Water and Waste Management Technician Associate Degree Program
Academic Unit Presenting the Program
Water and Waste Management Technician
Program Director
Program Type
Associate Degree Program
Level of Degree Earned
Degree Earned
Education Type
Yüzyüze
Registration Acceptance Conditions
Recognition of Prior Learning
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 120. It is also mandatory for the students to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality.
Program Profile
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
Access To Upper Degree
Exams, Assessment and Grading
Graduation Requirements
Teaching Methods
Program Outcomes
1-Ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret experimental results 2-Ability to work in intra-disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams 3-Effective communication skills and foreign language knowledge 4-Sensitivity to global and local water and waste problems 5-Professional, ethical, and social responsibility awareness 6-Effective use of technology in professional applications 7-Ability to understand water and waste-related systems and make corrective interventions to parts or
processes 8-Achieving a sufficient level of education to understand the universal and social impacts of technical
solutions 9-Ability to apply basic sciences in professional processes 10-Lifelong learning requirement and awareness
Curriculum
Water and Waste Management Technician
1st Class
2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code
Course Name
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ECTS
MTE006
Calculus
3
0
3
SAYT101
Environmental Microbiology
3
2
5
YDİ101
Foreign Language I (English)
2
0
2
KMY005
General Chemistry
2
1
3
ATİ101
Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I
2
0
2
TDİ101
Turkish Language I
2
0
2
SAYT102
Water Quality Control
2
0
4
Elective
SU VE ATIK YÖNETİMİ TEKNİKERLİĞİ GÜZ 1.SINIF()
5
SAYT104
Mechanical, Electrical and Electromechanical Equipments Usage and Application in Treatment Plant
3
0
5
SAYT105
Principles of Water and Waste Management
3
0
5
Elective
SU VE ATIK YÖNETİMİ TEKNİKERLİĞİ GÜZ 1.SINIF 1()
4
SAYT103
Environmental Law and Ethics
2
0
4
Total ECTS:
30
2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code
Course Name
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T
A
ECTS
SAYT203
Drinking Water Treatment
3
0
5
SAYT201
Environmental Chemistry and Laboratory Applications I
3
2
5
YDİ102
Foreign Language II (English)
2
0
2
ATİ102
Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution II
2
0
2
SAYT204
Solid Waste Management
3
0
5
TDİ102
Turkish Language II
2
0
2
SAYT202
Unit Operations I
3
2
5
Elective
SU VE ATIK YÖNETİMİ TEKNİKERLİĞİ BAHAR 1()
4
SAYT206
Disposal of Residual Treatment Sludges
2
0
4
SAYT205
Pumping Stations
3
0
4
Total ECTS:
30
Total ECTS(Year):
60
2nd Class
2025-2026 Fall Semester
Course Code
Course Name
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ECTS
SAYT302
Environmental Chemistry and Laboratory Applications II