Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Bitki, hayvan veya mikroorganizmaların tamamı ya da bir parçası kullanılarak yeni bir organizma (bitki, hayvan ya da mikroorganizma) elde etmek veya var olan bir organizmanın genetik yapısında arzu edilen yönde değişiklikler meydana getirmek amacı ile kullanılan yöntemlerin tamamına Biyoteknoloji denmektedir.
Günümüzde giderek artan gıda ihtiyacının karşılanmasına yönelik uygulanan teknikler tek başına yetersiz kalmakta bu alanda yeni tekniklerin uygulanması kaçınılmaz bir hal almaktadır. Günümüzde bu yönde gelişen ihtiyaca cevap verebilecek tek alan biyoteknolojik tekniklerdir. Biyoteknolojik yöntemlerin gerek uygulanması gerekse yeni nesillere öğretilmesi/aktarılması ise bu alanda yetişmiş uzman elemanın varlığına bağlıdır. Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Tarımsal Biyoteknoloji Anabilim Dalı bu alanda uzman ve akademik personel yetiştirmek amacıyla kurulmuştur.

Ülkemizde Tarımsal Biyoteknoloji lisans eğitimine 2009 yılında başlanmış olup Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi Tarımsal Biyoteknoloji Bölümü ise 2012 yılında eğitime başlamış ve ilk mezunlarını 2016 yılında vermiştir. Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü bünyesinde Tarımsal Biyoteknoloji Anabilim Dalı ise 2018 yılında kurulmuş ve aynı yıl ilk lisansüstü öğrencilerini almıştır.

-Eğitimde, Tarımsal sorunlar ve çözüm yollarına ilişkin çağdaş bilgi ile donanmış, bilgiye ulaşma ve sentezleme yeteneği gelişmiş, çevre ve insan sağlığına duyarlı, mesleki etik bilinci ve sorumluluğuna sahip, çevresine önderlik edebilecek uzman ziraat mühendisleri yetiştirmektir.
-Biyoteknolojiye yönelik AR-GE faaliyetleri kapsamında yeni teknoloji ve yöntemler geliştirmek, kullanmak, yöre, bölge, ülke ve dünyadaki bitkisel üretim süreçlerine ve literatüre olumlu katkılar sağlamaktır

Eğitim-Öğretimde sunduğu çağdaş kaliteli eğitim programı ile Tarımsal Biyoteknoloji alanında ülke tarımına yön verebilecek, özel ve resmi kurumlarca aranan, kendi disiplinlerinde söz sahibi, lider kadrolar yetiştiren;
-çağdaş bilgi ve teknolojiler doğrultusunda tarımsal sorunlarına projeler ile çözümler üreten;
-ulusal ve uluslararası bilim dünyası ile bağlarını geliştirmiş, bir bölüm olmaktır.

Tarımsal sorunların çözümüne yönelik proje hazırlama, uygulama, sonuçlarını değerlendirme bilgi ve becerisini kazandırmaktır. Programı başarı ile tamamlayan mezunlar "Tarımsal Biyoteknoloji alanında Yüksek Lisans Diploması" alır ve “Ziraat Yüksek Mühendisi” ünvanını kazanırlar.

Ziraat Fakültesi, Tarımsal Biyoteknoloji Bölümünde her biri 60 m2 olan 6 adet laboratuvar mevcuttur. Bu laboratuvarlar;
1. Hayvan Biyoteknolojisi Laboratuvarı I
2. Hayvan Biyoteknolojisi Laboratuvarı II
3. Enzim ve Mikrobiyal Biyoteknoloji Laboratuvarı
4. Mikrobiyoloji Laboratuvarı
5. Bitki Biyoteknolojisi Laboratuvarı
6. Bitki Doku Kültürü Laboratuvarı
Bu laboratuvarların tamamı lisansüstü öğrencilerin kullanımına açık olup ayrıca Ziraat Fakültesi Kampüsünde bulunan Tarımsal Biyoteknoloji ve Gıda Güvenliği Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi (TARBİYOMER) de öğrencilerin her türlü tez ve araştırma faaliyetlerini yürütebilecekleri imkanı lisansüstü öğrencilerimize sunmaktadır. Bütün bu laboratuvarlarda öğrencilerin tez çalışmalarını ve araştırmalarını yapabilecekleri her türlü imkan mevcuttur.

Lisansüstü öğrencilri Tarımsal Biyoteknoloji bölümünde bulunan laboratuvarlarda biyoteknoloji alanındaki her türlü araştırmayı yapabilmektedir. Buna ilave olarak Ziraat Fakültesi bünyesinde bulunan lisans ve lisansüstü öğrencilerin kullanımına ayrılan laboratuvar ve sınıflarda kablolu/kablosuz internet erişimine açık, eğitim-öğretim çalışmalarında kullanılabilecek 15 bilgisayar bulunmaktadır. Bu bilgisayarlar ve diğer eğitim-öğretim araçları hafta içi her gün mesai bitimine kadar öğrencilerin kullanımına açıktır.

Students who successfully complete all the courses in the master's education plan and successfully defend their thesis on biotechnology receive their master's degree in the field of "Agricultural Biot

Education and training programs are organized on a semester basis. Exams consist of midterm, final and summer school final exams. In order for the student to take the final exam of the semester and summer school, he/she must have attended at least 70% of the theoretical courses and at least 80% of the laboratory and practices. Provided that it does not exceed half of the total credit amount of the program, the curriculum covering the compulsory courses is determined. It is obligatory to give courses on scientific research techniques and research and publication ethics during graduate education. Apart from this, emphasis is placed on elective and applied courses and seminars. Crediting systems such as ECTS are applied by the EYK in the evaluation of postgraduate courses, applications and other learning activities. All exams measuring proficiency, level determination or course achievement can be made on paper and simultaneously to all candidates, or they can be made in electronic environment, which allows different questions to be asked to each candidate at different times, from a question bank that is classified according to field and difficulty level and stored securely. . The full score in the exams is 100. Exams can be written, oral, written-practical and oral-practical. Exam results are entered into OBIS within fifteen days at the latest, following the end of the exam period specified in the Academic Calendar, and the institute is notified via the USA/ASD presidency. The success grade is calculated by adding 40% of the midterm exam grade and 60% of the final exam grade at the end of the semester and summer school. In order to be successful in a course, both this total and the end of the semester, summer school final exam grade must be at least 70 points for master's degree and at least 75 points for doctorate. Thesis/art work can be written in English with the recommendation of the USA/ASD board and the decision of the EYK for foreign students in the programs whose language of instruction is Turkish at the institutes.

Students who are registered in another USA/ASD within the related institute or in graduate programs affiliated with higher education institutions outside the University and who have successfully completed at least one semester can be admitted to the graduate programs of the University through lateral transfer. Horizontal transfers are determined by the proposal of the USA/ASD presidency and the decision of the EYK. For lateral transfer, the student must meet the student admission requirements of the relevant program, have successfully completed all the courses he has attended, and the average grade point average from these courses must be at least 70 points for master's degree and at least 75 points for doctorate degree out of 100. The adjustment of the student to the program in which they are accepted is decided by the EYK, taking the opinion of the Presidency of the USA/ASD.

Students who successfully complete all the courses in the master's education plan and successfully defend their thesis on biotechnology receive their master's degree in the field of "Agricultural Biotechnology".

Students are admitted to the graduate program by making an interview. The number of students to be admitted to graduate programs and the qualifications to be sought in candidate students are announced before the beginning of each semester. In this announcement, the application conditions and the deadline, the place and date where the candidates will be interviewed are stated. Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and have at least 55 standard points in the relevant score type from the ALES centrally administered by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM), or an equivalent score of 55 ALES points from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). They must have points. The equivalence of undergraduate diplomas obtained from abroad must be approved by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK). Candidates; Until the deadline specified in the announcement, they fill out their ALES documents, undergraduate diplomas, success grades from the courses they have studied at the undergraduate level, approved documents indicating their graduation grade point average, other registration information and apply to the institute directorate with the candidate number they provide in the internet registration environment. The registration procedures of the candidates are arranged and carried out by the relevant institute directorate. Interview grade is given out of 100 full grades. Scientific achievement level of a candidate; It is the sum of 50% of the ALES score, 20% of the undergraduate grade point average and 30% of the interview grade. Candidates must have a minimum interview score of 50 and a scientific achievement score of at least 60.

Successful students who have completed at least one semester in another department of the same institute at the university or in a graduate program affiliated with an equivalent institute of another higher education institution can be admitted to graduate programs through horizontal transfer. In order for a student's lateral transfer application to be accepted, a weighted grade point average of at least 75 from the courses he has registered until the application date, a compatibility between the graduate education program he is currently continuing and the program he wants to transfer in terms of courses and entry conditions, Faculty members and infrastructure facilities should be available. A student who wishes to transfer to a graduate program of the university; He/she applies to the relevant institute directorate at least three weeks before the start of the next semester's education by attaching the documents that introduce the education program he/she is attending and the success status of the courses he/she is enrolled in to his/her petition. Director of the institution; It sends the application documents to the relevant department or the head of the main art branch and asks for the opinion of the department and, if this opinion is positive, the names of the courses that the student must take in order to adapt to the program. The opinions and suggestions of the department are examined by the Graduate School Administrative Board and it is decided whether the student's request for lateral transfer is appropriate or not before the start of the education. The courses taken by the student while enrolled in the graduate program of another university, in case of enrolling in a graduate program at the University, which will be counted as the minimum course load are determined by the recommendation of the advisor and the relevant Department Board and the approval of the Graduate School Administrative Board.

The program consists of at least seven courses, a seminar course and thesis, with a total of not less than 21 local credits. The graduate education program consists of compulsory and elective courses. The total ECTS credits of the program is 120. In addition to midterm and final exams, learning activities such as reports, assignments, quizzes, seminar presentations and project work can be used in the performance evaluation of the student during the semester. In order for the student to be considered successful in the relevant course, this grade must be at least 70 out of 100. The student can re-register for the courses he/she has failed, as well as take other graduate courses approved by his/her advisor. In addition, the courses can be chosen from the courses offered in other higher education institutions with the recommendation of the advisor and the related institute department chair and the approval of the Institute Administrative Board, or they can be selected from the doctoral program courses if the advisor deems it appropriate and necessary. The institute determines how much of the courses taken from other higher education institutions can be counted as a minimum of 21 credits, provided that they do not exceed nine credits. At most two of the courses to be taken by the student can be selected from the undergraduate courses, provided that they were not taken during the undergraduate education. Seminar course and thesis work are non-credit according to the local credit system and are evaluated as successful or unsuccessful. The student has to register for the thesis study every semester, starting from the beginning of the third semester at the latest. A student in a master's program with thesis has to write the results of his thesis in accordance with the thesis writing rules of the relevant institute and defend his thesis orally in front of the jury. After the thesis exam is completed, the jury decides to accept, reject or correct the thesis with absolute majority. The student, whose thesis is decided to be corrected, defends his thesis again in front of the same jury by doing the necessary within three months at the latest. At the end of this defense, the registration of the student whose thesis is not accepted will be deleted.