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    KMYO Emergency and Disaster Management Associate Degree Programme aims to train intermediate staff with technical knowledge and application experience who can take an active role in emergency and disaster management, especially emergency and disaster planning, crime scene management, coordination, logistics units within the framework of disaster hazard and risk assessment, risk and mitigation, disaster preparedness, disaster response and improvement studies.

We work to increase the resilience of society to disasters, ensure effective coordination, and deliver rapid and reliable responses during crises. By offering inclusive, sustainable, and innovative solutions in disaster preparedness, disaster management, and post-disaster recovery processes, we aim to minimize loss of life and property.

To create a safe, informed, and resilient society in the face of disasters. To build a secure future for everyone by establishing a structure in disaster management that conforms to international standards, effectively utilizes technology, continuously evolves, and strengthens social solidarity.

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Students who successfully complete this program are entitled to receive a technician degree.

This program is an associate degree program.

The program accepts students with the ÖSYM (TYT) score. A student who has started his education in an equivalent program in Turkey or abroad can apply for horizontal transfer. Acceptance of students is examined and evaluated individually, before the semester starts, taking into account the conditions of each student and the degree to which they apply.

• Students must successfully complete all of the courses available in the program (total 122 ECTS) and have at least 50 points out of 100 for each course. They must achieve at least 2.00 General Weighted Grade Point Average (GANO) out of 4.00. In addition, they must be successful by getting at least DD grade from all the courses prescribed in the curriculum. It is also compulsory for students to complete their compulsory internship within the specified period.

  

Students enrolled in DU might be exempted from certain courses within the framework of certain regulations. A student can be exempted from a certain course provided related course content previously received from another institution complies with that of DU, which is subject to approval and verification by the Board of faculty/graduate school/school.

Recognition of Education Abroad

DU recognises academic terms and courses studied by a student that has been involved in an exchange programme for one or two terms at the universities with which a partnership was established.

Students that are selected to avail themselves of Student Mobility for Studies under ERASMUS are obliged to draw up an education agreement with relevant ERASMUS Unit Coordination prior to the mobility term. The education agreement demonstrates the courses to be studied at the partner university the student intends to go, as well as appropriate ECTS credits.

In addition to this, students shall be asked to issue a Recognition Sheet, which refers to the equivalent of foreign courses in DU, so that the credit transfer is planned and approved.

At the end of the exchange term, the courses studied abroad are recorded and demonstrated in the transcript, together with the original course codes and names and ECTS credits. Pursuant to ERASMUS Programme and Collaboration Agreements concluded thereunto, official transcripts will quote, an abbreviation signal of ET, European Transfer, for the courses studied abroad.

No	Program Requirements
1	Basic concepts, principles, and practices related to the details of disaster management; applies accurate reporting and documentation of emergency situations.
2	They take individual responsibility in disaster and emergency management; communicate effectively and work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.
3	They access up-to-date information and resources related to their field; they analyze and evaluate using databases and digital information systems.
4	It plans and implements project and process management in disaster and emergency scenarios; acting in accordance with the principles of task sharing, time management, and accountability.
5	It establishes effective written and oral communication with different segments of society; and conducts information activities before, during, and after disasters.
6	They adhere to professional ethical principles; they perform their duties in accordance with human rights, environmental awareness, and legal regulations.
7	They identify problems encountered in the field of emergency and disaster management, think in a solution-oriented way, and play an active role in practical applications.
8	They apply the technical and managerial skills necessary to participate in the preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery phases of disasters.
9	They utilize developing technologies and digital tools in their professional practices; and maintain their professional development with a continuous learning mindset.
10	It designs, implements, and actively participates in training and awareness-raising activities aimed at increasing the public's level of disaster awareness.

1- Sharing the thoughts and solution offers to problems related with his/her field with experts and non-experts by supporting them with qualitative and quantitative data.

2- Informing the people and institutions related with his/her field; expressing the thoughts and solution offers to problems both written and verbally.

3- Using the knowledge about human health and environment awareness related with the field for the benefit of society.

4- Taking responsibility as an individual or a member of team in order to solve the unforeseen problems encountered in filed related applications.

5- Acting properly according to the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the phases of collecting, interpreting and applying the field

6- Approaching the acquired advanced level knowledge of the field with a critical approach.

7- Interpreting and evaluating the acquired advanced filed knowledge and skills, defining problems that are in correlation with the up-to-date technological progresses, analyzing them, producing solution offers depending on researches and facts.

8- Using field related the information technologies at least with advanced level of European Computer Driving License.

9- Using the acquired advanced institutional and applied field knowledge

10- Having the ability to conceptualized the field related facts and phenomena, investigating them with scientific method.

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Graduates from the Emergency and Disaster Management program, in line with their competencies, provincial directorates affiliated to the Disaster and Emergency Directorate, Disaster Management and Coordination Centers, fire departments, civil defense search and rescue units, private sector and non-governmental organizations in areas related to disaster management, public institutions and their organizations (hospitals, schools, etc.) and the relevant units of local governments, international organizations, and disaster management organizations.

Horizontal and vertical transitions of program students will be possible in line with the relevant legislation of YÖK on graduation dates. As of 2019, the undergraduate programs that Emergency and Disaster Management program graduates can pass by entering the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) according to their undergraduate graduation areas are as follows:

Emergency Aid and Disaster Management

Emergency and Disaster Management Program is organized as 107 credits and 122 ECTS.
The program includes the Common Compulsory Courses in the Higher Education Law and other common courses determined by the English and University Senate.
Emergency and Disaster Management Program students have to do an internship for 30 working days.

The method of measurement and evaluation applied for each course is described in detail in the "Course Information Form".

Students who have successfully completed these courses by enrolling in the course plans of the associate degree programs they are enrolled in, and who have successfully completed the studies such as the internship shown in the Düzce University Associate and Undergraduate Education and Training and Examination Regulations are considered to have completed their university education.

Associate degree and equivalent

• Head of Department
     Lect. Ali KURU
     alikuru@duzce.edu.tr
  
  
• Lecturer
     Lect. Mehmet Şirin YILDIZ
     mehmetsirinyildiz@duzce.edu.tr
  
  
• Lecturer
     Lect. Ali KURU
     alikuru@duzce.edu.tr
  
  
• Lecturer
     Lect. Gülden KILIÇ
     guldenkilic@duzce.edu.tr
  
  
• Lecturer
     Lect. İhsan Korhan BAŞER
     ihsankorhanbaser@duzce.edu.tr