When there are graduated with a degree in Greenhouse. Is the title of Technician.
Education Type
Tam Zamanlı
Registration Acceptance Conditions
Those who have successfully completed their secondary education are eligible.
Recognition of Prior Learning
The process of recognition of prior education by Turkish higher education institutions is still in its incipient stage. Likewise, the recognition of prior education has neither been started nor implemented by all departments at Namik Kemal University. However, a proficiency exam is held at the beginning of each academic year regarding the compulsory Foreign Language Course which is to be offered in the curriculum of all departments. The students who have embarked on a self-learning period or acquired necessary skills in the course are eligible to enter this exam. Those who have successfully passed the exam are eligible not to take the course.
Degree Requirements and Rules
The students studying in this undergraduate program are required to have a Cumulative Grade Points Average (Cum.GPA) of not less than 2.00/4.00 and have completed all the courses with at least a letter grade of DD/S in the program in order to graduate. The minimum number of ECTS credits required for graduation is 120. It is also mandatory for the students to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality.
Program Profile
Increasing of population and decreasing of agricultural production areas in our country, agricultural production is needed. Greenhouse which is a branch of agriculture aims to train skilled technicians who are the needs of the industry, to provide professional knowledge in high quality and to raise intermediate job employees who know the basic requirements of greenhousing well.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
There are a lot of job opportunities in enterprises’ greenhouses concentrated in Mediterranean and Aegean regions. Graduates can also set up their own business by the support given from the government.
Access To Upper Degree
Graduates may apply to bachelor´s programmes in related fields given below of study provided that the student obtains sufficient score in the Vertical Transfer Examination (DGS) administered by the Student Selection Centre (OSYM).HorticultureHorticulture Production and MarketingPlant ProtectionField Crops
Exams, Assessment and Grading
Students will take a minimum of one midterm examination. In addition to midterms, they will be assigned projects and homeworks whose deadlines will be specified at the beginning of the semester. At the end of each semester, the students are required to take a final examination. The course content, the requirements (midterm, project, assignment and final examination) and their contribution to the final grade is specified on the website. Student regulations and the final examination dates are determined by the university and final examinations take place as announced. The students are graded according to their midterm, project, assignment and final examination results.
The passing grade at Namık Kemal University is 60 out of 100. However, the grade of the final examination or the retake should be a minimum of 50. Exams are evaluated on a scale of 100. The final grade of a course is the sum total of %30 of the midterm grade and %70 of the final or the retake examination grades. However, the calculation of the final grade of a course can be determined and announced as mentioned in the syllabus at the beginning of the semester by the Faculty/College Council as the sum total of ranging between %30 – %50 of the midterm examination and %50 – %70 of the final examination as long as the addition equals to a scale of 100. As a result of the calculation, if the value after the decimal is less than five, the grade is finalized by lowering it to the decimal value; if more than five, upgrading it to the next decimal value.
Final and retake grades are submitted to the Student Affairs along with the evaluation criteria. The grades are announced on the student information system.
Grades
The grading system to evaluate the student performance is signified by the values in the chart below. For each course students are graded by letters. Letter grades, coefficients and ratios are as follows:
Grade
Letter Grade
Coefficient
Status
90-100
AA
4.00
Pass
80-89
BA
3.50
Pass
70-79
BB
3.00
Pass
65-69
CB
2.50
Pass
60-64
CC
2.00
Pass
50-59
DD
1.50
Fail
30-49
FD
1.00
Fail
0-29
FF
0.00
Fail
Students are required to retake the courses from which they received DD, FD or FF during the first oncoming semester in which these courses are offered.
Successful Students
Students who complete their associate or undergraduate degree with a grade point average of 3.00 – 3.49 graduate as honor students; 3.50 and above as high honor students.
Graduation Requirements
Teaching Methods
Teaching methods are determined so as to improve skills, such as teaching-learning strategies, self-discipline, life-long learning, observation, sharing knowledge, presentation, critical thinking, teamwork, effective use of informatics.
Moreover, the choice of teaching methods pays heed to supporting students with different skills. The teaching methods used in the program are listed below*:
TEACHING METHODS*
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
MEANS
Course
Listening and interpretation
Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
Discussion Course
Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development
Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
Special Support / Structural Examples
Special skills planned beforehand
Playing a Role / Drama
Special skills planned beforehand
Standard classroom technologies, special equipment
Problem Solving
Special skills planned beforehand
Case Study
Special skills planned beforehand
Brainstorming
Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work
Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
Small Group Discussion
Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development
Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector
Presentation
Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling
Real or virtual environment suitable for observation
Simulation
Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling, informatics skills
Real or virtual environment suitable for observation
Seminar
Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, listening and interpretation, management skills
Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
Group Study
Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, informatics, critical thinking, question development, management skills, team work
Field / Land Study
Observation / situation handling, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading
Laboratory
Observation/situation handling, informatics, management skills, team work
Special equipment
Homework
Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, Informatics
Internet database, library database, e-mail
Oral Exam
Survey and Questionnaire Study
Research – lifelong learning, writing, reading
Panel
Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling
Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
Guest Speaker
Listening and interpretation, observation/situation handling
Standard classroom technologies, multimedia devices, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment
Student Club Activity / Projects
Observation/situation handling, critical thinking, question development, team work, research – lifelong learning, writing, reading, management skills, special skills planned beforehand
*One or more of the listed methods can be used depending on the specificity of the course.
Program Outcomes
1-Has knowledge about Ataturk's principles and the revolutionary history, 2-Be able to carry out work related to ventilation, cooling and adjusting humidity levels, 3-Has the ability to work and adapt to all kinds of terrain conditions, 4-Has the ability to understand basic concepts related to chemistry and grasp basic chemical formulas and equations, 5-Be able to create professional and ethical responsibility in the field of greenhouse cultivation and have knowledge about occupational health, safety, environmental awareness and quality processes, 6-Be able to select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for greenhouse cultivation practices; be able to gain the skills to use digitalization and information technologies effectively, 7-Be able to ensure sustainability and all production stages from seed planting to harvest in the greenhouse, 8-Be able to carry out cultural methods and care for the plants to be grown in the greenhouse, 9-Has sufficient knowledge about irrigation and drainage systems in greenhouses, 10-Has knowledge about soil and production media in greenhouses, 11-Has knowledge about planning and drafting projects for the construction of greenhouses, 12-Has knowledge about illumination of greenhouses, utilizing active and passive solar energy, and renewable energy sources and systems, 13-Has written and verbal communication proficiency in Turkish, 14-Has knowledge of foreign languages, be able to communicate with colleagues and relevant networks by following the information in their field, 15-Be able to create awareness of the need for lifelong learning and sustainable development goals, to follow developments in science and technology, to carry out innovation and R&D processes and to constantly renew themselves.
Curriculum
Greenhousing
1st Class
2024-2025 Fall Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Browse
T
A
ECTS
YDİ101
Foreign Language I (English)
2
0
2
SRP102
General Greenhouse Growing
2
1
3
SRP101
Greenhouse Practices I
1
6
7
TMAT001
Mathematics I
3
0
3
SRP103
Plant Ecology
2
0
3
ATİ101
Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I
2
0
2
SRP104
Principles of Horticulture
2
0
2
TDİ101
Turkish Language I
2
0
2
Elective
1.Sınıf Güz Dönemi()
6
SRP108
Agricultural Meteorology
2
0
2
SRP106
Chemistry
2
0
2
SRP107
General Botany
2
0
2
Total ECTS:
30
2024-2025 Spring Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Browse
T
A
ECTS
YDİ102
Foreign Language II (English)
2
0
2
SRP201
Greenhouse Practices II
1
6
7
SRP203
Heating-Cooling Methods in Greenhouse
3
0
3
SRP209
Irrigation Methods in the Greenhouse
2
0
2
ATİ102
Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution II
2
0
2
SRP202
Production Techniques in Greenhouse
2
0
2
SRP204
Soil Productivity in Greenhouse
2
0
3
TDİ102
Turkish Language II
2
0
2
Elective
1.sınıf Bahar Dönemi()
7
SRP207
Organic Farming
2
0
3
UNİSEC-TBMYO 006
Organic farming
2
0
3
SRP212
Renewable Energy Systems
2
0
2
SRP211
Vegetable Seeds
2
0
2
Total ECTS:
30
Total ECTS(Year):
60
2nd Class
2024-2025 Fall Semester
Course Code
Course Name
Browse
T
A
ECTS
TSRP301
Applied Greenhouse III
0
6
6
SRP306
Greenhouse Plant Diseases
2
1
3
TSRP302
Greenhouse Vegetable Cultivation I
2
2
4
SRP305
Nutritional Disorders on Greenhouse Plants
2
0
3
TSRP304
Plant Physiology
2
1
3
Elective
2.Sınıf Güz Dönemi()
8
SRM001
Greenhouse Mechanization
2
0
2
SRP307
Greenhouse Plant Pests
2
0
2
UNİSEC-TBMYO 005
Minor Vegetable Cultivation in Greenhouses
2
0
3
SRP311
Ornamental Plants Propagation I
2
2
4
Elective(Over All University)
You Can Take Courses TOTAL 3 ECTS from Elective(Over All University and From Other Department)
3
UNİSEC-COMYO 010
Arts(Çorlu M.Y.O.-Gel.El.San.)
2
0
3
UNİSEC-SHMYO 001
Basic Disaster Information(Sağlık Hizm. M.Y.O.-İlk ve Acil Yardım)