| History |
| Department was established within the Faculty of Agriculture in 1992 with the name of Department of Food Science and Technology. In 2004, the department’s name was changed to Food Engineering. The Department started undergraduate level education in the academic year of 2011-2012 with 31 students. The department started accepting MSc students in 2013. |
| Qualification Awarded |
| The Bachelor's Degree in Food Engineering (first cycle in Food Engineering) is awarded to the graduates who have successfully completed the program |
| Level of Qualification |
| First Cycle |
| Specific Admission Requirements |
| The general admission and registeration requirements are explained in “ Ordu University Associate Degree and Bachelor's Degree Education-Teaching and Examination Regulations” in detail. |
| Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) |
| Recognition of formal prior learning, vertical, horizontal transitions, transitions within university are carried out within the scope of a regulation set by Higher Education Council. |
| Qualification Requirements and Regulations |
| It is obligatory to get a cumulative point of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 , pass successfully all of the courses (equivalent to a total of 240 ECTS) on the programme and complete satisfactorly a total of 40 working days industrial training periods |
| Profile of The Programme |
| Obligatory courses are divided into basic science, basic engineering and field courses. The supplementary courses such as foreign language, computer, etc. are also given within the program. In addition to obligatory courses deparmental and non-deparmental elective courses are also offered within the program. Students are responsible to do industrial training for 40 working days in total, a laboratory trainee at the end of second year for 20 working days and a food production trainee at the end of third year for 20 working days. Graduate project, taken at the fourth year, is a beginning for research and development and submitted as thesis.
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| Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples |
| The graduates of the program may find employment in various fields of food industry such as production, marketing, research and development, administration etc. Furthermore, they can be employed in public institutions (Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture Province Control Laboratory, The Scientific and Technical Research Council (TUBITAK) etc.) after entering Public Personnel Selection Examination (KPSS). In addition, they can establish their own businesses as individual entrepreneurs and might provide engineering consultancy services. |
| Access to Further Studies |
| The graduates holding Bachelor’s Degree are eligible to apply to Master’s Degree programmes in their disciplines or in related disciplines provided that they have sufficient knowledge of the English language and get passing grade in an exam called “ALES” (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Exam) |
| Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading |
| For each course, type of assessment is defined at “course teaching plan” in detail |
| Graduation Requirements |
| Graduation requirements are explained in the section “Qualification Requirements and Regulations” |
| Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) |
| Full-Time |
| Address, Programme Director or Equivalent |
| Chair of Programme: Doç. Dr. Zekai TARAKÇI Tel : +90 452 2265226 E-mail: zetarakci@yahoo.com Address: Ordu Universisty , Faculty of Agriculture, Food Engineering Department, 52200 Ordu, TÜRKİYE Tel : +90 452 2265226 Fax : +90 452 234 66 32 |
| Facilities |
| There are 3 faculty members and 1 research assistant in the department. Classrooms and laboratories of the faculty of agriculture are used for education and training purposes. Infrastructure facilities are continually being developed within the scope of planned research. |