| Academic Unit Presenting the Program | Plant Protection |
| Program Director | |
| Program Type | Master Degree With a Thesis Program |
| Level of Degree Earned | Graduate (Master’s Degree). |
| Degree Earned | Post graduate diploma is given to the graduates who successfully complete the post graduate study at the concerning department depending upon the graduate school of natural and applied sciences. |
| Education Type | Tam zamanlı |
| Registration Acceptance Conditions | (1) Candidates who apply for admission to a master programme should hold a valid bachelor’s degree and, except the applicants to the Department of Music, a minimum score of 55 from the Selection Examination for Academic Personnel and Graduate Studies (ALES) administered by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM). Instead of ALES score, candidates may choose to submit the scores of other internationally accepted examinations whose validity and equivalency are determined by the University Senate.
(2) The final admission score is determined as the total sum of %10 of the undergraduate GPA, %50 of ALES score and %40 of the grade received in the entrance examination which is conducted by a jury determined by and representing the Department. The final admission score should be at least 65. The number of accepted students is decided prior to the admission and the successful applicants are shortlisted according to the scores starting with the highest ones.
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| Recognition of Prior Learning | A student who has successfully completed at least one semester in a comparable master programme at another accredited institution is eligible as a lateral transfer. Lateral transfers are generally admitted after being evaluated on a case by case basis and upon the decision of the administration of the Department and the Graduate School. |
| Degree Requirements and Rules |
to take a minimum of 7 courses with a minimum of 21 local credits.
to succeed in all the courses with a letter grade of at least CC/S
to prepare and defend a master's dissertation
to have a Cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 2.00/4.00 with a minimum of 120 ECTS credits. |
| Program Profile | The Department of Plant Protection was established in 1982 in Tekirdağ as a unit of Trakya University in Edirne. With the establishment of Namik Kemal University in 2006, the Department has carried out its studies and works as part of this University. The Department of Plant Protection had its first master students in the academic year 1985. Until 2012, the Department had 37 graduate students. The department consists of two subdivisions as Entomology and Phytopathology; 4 Prof.Dr., 2 Assoc. Prof. Dr., 4 Assistant Prof. ,1 Dr., 1 Research Assistant. These programs aims at enabling students to have access to scintific and tecnical knowledge about selected area of expertise. |
| Occupational Profiles of Graduates | University, Institutions in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock |
| Access To Upper Degree | Upon successful completion of their master programme, the students are encouraged to embark on further academic studies on the graduate level (doctoral programme) on condition of having received the required score in ALES exam, possessing sufficient knowledge of English or another foreign language, and being successful in the entrance examination. |
| Exams, Assessment and Grading | For a student to have successfully completed the master programme, the GPA should be at least 65.
Grades
The grading system to evaluate the student performance is signified by the values in the chart below. For each course students are graded by letters. Letter grades, coefficients and ratios are as follows:
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Letter Grade
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Local Grade
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Status
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90-100
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AA
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4.00
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Pass
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85-89
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BA
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3.50
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Pass
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80-84
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BB
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3.00
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Pass
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75-79
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CB
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2.50
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Pass
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65-74
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CC
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2.00
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Pass
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0-64
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FF
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0
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Fail
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| Graduation Requirements | Requirements for graduation are as stated in “Principles Regarding the Post graduate Degree” part. |
| Teaching Methods | Teaching Methods
Teaching methods are determined so as to improve skills, such as teaching-learning strategies, self-discipline, life-long learning, observation, sharing knowledge, presentation, critical thinking, teamwork, effective use of informatics.
Moreover, the choice of teaching methods pays heed to supporting students with different skills. The teaching methods used in the program are listed below*:
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TEACHING METHODS*
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LEARNING ACTIVITIES
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MEANS
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Course
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Listening and interpretation
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
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Discussion Course
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Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
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Special Support / Structural Examples
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Special skills planned beforehand
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Case Study
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Special skills planned beforehand
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Brainstorming
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Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
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Small Group Discussion
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Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
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Seminar
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Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, listening and interpretation, management skills
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Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
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Group Study
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Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, critical thinking, question development, management skills, team work
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Field / Land Study
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Observation / situation handling, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading
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Laboratory
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Observation/situation handling, informatics, management skills, team work
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Special equipment
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Homework
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Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics
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Internet database, library database, e-mail
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*One or more of the listed methods can be used depending on the specificity of the course.
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Program Outcomes
1-The ability to use information and communication technologies by taking into account scientific values during the stages of collection, interpretation and sharing data related to the field
2-The ability of determination of problems, and searching for solutions in the scientific branches of entomology and phytopathology, and inovation in Plant Protection field
3-To have competency to coordinate the studies in the level of graduate in the scientific branches of entomology and phytopathology with partners
4-The ability to plan and establish the experiments, to gather scientific data, to analyze and to comment on the results, in the scientific branches of entomology and phytopathology
5-The ability to use modernized instruments and equipment necessary for the scientific branches of entomology and phytopathology
6-The awareness of ethical and professional responsibility at graduate levels, the ability of innovation and creativity, as well as oral and written communication skills in the scientific branches of entomology and phytopathology
7-The awareness of ethical and professional responsibility at graduate levels
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Curriculum
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Matrix of Course - Program Outcomes
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