General Information
Karaisalı Vocational School was established in 1995 in Karaisalı district, which is 50 km away from Adana and Çukurova University Campus. The Department of Plant and Animal Production started its Greenhouse Program education in the 1997-1998 academic year. The aim of the program is to train human resources who can use rapidly developing technological applications in the cultivation of vegetables and ornamental plants in our country, who follow the occupational health and safety instructions needed for the agricultural sector, and who are sensitive to environmental rules.
Length of Programme & Number of Credits
2 Year - 120 ECTS
Feature & Definition
Çukurova is a region where plant cultivation is carried out in the open and under cover with modern methods, due to its climate and location characteristics. The application area and greenhouses for production and research purposes within the school provide opportunities for the production of many types and varieties of vegetables and ornamental plants. The program trains human resources who know the cultivation and production techniques of plants related to their field and have marketing skills. Lessons are given theoretically and practically, and in applied courses, students are involved in one-on-one production. Vocational courses taught in the program are carried out by current permanent faculty members.
Mode of Study
Full Time
Head of Department
Prof. Dr. NAİME ZÜLAL ELEKCİOĞLU
ECTS / Course Catalog Coordinator
Öğr. Gör.Dr. EBRU KARNEZ
Erasmus Coordinator
Prof. Dr. NAİME ZÜLAL ELEKCİOĞLU
Internship Coordinator
Öğr. Gör.Dr. EBRU KARNEZ
Orientation Staff
Öğr. Gör.Dr. HAKAN KAVUR
Goals
The aim of the Greenhouse Program is to train intermediate staff who can use the rapidly developing technological applications in greenhouse cultivation in our country. Within the scope of the program, all technical and practical information about plant cultivation and production in the open and under cover is given. Cultivation techniques for vegetables and ornamental plants grown in these areas, plant nutrition and fertilization methods, production and propagation techniques, organic farming and soilless farming techniques, technical issues such as pruning, spraying, harvesting, diseases, pests and weeds and control methods, greenhouse installation. and issues related to its operation are discussed in detail.
Objectives
The objective of the program is to provide an educational infrastructure suitable for the needs of the age by following the technological developments in the field of greenhouse cultivation and to carry out our education and training activities based on the subjects needed in the field, to provide a leading education at national and international level that can apply innovations in this regard, produce solutions to the problems of the society and thus provide public education. and to train highly qualified Agricultural Technicians who can meet the needs of the private sector.
Specific Admission Requirements
Students are accepted to this program with the placement result document issued by the Assessment, Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM).
Qualification Awarded
Students who successfully complete the program get an 'Associate degree'. People who complete the program receive the title of Agricultural Technician.
Level of Qualification
Associate
Qualification Requirements of Graduation
To be successful in this program, students are required to successfully complete all the courses to meet a minimum of 120 ECTS credit requirement and have a minimum of GPA of 2.00/4.00.
Access to Further Studies
Students who successfully complete their associate degree education in this program can continue their education in undergraduate programs related to their program by taking the Vertical Transfer Exams (DGS).
Internship
30 work day. Students are employed in various departments of the Faculty of Agriculture of the universities and in public and private institutions such as the central and provincial organizations affiliated to the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Agricultural Research Institutes, parks and horticultural units of municipalities and in companies producing especially vegetable and ornamental plants, they have the possibility to do.
Applied Course
In practical courses, the production, cultivation, care, reproduction and harvest of various vegetables and ornamental plants are carried out in the open and under greenhouse conditions. The current field of practice in our school allows department students to be informed in an environment that integrates research, practice and education. Within the scope of the program, technical visits are organized to the vegetable and ornamental plant greenhouses in the region so that students can closely follow the developments in the sector.
Work Placement
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Double Major, Additional Major & Exchange Possibilities
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Employment Opportunities
Students graduating from the Greenhouse Program; They can be employed as Agricultural Technicians in seed, pesticide and fertilizer companies, in enterprises that grow seedlings, vegetables and ornamental plants, in relevant public institutions within the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and in public institutions such as parks and gardens units of municipalities. They can establish business areas operating in this field in the light of the information they have learned.