Qualification Awarded

Upon successful completion of the program and when the program qualifications are met, a PhD degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics is awarded.

Specific Admission Requirements

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics University, Faculty of Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics departments, Faculty of Agriculture Plant Protection, Agricultural Biotechnology departments, Engineering Faculties Bioengineering and Genetics Departments and Veterinary Faculty, Faculty of Medicine are required to graduate. The ALES and YDS score requirements are determined based on the decisions of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences.

Qualification Requirements

The doctoral program is eight semesters, starting from the semester in which the courses related to the program in which the program is registered, regardless of whether or not they have registered for each semester. The maximum completion period is twelve semesters for those admitted with a master's degree; it is ten semesters and the maximum completion period is fourteen semesters for those admitted with a bachelor's degree.The maximum duration to successfully complete the credit courses required for the Ph.D. program is four semesters for those admitted with a master's degree with thesis and six semesters for those admitted with a bachelor's degree. Students who fail to successfully complete their credit courses or fail to achieve a GPA of at least 3.00 are dismissed from the Institute.Students who successfully complete the credit courses, who pass the proficiency exam and whose thesis proposal is accepted but cannot complete the thesis work until the end of the maximum period are dismissed from the Institute.Students who have applied to the doctoral program with a bachelor's degree, who cannot complete their credit courses and / or thesis work within their maximum period, who have not succeeded in their doctorate thesis, are granted a non-thesis master's degree upon their request provided that they have fulfilled the credit load required for the non-thesis master's degree, projects and other requirements.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Transfer: Students who have completed at least one semester in graduate programs at another EABD / EASD or another university within the relevant institute may be admitted through transfer to the graduate programs of the University. In order to transfer, the student must meet the requirements of the most recently announced student admission and success requirements of the relevant program and must have successfully completed all the courses he / she has attended in the program. Applications for horizontal transfers are made on the dates specified in the academic calendar. The acceptance and adjustment of the student to the program is determined by the EAB with the proposal of EABDB / EASDB. The transition between the master's program with and without thesis can be made by the student's application, EABDB / EASDB proposal and EYK decision in the third semester at the latest. The conditions and quotas regarding the transition between master's programs with and without thesis are determined by the Senate with the decision of the relevant EABDB / EASDB proposal, ANNEX. // Course submission: For graduate courses that students have taken and succeeded before, students are required to be exempted from one or more courses as a result of course submission and exemption exams, and consequently the application of the student in the course selection period, the relevant EABDB / EASDB proposal and EYK decision is determined by. Students who have taken courses from another university can be counted by the student's application, the relevant EABDB / EASDB proposal and the EAB decision. The details of the institution from which these courses are taken are stated and the transcript is written as it is and the success grade is entered.

History

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics has started to accept students in 2018-2019 Spring semester.

Profile of the Programme

Molecular Biology and Genetics is an scientific field, developed as a result of rapid advances in the field of microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, cell metabolism and is applied to living systems with biological techniques and to the solution of problems encountered in these areas. Nowadays, this program is becoming more and more important including the developments in biology, molecular biology, microbiology, biochemistry, cell metabolism and genetics. Biological techniques and engineering principles are applied to living systems and solutions to problems encountered in these fields. It is aimed to create the necessary infrastructure to follow the developments in all these areas and to train qualified academicians and researchers.

Program Outcomes

1-	Ability to use sufficient background in science, bioengineering and related fields and theoretical and practical knowledge in these fields for molecular biology and genetic solutions

2-	The ability to identify, formulate and solve the problems that will be encountered in the field, and to select and apply appropriate analytical methods and techniques for this purpose.

3-	Analyze a biological system, components of a system or process

4-	To have access to information, to be able to do resource research and to use the databases and other information sources

5-	Ability to work effectively in both individual and created teams, self-confidence in taking responsibility

6-	To be able to follow the developments in science and technology

7-	Consciousness of responsibility and sharing

8-	Awareness of the results of project execution, biotechnological and biosafety practices

9-	To be aware of the issues of entrepreneurship and innovation and to have knowledge about the problems of the era

10-	To be aware of the effects of biological applications on universal and social dimensions

Exam Regulations & Assesment & Grading

Doctoral program consists of a minimum of 21 credits for students admitted with a master's degree with thesis and a minimum of 240 ECTS credits including at least seven courses, seminars, proficiency exam, thesis proposal and thesis study, provided that the academic year is not less than 60 ECTS. It occurs. It consists of at least 300 ECTS credits including 14 courses with 42 credits, seminar, proficiency exam, thesis proposal and thesis study for students admitted with undergraduate degree.The purpose of the proficiency exam is to test whether the student has in-depth knowledge of basic and doctoral studies. In order to take the doctoral proficiency exam, he / she must have successfully completed the required number of courses and seminars and has achieved at least 3.00 GPA.Exams consist of midterm, final exam and make-up exams. In order to take the final exam; the student must have attended at least 70% of the theoretical courses and at least 80% of the laboratory and applications. Exams can be performed as written, oral, written-applied and oral-applied. At least one midterm exam is given for each course in the related semester. The contribution rates of the midterm and final exams to the success grade are determined by the IABC at the beginning of each semester in accordance with the recommendation of the faculty member or the faculty members whose qualifications are determined by the Senate and the opinion of EABDB / EASDB. In order to be successful in a course, the final grade must be at least CC for master's degree and at least CB for doctorate.

Graduation Requirements

Students who have successfully completed the credit courses, who have been successful in the proficiency exam and who have completed the thesis work by submitting the thesis proposal until the end of the maximum period can be graduated from the doctoral program.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

Graduates can work in public departments: in Research institutes, in R&D laboratories, in Genetic Diagnostic Centers, in Hospital laboratories, at Marine Sciences Research Institutes, at Turkish Standards Institute, at Ministry of Health, Ministry of Food, at Agriculture and Livestock, at the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), at the Customs Control Centers, in the Experimental Animal Research Laboratories. Graduates can work in the private sector: at pharmaceutical, medical and biotechnology companies, at Genetic Diagnosis Centers and in food control laboratories.

Access to Further Studies

Scientists with PhD degrees can participate in project-based postdoctoral research.

Mode of Study

Ph.D.

Programme Director

Prof.Dr. Reşat ÜNAL

ECTS Coordinator

Associate Prof.Dr. Mehmet VAROL

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Evaluation Questionnaires

Course & Program Outcomes Matrix