Department of Plant and Animal Production

Due to ecological conditions, Turkey enjoys significant freedom among countries with diverse agricultural structures worldwide, serving as a center for the genetic diversity of many species and varieties. Furthermore, many species and varieties cultivated globally can be easily grown in Turkey, thanks to its suitable ecology, and Turkey's rich variety of species and varieties, along with its potential for fruit production, plays a crucial role in global agriculture.

The primary objective of the Department of Plant and Animal Production is to employ technical personnel with sufficient knowledge and practical skills in plant and animal production, quality control, preservation, and market preparation, capable of meeting the needs of both public and private sector research and development, as well as other individual requirements.

The Department of Plant and Animal Production was established in 2012 within the Pamukkale University Tavas Vocational School. It is a department with two programs, taught in Turkish, lasting two years (four semesters). The department offers Organic Agriculture and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants programs and continues its educational activities with six instructors. Theoretical courses are taught in computer-assisted classrooms with projectors, accommodating 50 students. Practical courses are conducted in a 24-acre Plant and Animal Production application area that includes a 960 m² Gothic greenhouse, where laboratories and administrative facilities can be established.

After graduating and earning the title of Agricultural Technician, students can work in Provincial/District Agricultural and Forestry Directorates, Research Institutes, Municipalities, Agricultural Credit Cooperatives, Chambers of Agriculture, Agricultural Sales Cooperatives, Agricultural Development Cooperatives, private sector businesses, and in their own plant and animal production ventures. Alternatively, they can transfer to 4-year undergraduate programs through a vertical transfer exam.

Mission:

To train technical personnel who are committed to Atatürk's principles and reforms, capable of meeting the needs of national and international institutions and organizations for high-quality technical staff, possess social responsibility, are professionally equipped, entrepreneurial, modern, respectful, and have professional ethics, in line with the aims of a contemporary university.

Vision:

To be a leading academic unit in Turkey and an example to the world, training disciplined and self-confident professionals with the appropriate qualifications required by the age, being ambitious, innovative, reliable, respected, and preferred.

Graduation Requirements:

Students are eligible to graduate upon completion of a total of 120 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits at the end of four semesters, a graduation average of at least 2.25, and completion of a mandatory 30-day internship.

Vertical Transfer Opportunities:

Graduates of the associate degree program can transfer to Anadolu University Open Education Faculty of Economics or Faculty of Business Administration undergraduate programs, as well as other undergraduate programs, after completing two years of education and taking the DGS (Vertical Transfer Exam):

· Horticulture

· Horticulture Production and Marketing

· Organic Farming Management

· Plant Protection

· Plant Production and Technologies

· Biosystems Engineering

· Field Crops

· Agricultural Structures and Irrigation

· Agricultural Economics

· Animal Husbandry

· Agricultural Machinery and Technology Engineering

Programs in the Department:

1. Organic Farming

2. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Department Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fikret SARI

Department Faculty Members:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fikret SARI

Lecturer Dr. Naime Nur BOZBEYOĞLU KART

Lecturer Çağrı ÇAĞIRGAN

Lecturer Rüveyda BAĞBOZAN

Lecturer Betül PAK