General Information

The Department started post-graduate education and training in the academic year 1982-1983 under Science Institute of Çukurova University. The main purpose of graduate studies in the department is the design, construction, selection, efficient operation, healthy and safe use agricultural machinery and specialization in the areas of agricultural production, energy use and publicise it.

Length of Programme & Number of Credits

4 Year - 240 ECTS

Feature & Definition

Expertise acquired at the undergraduate level, and using scientific research methods to support the original ideas, solve complex engineering problems and to pursue innovations within the scope of Agricultural Mechanization and Technologies, review and implementation with the ability to adapt to new and interdisciplinary technologies to have a flexible knowledge base.

Mode of Study

Full Time

Head of Department

Prof. Dr. ZELİHA BEREKET BARUT

ECTS / Course Catalog Coordinator

Prof. Dr. KUBİLAY KAZIM VURSAVUŞ

Erasmus Coordinator

Prof. Dr. KUBİLAY KAZIM VURSAVUŞ

Internship Coordinator

Doç. Dr. TUNAHAN ERDEM

Orientation Staff

Prof. Dr. ALİ BAYAT

Goals

For students who graduated from this program, the aim of this course is to enable the students to have advanced communication skills with the broad scientific communities and the society in general, to be a leader in their field of expertise, to be able to support with current knowledge, to be able to understand and perform scientific studies.

Objectives

The aim of this course is to educate individuals who can develop themselves in the field of Agricultural Machinery and Technologies and who can follow the innovations and produce new theories, analyzes and technologies with their own opinions and experiences. In addition, students who complete the Doctrate program to design agricultural tools and machines, to prepare the project is prepared in qualified. Moreover, the aim of this course is to provide qualified individuals who will carry out examinations, tests and analyzes related to the necessary documents and licensing processes for the manufacture, marketing, import and export of agricultural tools and machines.

Specific Admission Requirements

The students can apply to this program providing, Foreign language score, ALES score, BSc grade point averages, MSc grade point avarages, writing 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 PhD students who successfully accomplish this program gain a "doctorate" degree of Agricultural Machinery and Technologies Engineering.

Level of Qualification

Doctorate

Qualification Requirements of Graduation

In the doctorate program, at least seven credit courses with at least twenty-one credits and not less than 60 ECTS in one academic term (total of fall and spring semesters); Students who complete a total of 240 ECTS credits consisting of a seminar course, specialization courses, proficiency exam, thesis proposal and thesis study with a GPA of at least 3.00 and who are successful in thesis defense are entitled to receive a doctoral diploma.

Access to Further Studies

If the post-doctoral requirements are met, the title of Dr. lecturer or Associate Professor can be taken.

Internship

no

Applied Course

no

Work Placement

no

Double Major, Additional Major & Exchange Possibilities

Erasmus

Employment Opportunities

Students graduate with professional knowledge and practical experience as well as a certain level of foreign language competence, know how to locate the necessary technology, and they can work as academic staff, get jobs at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ziraat Bank and other banks, agricultural credit cooperatives, municipalities, agricultural machinery and tractor manufacturers and dealers, maintenance, repairs, spare parts and marketing companies and private farms, greenhouses, companies in production and marketing, enterprises and institutions.