic issues that might negatively affect the desired level of quality and productivity in agriculture.

10. Ability to give direction to today's sustainable agriculture system using biotechnological applications in agriculture.

 

9. Employment Opportunities of Graduates

Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock, Agricultural Departments of provinces, biotechnology institutes, and research institutes, agricultural analysis laboratories, seed and pesticide distributors, greenhouse sector, banks, agricultural cooperatives, researcher and educator at universities, private sector whose field of  activity isbiotechnology.

 

10. Access to Further Studies

Graduates of the program are able to continue their education in graduate level programs as long as they obtain satisfactory grades at ALES and YDS (or another English exam accepted) examinations.

 

11. Exam Regulations & Assessment & Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course are defined in detail in "Course Information Form”.

 

12. Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements are the same as explained in “Qualification Requirements and Regulations”.

 

13. Mode of Study (full-time, e-learning)

This is a full time program.

 

14. Address and Contact

EskişehirOsmangazi University, Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Biotechnology Department, Ali NumanKıraç Campus, 26160 Eskişehir/TURKEY

Phone: +90 222 324 29 91/4878

Head of Department: Prof.Dr. EceTurhan

Vice Chair of Department:  Prof.Dr. Utku Avcı

Erasmus Coordinator: Assist. Prof.Dr.Muhammet Kaya

 

15. Department Facilities

There are 2 Professor, 3 Associate Professor, 3 Assistant Professor and 2 Research Assistant in Agricultural Biotechnology Program. Agricultural Biotechnology Department were accepted Bachelor students in 2012 and Master of Science students in 2014. Biotechnology, molecular biology and genetic laboratories are being used in all researches in the department.

 

16. Academic Staff

Plant Biotechnology

Prof.Dr. EceTurhan (Head of  Department)

Doç. Dr. Hülya Sipahi

Assist. Prof. Dr. Sergül Ergin

Assist. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Aydoğan

 

Enzyme and Microbial Biotechnology

Prof.Dr. Utku Avcı (Vice Head of  Department)

Assoc. Prof. Coşkun Güçlü

Research. Assist. Ceren Elibol

 

Animal Biotechnology

Assoc. Prof.Dr. Muhammet Kaya

Assist. Prof. Dr. Bahar Argun Karslı

Research. Assist. Beste Göneci

 

 

17. Objectives & Learning Outcomes (T.Y.Y.Ç)