About

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Organic agriculture program under the Department of Plant and Animal Production has been opened in the School of Higher Education in the 2015-2016 education year in order to make the organic agriculture activities more conscious. Organic Agriculture Program; To produce "Organic Farming Technicians" which can use sustainable agriculture, production of vegetable and animal products in accordance with the organic farming method and to use modern production techniques that do not harm human health and agriculture in order to control processing and storage of these products. The duration of training of the organic agriculture associate degree program is 2 years. Students will graduate with 120 ECTS credit when they finish the program. The courses are theoretical and practical, compulsory and elective courses and basic lessons are given to basic principles of organic farming and plant breeding. The courses are theoretical and practical, compulsory and elective courses and basic lessons are given to basic principles of organic farming and plant breeding. The goal of the program is to train organic farming technicians who are interested in cultivating crops with animal and vegetable production, having environmental awareness, interested in investigation and research, working in accordance with the rules, producing solutions to problems, ethical values, attentive, creative and critical thinking. Graduates of the Organic Agriculture Program; Organic production inputs (seeds, organic fertilizers, organic fertilizers) in organic farming enterprises, public institutions and establishments such as provincial and district directorates of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, research institutes, municipalities, agricultural credit cooperatives, agricultural sales cooperatives, agricultural development cooperatives. Agricultural struggle) in the private sector, organic product certification organizations, small and medium-scale agricultural based industries and SMEs can work in their own farms can do organic farming.

Purpose

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Organic agriculture program requires agricultural technicians who have the necessary knowledge and skills to consciously apply organic farming techniques, who can produce, process, transport and market organic plant products, and who have environmental and human health awareness and love of nature who can serve public and private organizations serving in this field. aims to educate.

Target

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The aim of the program is to train professional staff who have the knowledge, skills and abilities to take responsibility in private sector and public institutions and organizations, who are committed to ethical values ​​and who care about the environment and human health.

Acceptance Requirements

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Candidate students are placed by ÖSYM with their high school diploma and the score they received from the YKS central exam.

Graduation Requirements

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Students who have successfully passed the compulsory courses specified in the course plan and the minimum number of elective courses required to be taken, have received at least 120 ECTS and have a GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 can graduate.

Degree

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Graduates of the program are entitled to receive an Associate Degree in Organic Agriculture.

Transition

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With the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) conducted by ÖSYM; Horticulture, Plant Protection, Plant Production and Technologies, Biosystems Engineering, Food Engineering, Organic Farming Management, Forest Engineering, Agricultural Economics, 
Agricultural Machinery and Technologies Engineering, Agricultural Genetic Engineering, Agricultural Structures and Irrigation, Field Crops, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition , Can transfer to Tobacco Expertise, Animal Science undergraduate programs. 
In addition, Open Education Faculties; There is also the right to transfer to Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, Economics, Public Administration, Organic Agriculture, International Relations, Business Administration, Hospitality Management, 
Public Relations and Advertising programs.

Employement Opportunities

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Graduates of the Organic Agriculture program can work in public institutions and systems (provincial and district directorates of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, research institutes, municipalities, Agricultural Credit Cooperatives, 
Agricultural sales cooperatives, Agreement development cooperatives, Municipalities) and businesses operating in the organic agriculture sector.

Examination Evaluation

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Multiple evaluation methods are used in measurement and evaluation, and success in courses is determined according to the application principles of the university's relative evaluation system.

Head of Department

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Asistant Professor Cevdet GUMUS

Grade and Level

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Students who successfully complete the program are awarded the Associate Degree Diploma and Organic Farming Technician title in the field of Organic Agriculture Program.

Grade Requirements and Rules

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Students who have successfully passed the compulsory courses specified in the course plan and the minimum number of elective courses required to be taken, have received at least 120 ECTS and have a GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 can graduate.

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