Qualification Awarded
Our students who graduate from the Plant Protection Program, whose education period is 2 years, receive an associate degree diploma and receive the title of "Plant Protection Technician".
Specific Admission Requirements
Within the framework of the regulations determined by the T.R. Council of Higher Education, student admission to this program is made through the central examination system made by the Student Selection and Placement Center. Candidates must be placed in the Plant Protection Program by obtaining sufficient points from the Higher Education Institutions Exam (YKS) Basic Proficiency Test (TYT) score type conducted by the Measurement, Selection and Placement Center.
Qualification Requirements
The student must have passed all the courses in the program. In this program, the student must provide a minimum of 120 ECTS credits and a GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Prior Education of the students who have studied in another Higher Education Institution before, with the "Regulation on the Principles of Transfer between Associate Degree and Undergraduate Degree Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer" determined by the Higher Education Council. Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University is recognized within the framework of the "Associate Degree and Undergraduate Education Regulations". Exemption Exam is held at the beginning of each academic term for Foreign Language Courses in all higher education programs. Students who think that they meet the expected qualifications from these courses have the right to take the exams. Students who pass the exam and pass the exam are exempted from the relevant courses in the curriculum.
History
The Plant Protection Program within the body of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Köyceğiz Vocational School started education in the Fall Semester of the 2021-2022 Academic Year with a student quota of 40 students.
Profile of the Programme
Being able to respond to the needs of the age by providing associate degree education on diseases, harmful and weeds in agricultural products, their biology and ecology, host-pathogen relations, pesticides and their effects on the environment, mechanical, cultural, physical, chemical, biological, biotechnical and integrated control methods. Our mission is to train technical staff who are well-equipped, act in accordance with professional ethics, know the sector well and have the qualifications the sector seeks, have the ability to follow the developing technology and access information, and do not hesitate to take responsibility. With the students trained as technicians at the associate degree level, it is aimed to meet the technical staff needs of the public and private agriculture sectors and to contribute to the solution of the problems caused by plant diseases and pests in organic and traditional plant production and stored products.
With the students who are trained as technicians at the associate degree level, it is aimed to meet the technical staff needs of the public and private agriculture sector, and to contribute to the solution of the problems caused by plant diseases and pests in organic and traditional plant production and stored products, and thus to popularize quality and environmentally friendly sustainable agricultural practices.
Program Outcomes
Exam Regulations & Assesment & Grading
In this program; Different evaluation methods such as midterm, homework, practice, project, practice and final exam are applied. Students are subjected to a midterm exam and a final exam for all courses. Evaluation methods include classic, multiple choice, matching, fill in the blank, short answer, etc. It may include an exam consisting of questions, homework, performance evaluation and product evaluation. The contribution of the midterm exam to the success grade is 40% and the contribution of the end-of-year exam is 60%. All exams are evaluated over 100 points.
Graduation Requirements
In order to graduate, the courses specified in the program and a 30-day professional internship must be successfully completed. In order to successfully complete the program, it is necessary to successfully complete all of the courses (equivalent to 120 ECTS) in the program and obtain a weighted grade point average of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
Plant Protection Program graduates can find job opportunities in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock and the institutions affiliated to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Urbanization, agricultural pesticide and seed companies, agricultural consultancy companies, pesticide companies and pesticide dealers, the production of plant material free from diseases and pests, and the production of plant material free from diseases and pests, and organic farming enterprises which has gained importance in recent years. Plant protection technician is at the forefront as a profession needed in both the public and private sectors related to agricultural production, as it is a profession that is always needed in the stages of growing the products that people constantly need in quality and without harming the environment.
Access to Further Studies
If the students who successfully complete the Plant Protection Program are successful in the Vertical Transfer Exam opened by OSYM, they will be able to enter the fields of Horticulture, Horticulture Production and Marketing, Plant Protection, Crop Production and Technologies, Oragnik Agricultural Management, Cultural Plants Production and Marketing, Forest Engineering and They can transfer vertically to “Field Crops” undergraduate programs. Students who successfully complete the undergraduate program receive the titles of "Agricultural Engineer" and "Forest Engineer".
Mode of Study
Formal education:
Being able to respond to the needs of the age by providing associate degree education on diseases, harmful and weeds in agricultural products, their biology and ecology, host-pathogen relations, pesticides and their effects on the environment, mechanical, cultural, physical, chemical, biological, biotechnical and integrated control methods. Our mission is to train technical staff who are well-equipped, act in accordance with professional ethics, know the sector well and have the qualifications the sector seeks, have the ability to follow the developing technology and access information, and do not hesitate to take responsibility. With the students trained as technicians at the associate degree level, it is aimed to meet the technical staff needs of the public and private agriculture sectors and to contribute to the solution of the problems caused by plant diseases and pests in organic and traditional plant production and stored products.
Programme Director
ECTS Coordinator
Course Structure Diagram with Credits
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1. Year
- 1. Term
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Course Unit Code
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Course Unit Title
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Course Type
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Theory
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Practice
|
ECTS
|
Print
|
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ATB1801
|
ATATURK'S PRINCIPLES AND REVOLUTION HISTORY I
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Required
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2
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0
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2
|
|
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BTK1001
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Plant Ecology
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Required
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2
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0
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3
|
|
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BTK1005
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Agricultural Ecology
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Required
|
2
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0
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3
|
|
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BTK1007
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Soil Science
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Required
|
3
|
0
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3
|
|
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BTK1501
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Plant Systematics
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Elective
|
2
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1
|
3
|
|
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BTK1503
|
Plant Production Principles
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Elective
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
|
|
BTK1505
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Agricultural Meteorology
|
Elective
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
|
BTK1507
|
Professional Ethics
|
Elective
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
|
BİY1805
|
General Botany
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Required
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
|
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BİY1807
|
Entomology
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Required
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
|
|
KİM1815
|
General Chemistry
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Required
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
|
TDB1801
|
TURKISH LANGUAGE I
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Required
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
|
YDB1801
|
ENGLISH I
|
Required
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
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YDB1803
|
German I
|
Required
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
|
YDB1805
|
FRENCH I
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Required
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
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|
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1. Year
- 2. Term
|
Course Unit Code
|
Course Unit Title
|
Course Type
|
Theory
|
Practice
|
ECTS
|
Print
|
|
ATB1802
|
ATATURK'S PRINCIPLES AND REVOLUTIONARY HISTORY II
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Required
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
|
BTK1002
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Plant Physiology
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Required
|
2
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0
|
2
|
|
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BTK1004
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Phytopathology
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Required
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
|
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BTK1006
|
Plant Pests
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Required
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
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BTK1008
|
Internship
|
Required
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
|
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BİP1824
|
Information & Communication Technologies
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Required
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
|
BİY1902
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Biodiversity
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Elective
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
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PAZ1902
|
Agricultural Marketing
|
Elective
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
|
TDB1802
|
TURKISH LANGUAGE II
|
Required
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
|
YDB1802
|
ENGLISH II
|
Required
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
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YDB1804
|
German II
|
Required
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
|
YDB1806
|
FRENCH II
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Required
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
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İKT1902
|
Agricultural Economy
|
Elective
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
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İSG1902
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Occupational Health and Safety
|
Required
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
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İŞY1904
|
Total Quality Management
|
Elective
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
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2. Year
- 1. Term
|
Course Unit Code
|
Course Unit Title
|
Course Type
|
Theory
|
Practice
|
ECTS
|
Print
|
|
BAH2811
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Plant Nutrition and Fertilization
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Required
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3
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0
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3
|
|
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BTK2003
|
Plant Protection Drugs
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Required
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
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BTK2005
|
Agricultural Pests Control Methods
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Required
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
|
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BTK2007
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Plant Protection Practices
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Required
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
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BTK2009
|
Diseases and Pests of Field Crops
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Required
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
|
|
BTK2011
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Horticultural Diseases and Pests
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Required
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
|
|
BTK2501
|
Plant Genetics
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Elective
|
2
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0
|
3
|
|
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BTK2503
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Writing of Scientific Proposal
|
Elective
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
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BTK2505
|
Organic Agriculture Principles
|
Elective
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
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BTK2507
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Environmental Pollution
|
Elective
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
|
BİY2801
|
General Microbiology
|
Required
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
|
|
YDB2509
|
Professional Foreign Language
|
Elective
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
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2. Year
- 2. Term
|
Course Unit Code
|
Course Unit Title
|
Course Type
|
Theory
|
Practice
|
ECTS
|
Print
|
|
BTK2002
|
Agricultural Biotechnology
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Required
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
|
|
BTK2004
|
Weeds and Their Control
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Required
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
|
|
BTK2006
|
Vegetable Diseases and Pests
|
Required
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
|
|
BTK2008
|
Warehouse Diseases and Pests
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Required
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
|
BTK2010
|
Plant Growth Regulators
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Required
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
|
BTK2012
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Agricultural Mechanization
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Required
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
|
|
BTK2014
|
Plant Protection in Organic Farming
|
Required
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
|
BTK2502
|
Soilless Culture
|
Elective
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
|
BTK2504
|
Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Plants
|
Elective
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
|
BTK2506
|
Sustainable Agriculture
|
Elective
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
|
BTK2508
|
Integrated Management of Pests And Dıseases
|
Elective
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
|
BTK2510
|
Mechanization of Plant Protection
|
Elective
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
|
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Evaluation Questionnaires
Course & Program Outcomes Matrix
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1. Year
- 1. Term
| Ders Adı | Py1 | Py2 | Py3 | Py4 | Py5 | Py6 | Py7 | Py8 | Py9 | Py10 |
| ATATURK'S PRINCIPLES AND REVOLUTION HISTORY I | | | | | | | | | | |
| Plant Ecology | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Agricultural Ecology | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Soil Science | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Plant Systematics | 3 | 3 | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Plant Production Principles | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Agricultural Meteorology | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Professional Ethics | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| General Botany | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Entomology | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| General Chemistry | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| TURKISH LANGUAGE I | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ENGLISH I | | | | | | | | | | |
| German I | | | | | | | | | | |
| FRENCH I | | | | | | | | | | |
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1. Year
- 2. Term
| Ders Adı | Py1 | Py2 | Py3 | Py4 | Py5 | Py6 | Py7 | Py8 | Py9 | Py10 |
| ATATURK'S PRINCIPLES AND REVOLUTIONARY HISTORY II | | | | | | | | | | |
| Plant Physiology | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Phytopathology | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Plant Pests | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Internship | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Information & Communication Technologies | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Biodiversity | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Agricultural Marketing | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| TURKISH LANGUAGE II | | | | | | | | | | |
| ENGLISH II | | | | | | | | | | |
| German II | | | | | | | | | | |
| FRENCH II | | | | | | | | | | |
| Agricultural Economy | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Occupational Health and Safety | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Total Quality Management | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
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2. Year
- 1. Term
| Ders Adı | Py1 | Py2 | Py3 | Py4 | Py5 | Py6 | Py7 | Py8 | Py9 | Py10 |
| Plant Nutrition and Fertilization | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Plant Protection Drugs | 5 | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Agricultural Pests Control Methods | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Plant Protection Practices | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Diseases and Pests of Field Crops | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Horticultural Diseases and Pests | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Plant Genetics | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Writing of Scientific Proposal | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Organic Agriculture Principles | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Environmental Pollution | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| General Microbiology | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Professional Foreign Language | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
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2. Year
- 2. Term
| Ders Adı | Py1 | Py2 | Py3 | Py4 | Py5 | Py6 | Py7 | Py8 | Py9 | Py10 |
| Agricultural Biotechnology | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Weeds and Their Control | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Vegetable Diseases and Pests | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Warehouse Diseases and Pests | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Plant Growth Regulators | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Plant Protection in Organic Farming | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Soilless Culture | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Plants | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sustainable Agriculture | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Integrated Management of Pests And Dıseases | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Mechanization of Plant Protection | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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