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Water and Waste Management Technician Associate Degree Program

Academic Unit Presenting the ProgramWater and Waste Management Technician
Program Director
Program TypeAssociate Degree Program
Level of Degree Earned
Degree Earned
Education TypeYüzyüze
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 Browse T A 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 Browse 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 Browse T A ECTS
SAYT302 Environmental Chemistry and Laboratory Applications II 3 2 5
SAYT303 Industrial Pollution Control 2 1 5
BİT002 Information and Communication Technology 1 1 2
SAYT301 Management of Treatment Plants 3 0 3
SAYT306 Unit Operations II 3 2 5
SAYT304 Wastewater Treatment 3 1 5
SAYT305 Work Health and Safety at Work 2 0 2
Elective SU VE ATIK YÖNETİMİ TEKNİKERLİĞİ GÜZ( USD)() 3
UNİSEC-COMYO 014 Sustainability 2 0 3
Total ECTS: 30

2025-2026 Spring Semester
Course Code Course Name Browse T A ECTS
MYOSTJ01 Internship 0 2 5
Elective SU VE ATIK YÖNETİMİ TEKNİKERLİĞİ BAHAR 2.SINIF() 25
SAYT403 Advanced Purification 4 0 5
SAYT404 Hazardous Waste Management 4 0 5
SAYT407 Management of PLC System and Automation 2 0 5
SAYT401 Semester Study 3 2 10
SAYT405 Soil Pollution 3 0 5
SAYT402 Waste Recovery Techniques 4 0 5
MYOİU01 Workplace Application 3 0 15
MYOİE01 Workplace Training 2 0 10
SAYT406 Zero Waste Management 2 0 5
Total ECTS: 30
Total ECTS(Year): 60

Matrix of Course - Program Outcomes

MTE006 Calculus
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4212223332
3222323223
4312334223
5312323233
SAYT101 Environmental Microbiology
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3434345344
3434345344
YDİ101 Foreign Language I (English)
#
2223322323
3343242413
2244332433
2254233423
3344333533
2344333443
3444444444
3444444444
ATİ101 Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I
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0000000000
0000000000
0000000000
0000000000
TDİ101 Turkish Language I
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0000000000
0000000000
0000000000
0000000000
0000000000
0000000000
0000000000
0000000000
0000000000
0000000000
0000000000
0000000000
0000000000
0000000000
SAYT102 Water Quality Control
#
5455454543
5455454555
5545453455
SAYT104 Mechanical, Electrical and Electromechanical Equipments Usage and Application in Treatment Plant
#
3453243455
3445343534
4435554345
4445354534
5455444435
SAYT103 Environmental Law and Ethics
#
2123322425
2222413253
3252512342
1212223334
4321421233
3153235332