Plant Protection Master Degree With a Thesis Program

Academic Unit Presenting the ProgramPlant Protection
Program Director
Program TypeMaster Degree With a Thesis Program
Level of Degree EarnedGraduate (Master’s Degree).
Degree EarnedPost 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.   
Recognition of Prior LearningA 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 ProfileThe 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 GraduatesUniversity, Institutions in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock
Access To Upper DegreeUpon 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:

 

 

Grade

Letter Grade

Local Grade

Status

90-100

AA

4.00

Pass

85-89

BA

3.50

Pass

80-84

BB

3.00

Pass

75-79

CB

2.50

Pass

65-74

CC

2.00

Pass

0-64

FF

0

Fail

 

Graduation RequirementsRequirements 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*:

 

TEACHING METHODS*

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

MEANS

Course

Listening and interpretation

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Discussion Course

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Special Support / Structural Examples

Special skills planned beforehand

 

Case Study

Special skills planned beforehand

 

Brainstorming

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Small Group Discussion

Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector

Seminar

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, listening and interpretation, management skills

Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment

Group Study

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, critical thinking, question development, management skills, team work

 

Field / Land Study

Observation / situation handling, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading

 

Laboratory

Observation/situation handling, informatics, management skills, team work

Special equipment

Homework

Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics

Internet database, library database, e-mail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*One or more of the listed methods can be used depending on the specificity of the course. 

 

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

Curriculum

Plant Protection


Course

2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
LÜ-FBE-04 Scientific Research Techniques and Scientific Ethics 3 0 5
LÜ-FBE-01 Special Topics 8 0 10
Elective 2025-2026 Güz Dönemi Bitki Koruma Seçmeli Dersler() 45
LÜ-BK-47 Action Mechanism of Fungicides and Resistance Formed by organism 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-14 Basic Acarology 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-18 Biological and Taxonomical Features Of Storage Mites 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-05 Biological Control 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-25 Biological Control Mechanisms of Fungal Plant Diseases 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-45 Biological Control of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-06 Biotechnical Pest Control 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-42 Classical Identification Methods of Prokaryotic 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-52 Classification of Plant Viruses 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-37 Collection Of The Plant Samples and Preparation Tecnics Of Herbarium 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-16 Commonly Used Insecticides In Agriculture and Caused Environmental Problems 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-15 Control Methods of Plant Pests in Ecological Plant Production 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-55 Data Analysis in Plant Protection 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-41 Ecology Of Fungal Plant Diseases 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-34 Factors Effecting Weed Control 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-31 Fruit Trees and Grapevine Virus And Virus-Like Diseases 2 2 5
LÜ-BK-56 Fumigants in Pest Control 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-49 Fungicides and Toxicology 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-36 Herbicides and Their Efficacy Mechanisms 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-43 Identification of Plant Pathogenic Prokaryotes by Contemporary Methods 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-10 Insect Behavior 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-57 Laboratory Techniqeus in Phytopathology 2 2 5
LÜ-BK-19 Plant Virology 2 2 5
LÜ-BK-07 Plant Virus Vectors 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-58 Population Ecology of Insects 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-59 Population Monitoring, Sampling and Laboratory Methods in Entomology(Year) 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-30 Sanitation, Quarantine and Certification Programs 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-24 Seed-Borne Fungal Diseases 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-39 The Effects of Environmental Pollution on Plant Vegetation 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-53 Viral Diseases of Vegetables 3 0 5
Total ECTS: 60

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
LÜ-FBE-02 MSc. Seminar 0 2 5
LÜ-FBE-04 Scientific Research Techniques and Scientific Ethics 3 0 5
LÜ-FBE-01 Special Topics 8 0 10
Elective 2025-2026 Bahar Dönemi Bitki Koruma Seçmeli Dersler() 45
LÜ-BK-20 Abiotic Plant Diseases 2 2 5
LÜ-BK-47 Action Mechanism of Fungicides and Resistance Formed by organism 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-14 Basic Acarology 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-05 Biological Control 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-45 Biological Control of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-06 Biotechnical Pest Control 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-42 Classical Identification Methods of Prokaryotic 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-08 Classification and the Biology of Entomophagus Insects 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-52 Classification of Plant Viruses 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-37 Collection Of The Plant Samples and Preparation Tecnics Of Herbarium 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-16 Commonly Used Insecticides In Agriculture and Caused Environmental Problems 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-15 Control Methods of Plant Pests in Ecological Plant Production 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-55 Data Analysis in Plant Protection 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-41 Ecology Of Fungal Plant Diseases 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-48 Effects of Fungicides on Nature and, Residue 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-34 Factors Effecting Weed Control 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-56 Fumigants in Pest Control 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-36 Herbicides and Their Efficacy Mechanisms 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-43 Identification of Plant Pathogenic Prokaryotes by Contemporary Methods 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-10 Insect Behavior 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-04 Insect Physiology 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-17 Phytophag Mites 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-07 Plant Virus Vectors 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-58 Population Ecology of Insects 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-59 Population Monitoring, Sampling and Laboratory Methods in Entomology(Year) 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-38 Post Harvest Fungal Diseases on Fruits and Vegetables 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-24 Seed-Borne Fungal Diseases 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-39 The Effects of Environmental Pollution on Plant Vegetation 3 0 5
LÜ-BK-53 Viral Diseases of Vegetables 3 0 5
Total ECTS: 65
Total ECTS(Year): 125
Thesis

2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
LÜ-FBE-01 Special Topics 8 0 10
LÜ TEZ Thesis 0 0 20
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
LÜ-FBE-01 Special Topics 8 0 10
LÜ TEZ Thesis 0 0 20
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60