Beslenme ve Diyetetik Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

It is a higher education program covering a full eight-year program based on secondary education qualifications and providing education in a certain learning field or directed towards a profession.

Education is delivered through traditional, open, or distance learning modalities. Additionally, within the framework of higher education institutions, practical training takes place in laboratories and workshops, as well as through industry placements, health facility internships, and on-site vocational training.

• To improve the health and quality of life of the community in accordance with universal ethical principles, human rights, societal, scientific, and cultural values; to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate original projects, research, and programs.
• To behave in accordance with health sciences legislation and quality management processes, contributing to the development of policies.
• To utilize evidence-based professional knowledge in the field of Nutrition and Dietetics theoretically and practically.
• To identify, define, analyze, and synthesize problems in the field of Nutrition and Dietetics using current literature, determining and presenting solutions.
• To understand, interpret, identify related issues, and solve a phenomenon, process, or event in the field of Nutrition and Dietetics, utilizing modern technology's hardware and products.
• To develop solutions and suggestions for nutritional issues by assessing the physiological and sociodemographic characteristics of individuals at both individual and societal levels, whether they are healthy and/or ill.
• To possess effective communication skills in Turkish, both verbally and in writing, and to have knowledge of at least one foreign language in the scientific field.
• To refresh and improve their knowledge nationally and/or internationally during and after their educational life.

Possesses an advanced level of the following key competencies.

• Literacy competence
• Competence in science
• Digital competence
• Personal, social, and learning to learn competence
• Civic competence
• Cultural awareness and expression competence

• The assessment and evaluation methods, such as types of examinations and their contribution to the course success grade, are determined by the Senate of Ankara University in accordance with the basic principles set by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK).
• Different methods such as assignments, projects, practices, midterm exams, and final exams are used in assessment and evaluation.
• Letter and number-based grading systems are used in evaluating student success.

In order to meet the quality criteria of the Higher Education Council, numerous criteria are taken into consideration within the scope of quality studies.

The Higher Education Council is responsible for the organization, management, planning, and supervision of education, teaching, and other activities in higher education. Ankara University and the Faculty of Health Sciences have an education and teaching quality policy prepared in consideration of these criteria.

The quality standards of the Faculty of Health Sciences are as follows:

• Graduates qualified individuals who have the competencies required in the field of health, who think scientifically and analytically, are sensitive to societal issues, possess ethical values, and are capable of effective communication.
• Implements a student-centered and quality teaching program that develops students' creative skills, is based on technology, and is in accordance with scientific and societal developments.
• Creates quality learning environments within the faculty that allow all students to access information, in line with the understanding of learning and teaching.
• Hosts qualified teaching staff who guide students, carry the need for research and interactive learning throughout life, are open to development, act ethically, and can transfer the knowledge and skills required by the profession.
• Uses performance, project, presentation, and research report as methods of assessment and evaluation to analyze knowledge and skills in student success.
• Conducts quality monitoring and improvement activities for the level of students' achievement of program competencies, timely graduation, and employment situations.

Each year, "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" are prepared based on the criteria determined by the Higher Education Council. These reports contain content that evaluates higher education institutions in terms of quantity and quality and are shared with the public. The practices carried out in the department are reflected in the content of these reports.

The quality assurance of undergraduate programs is conducted in accordance with the "Guidelines for Ensuring Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs." Four of the principles included in this guideline are considered for the relevant undergraduate program.

1. Preparation and Approval of Teaching Programs: The standards required for the opening of undergraduate programs and departments are determined by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK). Consequently, the contents of undergraduate programs and the competencies they provide to students are defined by the Senate of Ankara University in accordance with the principles and standards of YÖK. After approval by the relevant faculties, the content of the national core education programs is implemented in higher education with the approval of YÖK. The curriculum of the National Core Education Programs (NCEP) for undergraduate programs is prepared and accepted by the relevant Council of Deans and then presented to the Higher Education Quality Council (HEQC) for YÖK's approval. Core Education Programs are implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of YÖK. Accordingly, the relevant undergraduate program has been prepared within the scope of the Nutrition and Dietetics National Core Education Program (NCEP) published by YÖK in 2016.
2. Assessment and Evaluation: How the competencies conferred by each undergraduate program will be evaluated is determined in accordance with the principles and standards of YÖK. Course credits, theoretical and practical class hours, and program outcomes are determined by the department board of each program, taking into account the requests of stakeholders related to qualifications, field, and professional competencies. In these evaluations, the Undergraduate and Associate Degree Education-Teaching Regulation of Ankara University, which is prepared in accordance with YÖK's principles and standards, is taken into account.
3. Documentation: Students in undergraduate programs are awarded a diploma after successfully completing the determined credits and other obligations.
4. Internal and External Evaluation: Higher education institutions submit the evaluation reports they have prepared for the previous year to the Higher Education Quality Board at the beginning of each year. This board shares the reports of external evaluations with the public. Another practice conducted within the scope of external evaluation is accreditations. The Nutrition and Dietetics program has earned accreditation from a national evaluation organization (SABAK). The Faculty of Health Sciences, to which our program is affiliated, has an ISO 9001 quality certificate, an Orange Flag Certificate, and a Zero Waste Certificate.

The university and the faculty have quality policies regarding education and teaching, internationalization, research, and human resources. The faculty's quality commission also holds meetings at certain periods and makes various decisions regarding the implementation of quality policies.

• A student who wishes to register for the department must complete the processes / pass the exams determined by Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) within the framework of the university's academic and legal regulations. A student who has started their education in an equivalent program domestically or abroad can apply for a lateral transfer.
• The acceptance of students is examined and evaluated specifically before the start of the term, taking into account each student's conditions and the degree applied for. More detailed information about university admission is available in the Institutional Introduction Catalog.

Dietitians, in addition to academia, can work in inpatient treatment centers, child and elderly care homes, maternal and child health centers, food factories, mass feeding facilities, athlete health centers, private nutrition and diet centers, in the food and pharmaceutical industry, as well as in the preparation and execution of nutrition programs in visual and written media.

1. Higher Education Law No. 2547

1.1. Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Bachelor's Degree Programs in Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Graduates from Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Programs to Undergraduate Studies

2. Higher Education Law No. 2547 (Additional Article-35)

2.1. Regulation on Higher Education Quality Assurance and the Higher    Education Quality Council

3. Ankara University Associate and Bachelor's Degree Education and Instruction Regulations

3.1. Regulation on Amendments to the Ankara University Associate and Bachelor's Degree Education and Instruction Regulations

The proficiency is valid at all times.