Tarımsal Yapılar ve Sulama Doktora Diploması

• In the view of expertise field, the candidate will able to develop, deepen and bring innovative definitions with his/her original thoughts and researches.
• The candidate will able to comprehend related disciplines and with the use of his/her knowledge he/she can analyze, synthesis and evaluate new and complex ideas.
• The candidate will able to executive a study and project without any help.
• The candidate will able to evaluate and use up-to-date information’s in a systematic way. In the specialized are of work, the candidate will able to bring innovative thoughts, methods and practices.
• The candidate will able to apply his/her expertise to a different study field and can put into practice.
• The candidate will able to use research methods in an effective way.
• The candidate will able to manage, execute and conclude a scientific research.
• The candidate at least will prepare a scientific paper, either a manuscript or congress paper, and expands his/her knowledge.
• The candidate will able to make leadership in his/her expertise area or multi-discipline works.
• The candidate will able to offer professional solutions and effective communication to problems using strategic decision-making processes.
• The candidate will able to contribute and develop solutions to social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems associated with his/her expertise.
• The candidate can execute BSc, MSc, and PhD lessons and can be a supervisor.
• The candidate will able to inform target audience in his/her expertise field and offer solutions to problems faced.
• The candidate will able to know, recognize and offer solutions to regional, national, and international problems in his/her expertise.

It is compulsory to have at least 70% attendance for each graduate course in a semester . Achievement is measured through in term assessment (assignments, midterm exams) and with final exams. Examinations are applied in various ways as written, oral, or both written and oral, and/or practictise. At least one midterm exam is to be given for each course. Detailed explanations regarding the assessment and evaluation in the courses take place in the course information page. Examinations are assessed through grades out of 100. Passing grade is calculated by adding the 30% of the average of midterm exam grades to the 70% of the Final or make up exam. In Ph.D. Programs passing grade is at least 75 out of 100 and 2,5 BC out of 4. Success in elective courses, special field courses, seminars and dissertation studies is indicated by using G (passed) or B (succeeded). While calculating average passing grade the courses defined as passed (G), succeeded (B) exempted (M) are not taken in to consideration. Detailed explanations regarding the equivalents of passing grades out of 100 in full mark 4 points system and letter representation system are given in the regulation announced in the website (www.fbe.atauni.edu.tr ) of Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences.

• To be admitted to the Ph.D. program, candidates are required:
• To have either a 5-year undergraduate diploma or Master’s Diploma in the field determined by the executive board of Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences for admition.
• To have received at least 55 (sözel,eşit ağırlık) points in the ALES (Academic graduate education examination).
• To have obtained at least 55 points from UDS or KPDS or the equivalent of this point from an equivalent foreign language exam (TOEFL, etc)
• To have obtained at least 65 points upon summing up 60% of the ALES (sözel,eşit ağırlık) points and 20% of under graduate AGNO (Undergraduate Nominal Grade Average), and 20% of graduate AGNO (graduate Nominal Grade Average).
• To take place among the candidates with the highest grades who are listed beginning from the highest points, considering the number of the students to be admitted.
• To have completed successfully the science preparatory class in 1 year if admitted with the requirement to attendant science preparatory class.
• Students from other nationalities are required to have knowledge of Turkish language at B2 level (or 70 out of 100 achievement) according to ELP (European Language Portfolio).
• Students from the Archeology Departments in other universities are also admitted providing that they meet the requirements of interuniversities students transfer.
• Requirements for application and admission to the program are announced in the website of The Graduate School of Social Sciences before each academic term has began.

Agricultural Structures and Irrigation program is very broad fields of study of graduating students. Graduates as teaching staff can teach course and can do research in universities. In addition, students who graduated from master´s program will be employed in public institutions (Provincial Administration, State Hydraulic Works (DSI), Food, Agriculture and Livestock Ministry and Environment and Urban Ministry, municipalities and etc.), Land Consolidation Construction Companies, Agricultural Consultancy Organizations, Agricultural Cooperatives, Public and Private Banks, Irrigation and Drainage Construction Companies, Engineering and Consultancy Bureau, Technology Development Zones, Agricultural Construction Companies, Agriculture-based International Companies, Large Agricultural Enterprises.