Bologna Unit Coordinator
Prof. Dr. Nurullah ÖZDEMİR
TNKÜ Veterinary Faculty
902822504719
Program Type
Bachelor's Degree Program
Level of Degree Earned
Master of science (Msc).
Degree Earned
Veterinary Medicine is an integrated programme. Graduates which complete the program with all requirements and successfully perform internship are given “Diploma of Veterinary Medicine” degree. High Graduate Degree is given at the area of Veterinary Medicine.
Education Type
Tam zamanlı
Registration Acceptance Conditions
Certain registers of students placed in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine by Student Election and Placement Center (ÖSYM) are performed due to the determined principles of Higher Education Council. Students must do their certain registrations themselves. Acceptances and registrations of the students which deserved to attens faculty are carried out by the Deanery according to the Fundamentals designed by the Rectorship.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Acknowledgement of the previous formal education, vertical transfers, lateral transfers and transfers within the university are performed within the scope of “REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE TRANSFER IN HIGH EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS BETWEEN ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS, DOUBLE MAJOR BRANCHES, LATERAL BRANCHES AND CREDIT TRANSFERS BETWEEN ESTABLISHMENTS” described by the Higher Education Council. An exemption exam is performed in the beginning of each education year for the English language lesson included by the education plan of Faculty of Veterinary medicine. Students provide the expected proficiency fort his lesson gets the right to attend the exemption exam. Students whom are successful in the exam are exempted from the related lesson.
Degree Requirements and Rules
The students studying in this undergraduate program are required to have a Cumulative Grade Points Average (Cum.GPA) of not less than 2.00/4.00 and have completed all the courses with at least a letter grade of DD/S in the program in order to graduate. The minimum number of ECTS credits required for graduation is 240. It is also mandatory for the students to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality.
Program Profile
Lessons are performed in sessions in the Faculty of Veterinary medicine. Therefore lesson plan was constituted for half years. Veterinary Medicine program includes Basic Sciences, Preclinical, Animal Husbandary and Animal Feeding, Clinical Sciences and Food Hygiene and Technology sections. Education program of Faculty of Veterinary medicine is featured with aiming to provide contemporary knowledge and speciliazed skills regarding veterinary medicine and is open to innovation, encourages excellence in education, enables student centered and systematic approach in problem description and solution, determination and rewarding of success and continuous evaluation and back feeding. This program not only provides medical knowledge and skills for veterinary medicine art and science, but also aims to graduate veterinary surgeons whom dedicate themselves to their missions, nation and humanity.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
Students who successfully complete 5 years education of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine graduate with the title of “Doctor of Veterinary Medicine”. Graduated students find working opportunity at animal health and its industrial service fields, government offices or institutions of Ministy of Food, Agriculture and Animal Husbandary, Ministy of Enviroment and Forestry, Ministry of Health, local adminstrations, Turkish Army Forces, feed processing industry, poultry sector, meat and milk processing industry, veterinary drug industry, private clinics and animal hospitals, Turkish Jokey Club, and at animal production farms of zoo, Graduated students may also do graduate studies (MSc and PhD) at the various departments of universities and get the rights working as academicians..
Access To Upper Degree
Candidates who have completed undergaduate program can strat gradute studies if they meet the requirements for ALES and foreign language.
Exams, Assessment and Grading
Exams consist of midterm (midterm), final, make-up, excuse, exemption and single course exams. Students who fail the courses included in the general grade point average are given the right to take a make-up exam at the end of the semester. Exams can be written, oral, written-oral and applied. The Faculty Board decides how the exams will be held after consulting the relevant department(s). The place and dates of these exams are determined by the Dean's Office and announced at least 15 days before the exams. Students are required to take the exam on the announced day, time and place, and have their ID documents and other requested documents with them.
In order for a student to be considered successful in that course after the final/make-up exam, they must receive at least 60 points out of 100 points, taking into account 40% of the midterm/exam grade point average and 60% of the final/make-up exam grade, and are given as a letter grade.
Exams for courses with practical applications can be done theoretically and/or practically. The contribution rate of the grade received from the practical exam to the midterm, final and make-up exam grade is determined by the relevant department.
The evaluation of grades received from courses is made according to the table below.
Scor
Letter grade
Coefficient
Success Status
90-100
AA
4.00
Successful
80-89
BA
3.50
Successful
70-79
BB
3.00
Successful
65-69
CB
2.50
Successful
60-64
CC
2.25
Successful
50-59
DD
2.00
Unsuccessful
30-49
FD
1.00
Unsuccessful
0-29
FF
0.00
Unsuccessful
Weighted grade and general weighted grade point average; The national credit of a course multiplied by the coefficient of the grade received from that course is the weighted grade of that course. General Weighted Grade Point Average (GPA) is obtained by dividing the total of the weighted grades of all the courses taken by the student since the beginning of the faculty's academic year by the total of the national credits of the same courses. In calculating GPA, the last grade received by the student from the courses he/she repeated is taken into account. GPA is recalculated at the end of each semester.
Graduation Requirements
Teaching Methods
They are selected to boost the skills like teaching and learning methods and strategies, students’ self-studies, lifelong learning, observation, teaching other people, presenting, critical thinking, team work and active utilization of informatics.
In addition, special attention is paid to education system to support students with different skills. Education and training methods used in the programme are shown in the following list.*
EDUCATION AND TRAINING METHODS
MAJOR LEARNING ACTIVITIES
TOOLS
Lesson
Listening and Interpretation
Standart classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
Discussion Lesson
Listening and Interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development
Standart classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
Special Support / Structural Examples
Special skills planned beforehand
Role Play / Drama
Special skills planned beforehand
Standart classroom Technologies, special equipment
Problem Solving
Special skills planned beforehand
Case Study
Special skills planned beforehand
Brainstorming
Listening and Interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work
Standart classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
Small Group Discussion
Listening and Interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development
Standart classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
Presentation
Listening and Interpretation, observation/situation handling
Real or virtual environment suitable for observation
Simulation
Listening and Interpretation, observation/situation handling, Informatics skills
Real or virtual environment suitable for observation
Seminar
Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics, Listening and Interpretation, management skills
Standart 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
Laboratuary
Observation/situation handling, Informatics, Management Skills, Team Work
Special equipment
Homework
Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics
Internet database, library database, e-mail
Oral Exam
Survey and Questionnaire Study
Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading
Panel
Listening and Interpretation, observation/situation handling
Standart classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
Guest Speaker
Listening and Interpretation, observation/situation handling
Standart classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
Student Club Activity / Projects
Observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work, Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Management Skills, Special skills planned beforehand
*One or more of the listed methods can be used according to the feature of the lesson.
Program Outcomes
1-Be able to make differential diagnosis by the gained knowledge and experience, be able to find solutions and use appropriate treatment methods 2-Gains the ability of detecting, formulate and solve problems related to farm management issues as well as selecting and applying suitable analytic methods and models in accordance with this purpose 3-Improves the ability of making teamwork among the disciplines 4-Improves effective written and oral communication skills, knows and uses foreign languages and information technologies 5-Be able to act in an emergency response, improves artificial insemination, biotechnology, parturition, operation and treatment abilities 6-Comprehends the importance of lifelong learning education and improves relevant abilities, follows innovations in science and technology, improves constant self-renewal and develops the ability of transferring innovations 7-Knows the basic principles of preventative veterinary medicine and be able to practice 8-Gains the ability of selecting and using modern equipment which is necessary for animal production practices 9-Gains satisfactory knowledge and experience in animal husbandry, breeding and nutrition issues 10-Gains the ability of accessing every kind of information by searching literature, using data bases and other information sources efficiently 11-Gains the ability of comprehending the development, structure and function of comparative animal body 12-Be able to create awareness about the skills of conducting and practicing every kind of professional projects, health and safety of workers as well as raise awareness about the legal consequences of animal production practices 13-Be able to communicate well with colleagues, other professionals, patients owners and employers 14-Gains consciousness about the profession of veterinary medicine as well as ethical responsibility 15-Gains enough knowledge and experience in veterinary public health, food safety and technology 16-Knows the veterinary legislation and acts according to it 17-Have basic and sufficient information in each area of veterinary science, be able to use the information efficiently 18-Gains adequate clinical and laboratory knowledge accumulation and be able to evaluate the obtained data
Curriculum
Veterinary
1st Class
2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Browse
T
A
ECTS
ANT105
Anatomy I
3
4
10
BYF101
Biophysics
1
0
2
KRYP01
Career Planning
1
0
2
YDİ101
Foreign Language I (English)
2
0
2
VHT101
History of Veterinary Medicine and Deontology
1
0
2
MEB101
Medical Biology
1
0
3
OİK103
Organic-Inorvanic Chemistry
2
0
3
ATİ101
Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I
2
0
2
TDİ101
Turkish Language I
2
0
2
Elective
veterinerlik 1 sınıf güz dönemi seçmeli dersleri()
