Soil Sciences And Plant Nutrition Master Degree With a Thesis Program

Academic Unit Presenting the ProgramSoil Sciences And Plant Nutrition
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 TypeTam 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 Profile
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
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 Requirements
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-Field and laboratory testing and evaluation of research results based on detailed soil maps. Determining the social units of land in rural land planning, forest management plans and options and other non-agricultural use of cultivated plants, maps of the degree of compliance by the construction techniques, parametric and categorical systems of land evaluation.
2-The importance of soil and plant analysis to determine fertilizer needs of plants. Biological and chemical methods used for this purpose, and these methods correlated by selection of the appropriate chemical methods. Calibration of field experiments with the selected methods. Looking at the results of the analysis to determine fertilizer needs and make appropriate fertilizer advice,
3-The importance of the nature of pollution, causes of soil and water pollution, soil and water pollution and chemical methods used to classify precautions in this regard.
4-Different plants, sampling techniques, analysis, preparation of plant samples, some of the macro and micro nutrient analysis of plant samples.
5-Soils with different characteristics, determination and implementation of methods of chemical analysis to be applied
6-Classification of clay minerals, and micromorphological structures. The decomposition of clay minerals, transformation and metamorphosis, the use of clay in the field of engineering.
7-Lime and lime materials, definition, causes calcification of soils, lime requirement determination methods, factors affecting the soil needs lime and lime application techniques.
8-Colloids and colloidal systems, flocculation, dispersion, electrical double layer and zeta potential, resources and negative charges in the soil cation exchange equations.
9-Signs of deficiency and excess plant nutrients in plants due to the causes, development, diagnosis, and the boundaries of separation,
10-Effects on ionic balance of organic and inorganic fertilizers, the importance of interaction between the ions in feeding plants, plants, ion selectivity, ion flow theories of the roots, plant cells that are connected to the purchase of an electrostatic ion-ion balance and organic synthesis.
11-Organic and conventional agriculture, the importance of soil nutrient balance, and fertilization. According to the results of soil and plant analysis and determination of the type of fertilizer according to the type of plant can be cultivated
12-Potentiometric, volumetric, titrimetric, photometric and spectrophotometric methods of analysis the basic principles and applications.
13-The importance of sustainable agriculture, fertilizer use, soil and plant analysis and fertilizer relations between organic and inorganic fertilizer production and consumption quantities, problems and solutions, fertilization - Studying the relationship between human health,
14-Field and greenhouse conditions to be followed in resolving the various issues in the implementation of these methods with experimental methods and rules to be followed to show the roads.
15-Classes of engineering properties of soil suitability evaluation of the various uses of soil maps, soil tillage methods and the comparison of engineering properties.
16-Some physical and chemical properties of soils, cations and anions, and antagonistic interactions between the macro and micro nutrients sinergist Soils effect on yield quality of the various host plants.
17-Soil fertility, plant nutrition and fertilization, which is made in recent years about the various projects, research and literature study, interpretation and discussion.
18-Existing classification and evaluation methods in Turkey, according to Soil Taxonomy classification.
19-Properties of artificial and natural regulators, classification, usage causes and effects of soil properties.

Curriculum

Soil Sciences And Plant Nutrition
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 Toprak Bilimi ve Bitki Besleme Seçmeli Dersler() 45
LÜ-TO-32 Basic Principles of Soil Physics 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-13 Characterizations of Ground Engineering and Techniques of Soil Preparing 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-01 Chemical Analysis Techniques in Soil 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-12 Clay Mineralogy and Micromorphology 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-08 Fertilization in Organic Farming 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-19 Fertilizer Management in Sustainable Farming 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-35 Green Improvement (Phytoremediation) 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-39 Improvement of Degraded Soils 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-33 Investigation of Soil Propertics Under GIS Environment 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-10 Ionic Balance in Plant Nutrition 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-14 Land Evaluating 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-07 Lime Techniques in Soils 2 2 5
LÜ-TO-09 Nutrition Disorders in Higher Plants 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-29 Physical Analysis Methods of Soils 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-17 Preparation of Fertilization Programs Depending on Soil and Plant Analysis 2 2 5
LÜ-TO-16 Recent Developments in Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-38 Remote Sensing in Agriculture 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-11 Rural Basin Design and Land Use Planning 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-31 Saline and Alkaline Soils 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-06 Soil and Water Pollution 2 2 5
LÜ-TO-34 Soil Ecology 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-40 Soil Health 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-03 Soil Productivity and Determination Techniques of Fertilizer Necessity 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-37 Soil Quality 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-04 Special Manure 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-36 Structure-Yield Telations 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-02 Techniques of Plant Analysis 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-15 The Soils of Turkey According to Modern Taxonomy 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-30 Use of Liquid and Solid Waste as a Soil Conditioners 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 Toprak Bilimi ve Bitki Besleme Seçmeli Dersler() 45
LÜ-TO-32 Basic Principles of Soil Physics 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-13 Characterizations of Ground Engineering and Techniques of Soil Preparing 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-01 Chemical Analysis Techniques in Soil 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-12 Clay Mineralogy and Micromorphology 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-08 Fertilization in Organic Farming 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-19 Fertilizer Management in Sustainable Farming 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-35 Green Improvement (Phytoremediation) 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-39 Improvement of Degraded Soils 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-33 Investigation of Soil Propertics Under GIS Environment 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-10 Ionic Balance in Plant Nutrition 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-14 Land Evaluating 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-07 Lime Techniques in Soils 2 2 5
LÜ-TO-09 Nutrition Disorders in Higher Plants 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-29 Physical Analysis Methods of Soils 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-17 Preparation of Fertilization Programs Depending on Soil and Plant Analysis 2 2 5
LÜ-TO-16 Recent Developments in Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-38 Remote Sensing in Agriculture 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-11 Rural Basin Design and Land Use Planning 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-31 Saline and Alkaline Soils 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-06 Soil and Water Pollution 2 2 5
LÜ-TO-34 Soil Ecology 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-40 Soil Health 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-03 Soil Productivity and Determination Techniques of Fertilizer Necessity 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-37 Soil Quality 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-04 Special Manure 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-36 Structure-Yield Telations 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-02 Techniques of Plant Analysis 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-15 The Soils of Turkey According to Modern Taxonomy 3 0 5
LÜ-TO-30 Use of Liquid and Solid Waste as a Soil Conditioners 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