Gıda Mühendisliği Lisans Diploması

 ISCO:08

 ISCO:08

The main purpose of the educational program of the Department of Food Engineering is to educate students to have knowledge and skills required to produce wholesome, safe, nutritious and consumable foods. Other purposes include conducting research projects and organizing courses, seminars and conferences for food industry, consumer organizations and other organizations.

Education and training are provided in the form of formal, open or distance education. In addition, practical training is provided in laboratories and workshops within higher education institutions or as internships or workplace training in industry, health institutions and workplaces.

• Gaining the ability to use the knowledge of fundamental sciences, food engineering and mathematics
• Gaining the ability to use in solving complex engineering problems by using theoretical and practical knowledge in mathematics, natural sciences and food engineering
• Gaining the ability to identify, model and solve complex engineering problems related to Food Engineering
• Gaining the ability to use modern design methods to design a complex system, process, device or product to meet specific requirements related to Food Engineering under realistic constraints and conditions
• Gaining the ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools with information technologies that is necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in food engineering applications
• Gaining the ability to design and conduct experiments, collect data, analyzing and interpreting results to examine complex subjects or problems that is specific to Food Engineering
• Gaining the ability to work in disciplinary or multidisciplinary teams
• Gaining the ability to work as an individual
• Gaining the ability to communicate effectively in written and oral in Turkish, the to write and understand report, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give clear and understandable instructions
• Gaining the ability to communicate effectively in oral and written way in at least one foreign language
• Recognizing the importance of life-long learning and increasing awareness
• Gaining the ability to behave according to food engineering ethics, professional and ethical responsibility, having knowledge about legislation and standards used in food engineering area
• Having knowledge on business applications such as risk management and change management, having awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation
• Gaining knowledge on sustainable development
• Gaining awareness of the effects of food engineering applications on global and social health, environment and safety and the legal consequences of engineering solutions of the current problems

Has advanced level of the following key competencies:

1. Literacy competence

2. Multilingual competence

3. Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology and engineering

4. Digital competence

5. Personal, social and learning to learn competence

6. Citizenship competence

7. Entrepreneurial competence

8. Cultural awareness and expression competence

Students are subject to the provisions of Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Associate and Undergraduate Education, Teaching and Examination Regulations. Students take at least one midterm and one final exam for each course. As a result of the evaluation made by taking 40% of the midterm exam and 60% of the final exam, students who fail are given the right to take a make-up exam. In addition, students who fail a course at the graduation stage and cannot graduate are given the right to take a single course exam.

The success degrees expressed by the success grades given out of 100 and their coefficient equivalents are given below:

Grade              Degree                         Letter Equivalent        Coefficient

90 – 100          Very good                   AA                              4.00

85 - 89             Very good                   BA                               3.50

75 - 84             Good                           BB                               3.00

70 - 74             Good                           CB                               2.50

60 - 69             Moderate                     CC                               2.00

55 - 59             Unsuccessful               DC                               1.50

45 - 54             Unsuccessful               DD                              1.00

40 - 44             Unsuccessful               FD                               0.50

0 - 39               Unsuccessful               FF                                0.00

DZ                   Absent                         DZ                               0.00

GR                   Missed the exam         GR                               0.00

In order to monitor the quality of higher education programs;

• YÖK is responsible for planning, organizing, managing and supervising education and training and other activities in higher education institutions.

• “University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports” of higher education institutions prepared within the framework of criteria determined by YÖK are published every year. The reports prepared according to these reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK.

• “Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report”, which includes academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions, is published every year by YÖK. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations of foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK. Quality assurance of undergraduate programs in higher education is provided according to the “Procedures and Principles for Providing Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs”:

1. Creation and Approval of Curriculum: The Council of Higher Education determines the minimum standards and criteria required for opening undergraduate departments and programs in higher education institutions.

1.1. The curriculum of undergraduate programs in higher education institutions and the learning outcomes that each program will provide to students are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by the Council of Higher Education on these issues.

1.2. The curriculum of the National Core Curriculum is implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of the Council of Higher Education after being approved by the relevant Deans' Council.

2. Measurement and Evaluation: The measurement and evaluation of the learning outcomes that each undergraduate program will provide to students is carried out in accordance with the education and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by the Council of Higher Education on these issues.

3. Certification: Students enrolled in undergraduate programs receive a bachelor's degree if they successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by the higher education institutions.

4. Self-Assessment-External Assessment: In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the “Internal Institutional Assessment Reports” of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. YÖKAK shares the “Institutional Feedback Report” prepared by YÖKAK regarding the external assessment of higher education institutions with the public. In addition, accreditation decisions made by accreditation institutions authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also show that the quality assurance of the program qualifications is provided. YÖKAK conducts regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with its legislation.

Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Engineering Programs (MÜDEK)

Accreditation Start/End Date:

01.05.2024/30.09.2026

Students must comply with the legal and academic requirements to access the studies in the department according to the process established by the ÖSYM (Higher Education Council Student Selection and Placement Centre) regulations. Also students who have started studies in other universities within or outside of the country may apply for their recognition. The recognition record is unique for each student and therefore the procedure is carried out accordingly before the start of each academic year. Under an established exchanges program or one approved by the University, exchange students from abroad may be accepted for studies on the courses taught in English. Or, if they are confident in Turkish, they may then enroll any courses, running in Turkish, shown on the Course Structure diagram.

Applicants holding a bachelor’s degree may apply to graduate programs if they get enough score from ALES exam and submit English Proficiency Exam results or succeed in scientific exam.

1. Law No. 2547 on Higher Education

1.1. Regulation on the Principles of Transfer, Double Major, Minor and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer between Associate and Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education Institutions

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Undergraduate Education of Vocational Schools and Open Education Associate Program Graduates

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

2.1. Regulation on Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality Board

The qualification is valid at all times.