Graduate School of Sciences | Department of Biology | Doctorate Degree (Ph.D)

Profile of the Programme

Biology Department consists of six branches; General Biology, Zoology, Botanic, Molecular Biology, Ecology and Basic Industrial Microbiology. Biology, aiming to understand living organisms and living systems, is subdivided into research topics. Our research laboratories have appropriate infrastructure and technological equipment to enable PhD students to practice practical lessons and to carry out advanced research studies. Biology department lecturers conducts with the participation of students supported projects by Eskişehir Technical University, TÜBİTAK and DPT, collaborations with universities, research laboratories and centers are being carried out nationally - internationally. Master's degree graduates of the Department of Biology can work in the academic staff of universities. In addition, graduates can find job opportunities in laboratories affiliated to health institutions, private research institutes, organizations affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Environment, food and medicine industry. Graduates with the required certifications can work for teacher position at private or public schools.

Programme Director & ECTS Coord.

BÖLÜM BAŞKAN YARDIMCISI
DOÇ. DR. GÜLÇİN IŞIK
ECTS BÖLÜM KOORDİNATÖRÜ YARDIMCISI
DOÇ. DR. GÜLÇİN IŞIK

General admission requirements stated under Info on the Institution on this website are being applied to start this programme.
For the candidate to apply to the doctorate program; must have bachelor’s diploma or master’s degree, must have at least 3,00/4,00 (75/100) undergraduate GPAs (for apply who have bachelor’s diploma) or master’s degree with thesis (for apply who have master’s degree) and be determined ALES and foreign language scores must be taken. Applicants with a bachelor's degree, referring to the type of program, must receive at least 80 points from the ALES or an equivalent score accepted by the Senate for the GRE/GMAT examinations. Also; applicants with a master’s degree, referring to the type of program, must receive at least 70 points from the ALES or an equivalent score accepted by the Senate for the GRE/GMAT examinations. The candidate; from the foreign language exams coordinated by the measurement, selection and placement center (ÖSYM) or from the YÖKDİL exam, at least 55 points or from international foreign language examinations accepted as equivalent by ÖSYM, this score must be equivalent to a score. The minimum score for students who apply to foreign language education units is 60.For all the principles of student application and admission; you should review the ESKISEHIR TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY GRADUATE EDUCATION AND EXAM INSTRUCTIONS.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Depending on the degrees awarded, theoretical or practical courses taken as part of a degree (completed or not completed) may lead to recognition of these as prior learning by the programme administration. The students who have taken courses in another institution in Turkey or abroad can ask for credit and grade transfer. The executive boards of relevant programme will decide on the courses to be transferred covering students' entire academic program once and for all with the condition that the request for transfer be made within the first week of the academic year, the requests cannot be repeated.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

A student with an MA/MS degree is required to successfully complete a minimum of 7 courses, not less than 52,5 ECTS credits on the other hand student without an MA/MS degree enrolling in the doctorate programs is required to successfully complete a minimum of 14 courses not less than 105 ECTS credits. Both groups of students are required take the required Field Specialization course, pass the qualifying exam, have an accepted dissertation proposal and successfully compete doctorate dissertation work with a minimum of 60 ECTS credits, have a minimum GPA of 3.00/4.00 and no letter grades lower than CC and no YT, DZ grades.
Student who have master's degree with thesis, at least 7 courses and seminar courses should be not less than 60 ECTS credits, ,with proficiency exam and thesis proposal should be not less than 180 credits, must successfully completed specialized field lecture and thesis study.Student who enrolled in a doctoral program, all the courses must be at least YT, CC or a grade above the stated grades and grade point average (GPA) must be at least 3,00 out of 4,00. In addition; at least one course including scientific research techniques and research and publication ethics must be taken during graduate education. The duration of the program is 8 semesters for the student have a master's degree, maximum completion period is 12 semesters. For students who have been admitted with an undergraduate degree; the duration of the program is 10 semesters, maximum completion period is 14 semesters.In this period; the student who provides above conditions and prepare and defends the doctoral thesis is graduated from the program.For detailed information; you should review the ESKISEHIR TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY GRADUATE EDUCATION AND EXAM INSTRUCTIONS.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to post doctorate programmes.
May apply to post doctorate programmes.

Graduation Requirements

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

The graduates can be employed as teachers, researchers or experts in institutions that do basic and/or applied research in the fields of medicine, chemistry, veterinary sciences agriculture, biotechnology, and biology and many more as well as in education. They are also employed in drug manufacturing industry both as researchers and sales persons. They can work in hospitals or health clinics as biologists or technicians, as well as in government environmental units as councellors.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Grade	Coefficient
AA	4,0
AB	3,7
BA	3,3
BB	3,0
BC	2,7
CB	2,3
CC	2,0
CD	1,7
DC	1,3
DD	1,0
FF	0,0