Institute of Graduate Programmes | Department of Biology | Doctorate Degree (Ph.D) | Program in Biology

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.

Specific Admission Requirements

General admission requirements stated under Info on the Institution on this website are being applied to start this programme.

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.

Access to Further Studies

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