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Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

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General Description
History
The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Ordu University Faculty of Arts and Sciences started education in 2016 with the change of the name and content of the Department of Biology, which started in the fall semester of the 2013 academic year. In this department, students are trained in the scientific branches of Molecular Biology, Botany, General Biology, Hydrobiology and Zoology. Academic fields of faculty members who will provide trainingin this program, are Systematic Entomology, Bioacoustical and Behavioural Ecology, Plant Anatomy and Morphology, Microbiology, Fish Biology and Age Determination, Wetland and Phytoplankton, Molecular Biology, Plant Ecology, Cytotoxicology, Genetic Toxicology, Entomopathogen, Conservation Biology. Every year in the beginning of fall and spring semesters, graduated students can enroll the Department of Biology in accordance with quotas were reported by the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics and conditions of the admission and registration determined by Instituteof Science at Ordu University.
Qualification Awarded
The Doctorate Degree Diploma
Level of Qualification
Third Cycle
Level of Qualification
Third Cycle
Specific Admission Requirements
The applicants who have Bachelor Degree or Master Degree and sufficient YDS (Foreign Language Examination) score min 55/100, can apply the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Ordu University for Doctorate program. Before the beginning ofeach semester, number of students to be admitted to doctorate programs and the qualifications of the applicants will be announced. Also this ad includes application requirements and deadline.Candidates who have Master degree diploma or Bachelor diploma of Institute which precept at least 10 semesters except prep classes or laboratory expertise according to the guidelinesissued by the Ministryof Health gained authority, may apply to the Directorate of the Graduate School with the documents: Sufficient score (at least 55 out of 100) from the Academic Staff and Graduate Study Education Exam (ALES) conducted by Student Selection and Placement Center (OSYM) or GRE Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score equivalent to ALES score of 55. Equivalence of diploma which obtained from out of the country must be approved by the Council of Higher Education(YOK). If candidates have Bachelor diploma of Institute which precept less than 10 semesters, they must have min 75/100 score for ALES or equivalent. All applicants can apply this Doctorate program with document of ALES or equivalent, Master Diploma, or Bachelor's Diploma, Transcript and also if applicants have an YDS (Foreign Language Examination conducted by OSYM) or equivalent exam score such as TOEFL or IELTS untilthe deadline. Applicants who are foreign students, must have at least one foreign language score such as English, Frenchand German languages at least 55 points without own native language and equivalence of foreign language score which obtained from out of the country must be approved by the Council of Higher Education.
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)
A student who is currently enrolled in a Doctorate Degree program in the same discipline at another institution and has successfully completed at least one semester, upon submitting all required documents (Min GPA 75/100) before the deadline, may transfer to the Doctorate Program at Ordu University upon the recommendation of the department administration and with the approval of the Administrative Committee of the Graduate School. A student who wants to transfer to the Doctorate Program at Ordu University, can apply with own transcript, student certificate and petition at least three weeks before the start date of semester. Before the commencement of each semester, this application will be examined and decided prompt transfer of the student's eligibility by the Institute Board of Directors. Course credits which are appropriate or not to transfer the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics for Doctorate program at Ordu University, will be decided by supervisor, the Board of Department and Institute Board of Directors at Ordu University.
Qualification Requirements and Regulations
Students who admitted with MSc diploma, must have a minimum of eight courses delivered within the graduate program of the department and in related fields, one seminar, dissertation proposal and dissertationexam, and thesis, with a minimum of 28 local credits. Students who admitted with Bachelordiploma, must have a minimum of fifteen courses delivered within the graduate program of the department and in related fields, two seminar course, dissertation proposal and dissertationexam, and thesis, with a minimum of 52 local credits. The seminar course, dissertation proposal and dissertation exam and thesis are non-credit and graded on a pass/fail basis. Taking into account the recommendations of supervisor, Ordu University Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics Doctorate courses which have a certain code, content andcredits,may be taken from the department or a different departments.A student who has completed work on the thesis within the time period, must write a thesis, using the data collected, according to the specifications of the Graduate School Thesis Writing Guide. The dissertation must be defended in front of a jury. The Doctoratedissertation jury is appointed on the recommendations of the relevant Department Chair person and with the approval of the Administrative Committee of the Graduate School. A majority vote by the jury members determines the outcome of the dissertation. To correct or change a thesis found incomplete and/or inadequate by the jury, the jury must specify in its report that such corrections are necessary. A student may be given, by a decision of the Administrative Committee of the Graduate School, up to six months to complete the corrections and redefend own thesis in front of the same jury. If a student successfully defend the dissertation, he/she must press the dissertation as a book.
Profile of The Programme
Purpose of the Doctorate program in Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Ordu University, Doctorate students who will study biology and sub-discipline of science, redound develop to ability of research and increase the knowledge, skills of access to information, assessment and interpret.As well as these studies, faculty members who have adequate knowledge and skills of Doctorate’s thesis research laboratories are being carried out successfully.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples
Doctorate students who successfully graduate from the doctorate program; They can work in a wide range of different businesses, such as Molecular-based diagnostic laboratories in private and public hospitals, IVF units in hospitals, research laboratories in hospitals, molecular-based research laboratories in the fields of agriculture and veterinary medicine, R&D units in the food and pharmaceutical industry, quality control and environmental protection units, research laboratories where studies are carried out to identify and protect biodiversity, GMO diagnostic laboratories, biomedical companies and biotechnology companies.
Access to Further Studies
If graduates who have successfully completed the Doctorate program at Ordu University Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, they can apply for the post doctorate or academic positions which are sameor similar fields, within the country or abroad,or may apply for specialist positions in public agency research centers
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
Doctorate students who continue own education at Ordu University Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics Doctorate Program, are required to take a mid-term examination and/or complete other assigned projects/homework during the semester and, additionally, are required to take a final examination and/or complete a final project for course evaluation. The final grade is based on the mid-term examination grade, the final examination grade and/or evaluation of final project, with the contributions of 40% and 60%, respectively. To pass any course, a Doctorate’s student must receive at least 70 out of 100. The seminar course and thesis are non-credit and graded on a pass/fail basis. A student who has completed work on the thesis within the time period, must be defended the dissertation in front of a jury. The defence base on two section such as ‘’Present the Thesis’’ and ‘’Question and Answer’’. A majority vote by the jury members determines the outcome of the dissertation. If a Doctorate student successfully defend the thesis in front of the jury, she/he has a right to get PhD diploma
Graduation Requirements
Doctorate students who continue own education at Ordu University Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics Doctorate Program, are required to have Doctorate degree and successfully graduate the program complete the min eight courses with a minimum of 28 local credits,one seminar course, dissertation proposal, dissertationexamand the thesis for students who admitted with MSc diploma, but If a student admitted with Bachelordiploma, must have a minimum of fifteen courses, two seminar course, dissertation proposal and dissertationexam, and the thesis, with a minimum of 52 local credits. The students who has completed work on the thesis within the time period, must write a thesis, using the data collected, according to the specifications of the Graduate School Thesis Writing Guide and the dissertation must be defended in front of a jury.A majority vote by the jury members determines the outcome of the dissertation. To correct or change a thesis found incomplete and/or inadequate by the jury, the jury must specify in its report that such corrections are necessary. A student may be given, by a decision of the Administrative Committee of the Graduate School, up to six months to complete the corrections and redefend own thesis in front of the same jury. If a student successfully defend the dissertation, he/she must press the dissertation as a book.
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )
Full-Time
Address, Programme Director or Equivalent
Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Öznur ERGEN AKÇİN:+ 90 452 234 50 10 -1659 and 1656 Fax:+ 90 0452 233 91 49 e- posta:oakcin@gmail.com Address: Ordu University, Science and Art Faculty, Department of Biology, Cumhuriyet Campus, Ordu
Facilities
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics has 5 subdivisions such as Molecular Biology, General Biology, Hydrobiology, Zoology, and Botany majors. There are 7 Professors, 3 Associate Professors, 1 Lecturer and 7 Research Assistants in the department. There are 6 research laboratories in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics: Zoology laboratory, Botany laboratory, Hydrobiology laboratory, Molecular Biology laboratory, Cell culture and Cytogenetics laboratory and Microbiology laboratory. In the department, financial support is provided to students who want to do research through many research and thesis projects supported by Scientific Research Project Unit, TÜBİTAK and different institutions.

Key Learning Outcomes
1Be able to improve the Molecular Biology and Genetics -related theory and information by using scientific methods.
2To be able to read, understand and evaluate a scientific article.
3Be able to prepare an article in national or international journals in order to contribution to scientific literature.
4Be able to apply the technologies related to molecular biology to education, industry, agriculture, health and environmental problems.
5Be able to incorporate into interdisciplinary work.
6Be able to determine the problems regarding molecular biology and genetics, setting up hypotheses about the solutions to the problems through synthesis, and to obtain solving skill the hypothesis by using experimental methods.
7Be able to obtain sufficient experience and discipline in studies on molecular biology and genetics.
8In applications of Molecular Biology and Genetics, being an ethics, responsible, fruitful individuals who are sensitive to universal social values and the interests of the country.
9Be able to obtain sufficient experience and discipline required in the laboratory and field.
10Be able to do an original scientific research in the Molecular Biology and Genetics that brings innovation, improves the new scientific method or applies a known method to the field.
11Be able to improve skills about research project design, thesis preparation and the evaluation of the results by specializing in a certain area of the Molecular Biology and Genetics.

Key Programme Learning Outcomes - NQF for HE in Turkey
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COMPETENCES (Communication and Social Competence)1
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COMPETENCES (Field Specific Competence)1
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Course Structure Diagram with Credits
T : Theoretical P: Practice L : Laboratory
0. Semester
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 FBİ742-17 MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
2 FBİ743-17 PROGNOROTIC AND EUCARIOTIC GENE EXPRESSION Compulsory 3 0 0 0
Total 6 0 0 0
 
1. Semester
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 FBİ756-23 Compulsory 3 0 0 0
2 FBİ746-18 APPLIED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Compulsory 2 2 0 0
3 FBİ745-18 LAND PRACTICES IN VERTICTS Compulsory 2 2 0 0
4 FBİ748-21 ADVANCED CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES OF NANOPARTICULES Compulsory 3 0 0 0
5 FBİ739-15 ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
6 FBİ717-13 AGE VALIDATION METHODS IN FISHES Compulsory 3 0 0 0
7 FBİ734-14 AQUATIC PLANTS Compulsory 3 0 0 0
8 FBİ722 BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
9 FBİ729 BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS Compulsory 3 0 0 0
10 FBİ711-13 CANCER GENETICS Compulsory 4 0 0 0
11 FBİ713 CELL CYCLE REGULATION Compulsory 3 0 0 0
12 FBİ708 CELLULAR AGING Compulsory 3 0 0 0
13 FBİ701 COMPARATIVE PLANT ANATOMY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
14 FBİ705 ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF TURKIYE Compulsory 3 0 0 0
15 FBİ731-14 EPIGENETICS Compulsory 3 0 0 0
16 FBİ740-15 ETHICS IN SCIENCE Compulsory 3 0 0 6
17 FBİ723 EVOLUTIONARY ANALYSIS Compulsory 3 0 0 6
18 FBİ716 FISH ADAPTATIONS Compulsory 3 0 0 0
19 FBİ721 FRESH WATER BENTHIC ALGAL ECOLOGY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
20 FBİ709 GENETIC TOXICOLOGY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
21 FBİ736-14 INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
22 FBİ718 INVASIVE SPECIES IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS Compulsory 3 0 0 0
23 FBİ704 MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
24 FBİ737-14 NANOTOXICOLOGY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
25 FBİ715 OTOLITH BIOMETRY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
26 FBİ753-23 PHARMACOGENETICS Compulsory 3 0 0 0
27 FBİ707 RESEARCH METHODS IN PLANT ECOLOGY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
28 FBİ700S-16 SEMINAR Compulsory 0 0 0 0
29 FBİ700I SPECIAL FIELD COURSE I Compulsory 8 0 0 0
30 FBİ700-16 SPECIALIZATION FIELD COURSE Compulsory 8 0 0 0
31 FBİ724 SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY Compulsory 3 0 0 6
32 FBİ703 TAXONOMICAL CHARACTERISTICS USED IN PLANT SYSTEMATICS Compulsory 3 0 0 0
33 FBİ725 THE EVOLUTION OF ORGAN SYSTEMS Compulsory 3 0 0 6
34 FBİ700T-16 THESIS MANAGEMENT Compulsory 0 1 0 0
35 FBİ747-18 WASTE FIELD ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT Compulsory 3 0 0 0
36 FBİ738-14 WETLAND ECOLOGY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
Total 111 5 0 24
 
2. Semester
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 FBİ706-13 BIOCLIMATOLOGY AND VEGETATION Compulsory 3 0 0 0
2 FBİ711-13 CANCER GENETICS Compulsory 4 0 0 0
3 FBİ728-13 DIATOM BIOLOGY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
4 FBİ712-13 DNA REPAIR MECHANISMS Compulsory 3 0 0 0
5 FBİ749-21 GENE THERAPY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
6 FBİ727 GENE TRANSFORMATION TECHNIQUES OF PROTOZOAS Compulsory 3 0 0 0
7 FBİ726 INVERTEBRATE IMMUNITY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
8 FBİ710 MUTAGENS AND GENOMIC INSTABILITY Compulsory 3 0 0 0
9 FBİ744-17 PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY IN SPIRITS Compulsory 3 0 0 0
10 FBİ735-14 PLANT DIVERSITY OF TURKIYE Compulsory 3 0 0 0
11 FBİ741-16 POPULATION MONITORING TECHNIQUES Compulsory 3 0 0 0
12 FBİ700II SPECIAL FIELD COURSE II Compulsory 8 0 0 0
13 FBİ724 SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY Compulsory 3 0 0 6
14 FBİ714 THE ECOLOGY OF FISHES Compulsory 3 0 0 0
Total 48 0 0 6
 
3. Semester
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 FBİ700S SEMINAR Compulsory 0 0 0 0
2 FBİ700III SPECIAL FIELD COURSE III Compulsory 8 0 0 0
Total 8 0 0 0
 
4. Semester
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 FBİ700IV SPECIAL FIELD COURSE IV Compulsory 8 0 0 0
2 FBİ700TI THESIS MANAGEMENT I Compulsory 0 1 0 0
Total 8 1 0 0
 
5. Semester
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 FBİ700V SPECIAL FIELD COURSE V Compulsory 8 0 0 0
2 FBİ700TII THESIS MANAGEMENT II Compulsory 0 1 0 0
Total 8 1 0 0
 
6. Semester
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 FBİ700VI SPECİALİZATİON FİELD VI Compulsory 8 0 0 0
2 FBİ700TIII THESIS MANAGEMENT III Compulsory 0 1 0 0
Total 8 1 0 0
 
 
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