21 Jul, 2025Application Deadline
Feb, SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Agriculture and Forestry
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Animal
Science is a branch of science that includes the production, breeding,
nutrition and improvement of economically important animals.
The aim of the Animal Science Department is to conduct qualified research to increase the quality of life of the society by producing healthy and sufficient animal food from farm to table, and to train Animal Science Agricultural Engineers with sufficient knowledge and skills and carrying the universal qualities of the profession.
It has a wide field of study that includes many different subjects such as breeding, nutrition and animal improvement of large (cattle, buffalo and horse), small (sheep, goat), poultry (chicken, quail, turkey, goose, duck, ostrich) and other (bee, rabbit etc.) animals, as well as feeds and alternative feed sources, biotechnology in animal husbandry, computer use in animal husbandry, testing and planning, project-feasibility, organization, organic agriculture, good agricultural practices.
The aim of the Animal Science Department is to conduct qualified research to increase the quality of life of the society by producing healthy and sufficient animal food from farm to table, and to train Animal Science Agricultural Engineers with sufficient knowledge and skills and carrying the universal qualities of the profession.
It has a wide field of study that includes many different subjects such as breeding, nutrition and animal improvement of large (cattle, buffalo and horse), small (sheep, goat), poultry (chicken, quail, turkey, goose, duck, ostrich) and other (bee, rabbit etc.) animals, as well as feeds and alternative feed sources, biotechnology in animal husbandry, computer use in animal husbandry, testing and planning, project-feasibility, organization, organic agriculture, good agricultural practices.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Agriculture and Forestry
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Animal
Science is a branch of science that includes the production, breeding,
nutrition and improvement of economically important animals.
The aim of the Animal Science Department is to conduct qualified research to increase the quality of life of the society by producing healthy and sufficient animal food from farm to table, and to train Animal Science Agricultural Engineers with sufficient knowledge and skills and carrying the universal qualities of the profession.
It has a wide field of study that includes many different subjects such as breeding, nutrition and animal improvement of large (cattle, buffalo and horse), small (sheep, goat), poultry (chicken, quail, turkey, goose, duck, ostrich) and other (bee, rabbit etc.) animals, as well as feeds and alternative feed sources, biotechnology in animal husbandry, computer use in animal husbandry, testing and planning, project-feasibility, organization, organic agriculture, good agricultural practices.
The aim of the Animal Science Department is to conduct qualified research to increase the quality of life of the society by producing healthy and sufficient animal food from farm to table, and to train Animal Science Agricultural Engineers with sufficient knowledge and skills and carrying the universal qualities of the profession.
It has a wide field of study that includes many different subjects such as breeding, nutrition and animal improvement of large (cattle, buffalo and horse), small (sheep, goat), poultry (chicken, quail, turkey, goose, duck, ostrich) and other (bee, rabbit etc.) animals, as well as feeds and alternative feed sources, biotechnology in animal husbandry, computer use in animal husbandry, testing and planning, project-feasibility, organization, organic agriculture, good agricultural practices.
Admission Requirements
(1) In
order to apply to the doctoral program, candidates must have a bachelor's or
master's degree, a diploma from a faculty of medicine, dentistry or
veterinary medicine of at least ten semesters excluding preparatory classes,
a bachelor's or master's degree from a faculty of pharmacy and science, or a
specialist authority gained in a laboratory branch according to the
principles set by the Ministry of Health, and must have a minimum of 55
standard points in the score type of the program they are applying for from
ALES or be successful in internationally accepted exams whose equivalence is
accepted by the Senate instead of the ALES result and whose success base
points are determined, and those who apply with a bachelor's degree must have
a minimum of 70 standard points in the score type of the program they are
applying for from ALES. (2) In accepting students to doctoral programs, the
success grade is calculated by adding 20% of the weighted undergraduate
grade point average of applicants with a bachelor's degree, and 20% of the
weighted graduate grade point average of applicants with a master's degree,
50% of the standard score obtained from ALES, and 30% of the score obtained
as a result of the interview conducted by the jury established by the
institute's board of directors for each department. In order for a candidate
to be considered successful, their success grade must be at least 70.
Students are accepted according to the announced quota by ranking from the
highest score to the lowest. However, in order to accept students to the
doctoral program, a minimum score of 55 from ÜDS or an equivalent score from
an exam accepted by the Interuniversity Board is required, and for foreign
students, a minimum score of 55 from ÜDS or an equivalent score from an exam
accepted by the Interuniversity Board in a language other than their mother
tongue, such as English, French or German, is required. The university senate
is authorized to increase these minimum scores according to the
characteristics of the programs to be entered. Documents to be submitted via the online application system Scientific or exam discussions (on announced dates) ALES (SAY) ≥ 55 or equivalent GRE Undergraduate diploma and transcript English proficiency certificate (for foreign nationals) All documents must be uploaded completely for the application to be valid
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