Bitki Koruma Lisans Diploması

• Students should be able to; apply knowledge and principles of basic sciences and engineering to the problems of plant protection,
• To learn about systematics, morphological, biological, ecological and epidemiological information about diseases, pests and weeds that cause the loss of the crop at every stage of production,
• To become familiar with agricultural management control methods and their use in control of plant diseases, pests and weeds in cultivated agricultural crops,
• To have experience with urban entomological problems, which are important to human health care in cities.
• To be able to diagnose and identify plant diseases, insect, mite or nematode pests or weeds that cause economical losses in stored crops and products,
• To be able to use pesticides safely and effectively and informed about their hazardous non-target effects on the environment and human health.
• To learn plant protection products and their practice in organic agriculture,
• To participate in professional fairs, meetings and events to improve their knowledge on Plant Protection science and technological advances,
• To obtain necessary qualifications and background to implement crop protection programmes to satisfy the requirements of the private and public agricultural industries,
• To develop the ability to use his/her knowledge for emerging situations,
• To gain required professional knowledge, social ethics and scientific formations about plant protection so that they can become a good team worker with responsibility.
• To have good written and oral scientific communications in Turkish; to be able to search international literature about his/her field of interest and to have basic communication skills in at least one foreign language.

Students of Plant Protection programme are graded according to the following guidelines. Each course is assessed via a midterm exam. Exam dates are announced by the office of the dean. Additional exams for internships, practices etc. may be held. In order to enter final examination, students must meet following requirements: Enrollment for the current semester; 1. %70 attendance of courses 2. %80 attendance of practices 3. Attendance of midterm exam The student is given a grade by the course instructor by taking into account the midterm examinations, final examinations, the semesters work and attendance. The Nominative Grade is found by adding fifty percent of the average of the midterm exam and fifty percent of the final exam grade. All exams are evaluated over 100 points. Final exam are required to obtain at least 30 points. A student AA, BA, BB, CB and CC has received a letter grade, students are considered successful from that course. DC and DD notes are notes that conditionally successful. DC or DD grade in a course where the student overall weighted grade point average must be at least 2.00 to pass.

Candidates must have high school diploma and acquired enough points in National University Student Selection Exam. A one-year Preparatory English Course is mandatory. Preparatory class is not included in the major curriculum (4 years). Students, who pass English Proficiency Test, are allowed to begin their curriculum as a freshman.

Public Institutions; Provincial/District Directorates of Agriculture, Municipal Departments of Parks, Gardens and Green Fields, Ankara Directorate of Plant Protection Central Research Institute, İstanbul Agricultural Quarantine Directorate, ,İzmir, Agricultural Quarantine Directorate, Bornova Plant Protection Research Station, Provincial Control Laboratory Directorates etc. Companies of Agricultural Chemicals; Bayer CropScience, Hektaş, Sygenta, Basf, Sumitomo Chemical, DuPont, Koruma Şirketler Grubu, AgroBest Grup Tarım İlaçları, Doğal Kimyevi Maddeler ve Zirai İlaçlar, Safa Tarım, Doğa Tarım, Agro Kimya etc. Environmental Health Services; Sistem Pest Control, National Britannia Environmental Health Services, Uzman Pest Control, Kutlu Pest Control and landscaping, Prestij Mühendislik Pest Control, Garanti Pest Control, Çağdaş Pest Control, Gezer Şirketler Grubu Pest Control, Zafer Mühendislik Pest Control etc. Firms of Biotechnical Control Products; Agromed Organic Microbial Fertilizer and Industrial Chemicals Ltd., Kimagro Chemicals and Pesticides, GürAgro Bioglobal Agricultural Consultancy, SMC Chemicals Ltd etc. Firms of Seeds, Saplings and Seedlings; MayAgro Tohumculuk, Grow Fide, Agromar, Alara Fidan, Masterplant Fide, Monsanto Gıda, Agro-Tan Tohumculuk, Smyrna Tohumculuk, Ocak Fidancılık, Can Fidancılık, Akkuş Fidancılık, Gözde Fidancılık, Fides İç ve Dış Ticaret etc. Pesticide Residue Analysis Laboratories; Provincial Control Laboratory Directorates,, Bursa Food Control and Central Research Institute, City & Country Farmers´ Markets, Muğla Food Quality Control System Laboratory, TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Center etc. Firms of Organic Farming; Kapar Organic Agriculture, Alyattes Organic Agriculture, Ziya Organic Agriculture, Elta-Ada Gökçeada Farming Facility, Işık Agricultural Products, Cıngıllı Organic Agriculture, Çukurova Organic Agriculture, Ares Organic Agriculture etc. Firms of Biological Control Products; Koppert Turkey, Boyut Foreign Trading Company, Verim Group, Agrikem Pesticides Company etc.

Qualification is continuous.