Education Information System

[] About Program

Plant Protection Program was established officially in March 23, 2012. Program have 3 Professor, 3 Associate Professor and 1 Assistant Professors. Program also have 3 Researcher Assistant. Program started to education in 2015. Plant Protection Program aims to educate qualified engineers equipped against disease agents (fungal, bacterial, viral), weeds and pests (insects, nematodes, mites) for plant protection, capable of producing practical solutions for manufacturer and industrial problems with education and research in the field of plant protection, ability to multi-disciplinary investigation and offer solution, which take into account the environment and human health, which could lead to new scientific initiative, successful in integrated pest management methods. After the successfully education program, students will be able to work in the field of plant protection both state agency and private sector.

[] Goals

The main objectives of Plant Protection Program are to apply integrated control methods for the solution of plant protection problems, to contribute in the solution of plant protection problems for agriculture of country and region, to allow sustainable natural resource management, to improve organizational ties with the science world, to lead a new scientific initiative and to educate experts in their fields in global conditions.

[] Objectives

Program objectives are producing practical solutions to problems about protecting, which contribute to the Agriculture's development, considering human and environmental health, protecting to natural balance, leading to new scientific expansions, the preferred, pioneering, dynamic and being reputable a program.

[] Education Language

Turkish

[] Degree to Be Won

Students who successfully complete the programme will be awarded a Bachelor's Degree in Plant Protection.

[] Earned Level of Qualification

It is a programme that provides undergraduate (first cycle) education.

[] Admission Requirements

The admission of students to the programmes is made according to the Student Selection and Placement Centre (OSYM – University entrance exam) within the framework set by the regulations of Higher Education Council (HEC). After students inform the Student Selection and Placement Centre about what programmes they want to study at, students are placed in the related programmes according to their scores they got from the exam.

Foreign students are admitted to the related programmes with the scores of internationally acceptable exams such as SAT, ACT or are admitted to the related programmes with their high school graduation grades (Undergraduate and Graduate Programmes for Foreign Students Admission Guidelines).

The admission of students of General Academic Exchange Protocol to the related programmes are done within the framework of the bilateral agreements (ERASMUS, FARABI, etc) signed between Duzce University and the partner universities. Guest students may enrol into the courses in this programme, if the related academic unit approves. Sufficient language knowledge is required to monitor the programme.

[] Course's Contrubution To Program

To complete the available courses in the program (a total of 240 ECTS) successfully, the students have to get at least 50 points out of 100 and required to achieve 2.50 on a 4.00 weighted grade point average. To graduate from the programs students should get at least DD in all of the courses provided. Students are also required to complete the compulsory practice in the specified time.

[] Recognition of Prior Learning

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.

[] Description of Program

The main objectives of Plant Protection Program are to apply integrated control methods for the solution of plant protection problems, to contribute in the solution of plant protection problems for agriculture of country and region, to allow sustainable natural resource management, to improve organizational ties with the science world, to lead a new scientific initiative and to educate experts in their fields in global conditions.

[] Program Requirements

No	Program Requirements
1	Skill of apply basic science and engineering knowledge and principles to Agricultural Engineering problems
2	Ability of recognize pathogens, pests, weeds and beneficial organisms frequently seen agricultural fields at microscopic and macroscopic level and able to determine level of damage/benefit together with widespread cases.
3	Having knowledge about the techniques in agricultural production process, identify the basic problems related to the process and the ability to use modern computational tools and techniques in solution of these problems
4	Skill of execute taking into account technical and scientific information defined by current proposals for solving the problems of crop protection, sustainable agriculture, the environment and human health and food safety
5	Disciplinary and interdisciplinary teamwork ability, to act independently required, have the initiative and creativity skills, ability of communicate acts express of ideas as verbally and written, clear and concise.
6	Skill of follow the current national and international problem
7	Recognize of importance of lifelong learning
8	Self-development skill following the developments in science and technology
9	Ability of awareness of professional ethics and quality systems in agriculture
10	Business ethics and responsibility

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[] Professional Profile of Graduates

Agricultural Engineers who graduated from Plant Protection Department are employed in the Universities , Institutes for Research in the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Quarantine Department, Provincial Directorates of Agriculture, Municipalities, Ministry of Water Affair and other public institutions. In the private sector, they can open their drug dealers and they also employed in agricultural chemicals companies and enterprises of different sizes that perform agricultural production. Moreover, they also employed in the units attached to the Agricultural Bank, Sugar Factories Inc., Agricultural Sales Cooperatives and Unions, Agricultural Credit Cooperatives, State Planning Organization, State Institute of Statistics, Treasury and Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, the National Productivity Centre, Export Promotion Center, TRT, Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commodity Exchanges, Exporters Association and agricultural products exporting companies.

[] The Upper Stage of a Transition

Students who graduate from this program may continue graduate programs in accordance with the rules established.

[] Program Structure

The program has a structure that will give information for students about the identification of disease agents, pests, weeds and beneficial organisms that are common in agricultural areas, and identification of prevalence, harmful/benefit levels, and consideration of sustainable agriculture, environment and human health and food safety. The program consists of general courses, engineering courses, general agricultural engineering courses and plant conservation courses. To graduate from the Department of Plant Protection, the amount of ECTS credits is determined as 240 for graduate from the program (for each semester 30 credits). The training period is 4 years for the Plant Protection Department.

[] Examinations, Assessment and Grading

For each course, the method of assessment and grading is defined "Course Information Form" in details. Click for more information about regulations.

[] Graduation Requirements

To graduate from the Department of Plant Protection, the total national credit number is 152, including 33 elective course credits. The amount of ECTS credits is determined as 240 for graduate from the program (for each semester 30 credits). The training period is 4 years for the Plant Protection Department. In the each semester evaluation activities such as courses (14 weeks), midterm, homework, project etc. and final exam are found. In addition, for graduation, the student must have successfully completed an internship of 30 business days. The internship is a prerequisite for graduation, but has not been credited in the program. Experience and required workload of the internship are taken into account in the content, application and workloads of the related courses in the program. In addition to internship, the student is also prepare graduation Thesis and presents orally. In order to graduation, students must be successful from the all courses, grade avarage at least 2.50 and all other studies must be completed.

[] Type of Training