General Information

The primary objective of the department is to increase the quantity and quality of livestock products in the total agricultural production. The Department of Animal Sciences is offering undergraduate and graduate (M.Sc. and PhD.) courses in the fields of livestock production, animal breeding, animal nutrition and health protection aiming to increase livestock products in quantity and quality wise. In addition to education and training the department is conducting research projects with the objectives of solving both national and Cukurova region livestock production problems.

Length of Programme & Number of Credits

4 Year - 240 ECTS

Feature & Definition

The Department of Animal Science is aimed at raising qualified zootechnician agricultural engineers who will be able to work on genetic breeding, feeding, breeding and health-protection of various animal species.

Mode of Study

Full Time

Head of Department

Prof. Dr. BAHRİ DEVRİM ÖZCAN

ECTS / Course Catalog Coordinator

Harun KUTAY

Erasmus Coordinator

Ali Galip ÖNAL

Internship Coordinator

Prof. Dr. MİKAİL BAYLAN

Orientation Staff

Ali Galip ÖNAL

Goals

The Department of Animal Science is aimed at raising qualified zootechnician agricultural engineers who will be able to work on genetic breeding, feeding, breeding and health-protection of various animal species..

Objectives

The Department of Animal Science is aimed at raising qualified zootechnician agricultural engineers who will be able to work on genetic breeding, feeding, breeding and health-protection of various animal species.

Specific Admission Requirements

The students can apply to this program providing ALES score, grade point averages and interview in accordance with the regulations of "Çukurova University Graduate Education and Examination Committee" and can pursue their education in their or in related fields.

Qualification Awarded

The students who have successfully accomplished this program gain the master's degree of Department of Animal Science.

Level of Qualification

Bachelor's

Qualification Requirements of Graduation

To take 240 ECTS courses, to be successful in the summer internship, to have a GPA of 2 out of 4.

Access to Further Studies

The graduates of this program are eligible to apply for admission to obtain a PhD degree in their or related fields if they pass the evaluation process designated according to the "Regulations of Çukurova University Graduate Studies", which includes a required ALES score and an adequate English language proficiency.

Internship

40 working days University Research and Application Farm and Public Institutions

Applied Course

Practical lessons are given by the Faculty Members in the field and in the laboratories.

Work Placement

It is not implemented in this program.

Double Major, Additional Major & Exchange Possibilities

Recognition of previous formal (formal) education in Turkish Higher Education Institutions, vertical, horizontal transfers and transitions within the university "Regulation on the Principles of Transfer between Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfers" determined by the Higher Education Council carried out within the scope of ".

Employment Opportunities

Students who graduate from the program can work as researchers and publishers in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Livestock and various state institutions, as well as Ziraat Bank and some other banks, Agricultural Credit Cooperatives, Municipalities, private seed and seedling growing companies, fruit-vegetable storage warehouses. and product packaging houses, tomato paste-canned and fruit juice factories, private farms and greenhouses; In addition to private garden care and consultancy services, it also provides seeds, fertilizers and pesticides; they can work on issues such as export-import, packaging-marketing and certification, they can establish and operate private breeding units or pursue an academic career at universities.