History : Biology division of Manisa Celal Bayar University Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences was founded in 1993-1994 academic years and being started education and training activities in 2006-2007 academic years.
Qualification Awarded : Philosophy of Doctorate Degree in Biology
Level of Qualification (Short Cycle , First Cycle , Second Cycle, Third Cycle) : Doctorate, Third Cycle
Specific Admission Requirements : Candidates must have a Bachelor of Science’s or a Master of Science’s diploma to apply to the Philosophy of Doctorate program.
Candidates must have a score of not less than 55 points who have Master of Science degree and 80 points who have Bachelor of Science degree in the applied program from the Academic Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam (ALES) and at lease 80 points in the system of 100 at Bachelor of Science diploma score to apply to the Philosophy of Doctorate.
Candidates must have at least 55 points from the central foreign language exams or equivalent international foreign language exams (exception of mother Language) accepted by the University Council., or an equivalent score from the international foreign language exam organized by ÖSYM.
Achievement score in Philosophy of Doctorate programs is at less 65 points. Achievement score is the sum of the 50% of the ALES exam, 30% of the Bachelor of Science diploma score and 20% of interview. The score of candidates who do not enter interview are not calculated.
Candidates who have a point of 65 or higher achievement score are listed according to their scores starting from the highest in Philosophy of Doctorate programs. Candidates in the quote receive a definitive registration right in the applied program.
Detailed information can be accessed at Manisa Celal Bayar University Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Education and Training Regulation.
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) : Students enrolled to the Philosophy of Doctorate program may request exemption from the courses they have achieved in the equivalent programs at any of the other higher education institution. For the exemption from the courses they have achieved prior, they should submit their transcript and course contents to the relevant department within the next week of enrollment week.
Qualification Requirements and Regulations : To complete the Philosophy of Doctorate programs successfully, students who had Master of Science degree must join at less nine courses in condition totally not less than twenty seven national credits and a seminar and successful at qualifying exam and preparation of thesis study and complete at less 60 ECTS credits in an education-training year, totally 240 ECTS credits in a maximum twelve semesters. Students who had Bachelor of Science degree must join at less fourteen courses in condition totally not less than fourty two national credits and a seminar and successful at qualifying exam and preparation of thesis study, totally 240 ECTS credits in a maximum fourteen semesters.
Profile of The Programme : Education-training and research activities at the Biology Division are carried on in five different sub-division, Zoology, Botany, Hydrobiology, Molecular Biology and Basic and Industrial Microbiology. Biology graduated from the Philosophy of Doctorate program, can be a academician and researches with sufficient knowledge and skill, and can work as a researcher in research and development and quality control laboratories of various institutions or organizations, can share knowledge by using communication technologies, can develop analytical methods and devices that be able to respond to the needs of the industry, can have scientifically creative, innovative and open to developments.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples : Biologists are in demand in a wide range of areas and the employment rate for new graduates is excellent. Graduates of Biology may apply to the following main fields of work or employment; Research; Biologists might join a research team in a university, research institutes, research and development departments in private and public sector or pharmaceutical company, using their scientific skills and practical ability, besides some councils such as agricultural, medical and natural environmental and etc. Another largest area of employment for biologists is industry such as pharmaceutical, food, and brewing, offers a wide variety of work from laboratory based research for those with intellectual and practical scientific talents, to sales, marketing, purchasing and production for those who have a commercial and managerial affair. About half of the biology graduates who work for industry go into laboratory based jobs. Besides those, there are jobs in the laboratories of hospitals as scientists and technicians. Education is one of the major areas of employment again covering the spectrum of academic ability. A biology degree provides an ideal basis for entering the teaching profession. In terms of numbers, most biologists that follow an educational career enter secondary school teaching, for which the best route is via a degree course and post-graduate certificate in education. On the other hand, at the upper end of the academic spectrum, there are positions in Universities as lecturers.
Access to Further Studies : Students who have successfully completed the Philosophy of Doctorate program can apply to a post-doctorate programs in biology programs.
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading : Exams are composed of mid-term, final and make-up exams. Other than exams, quiz, project, homework and other activates that the lecturer may consider appropriate can be applied. The number of these activities and the contribution to the achievement score are stated in the course plan by the lecturer. All exams can be applied as written, oral or both written and oral or practical. All exams are evaluated over 100 pointe and converted into letter grades by the system. Achievement score is calculated by taking not less than 50% of final exam and the percentage determined by lecturer of mid-term exam and other activates. Letter point limits are determined by the lecturer. The student must take at least a CB letter grade to be consider a successful for a course.
Graduation Requirements : To complete the Philosophy of Doctorate programs successfully, students who had Master of Science degree must join at less nine courses in condition totally not less than twenty seven national credits and a seminar and successful at qualifying exam and preparation of thesis study and complete at less 60 ECTS credits in an education-training year, totally 240 ECTS credits in a maximum twelve semesters. Students who had Bachelor of Science degree must join at less fourteen courses in condition totally not less than fourty two national credits and a seminar and successful at qualifying exam and preparation of thesis study, totally 240 ECTS credits in a maximum fourteen semesters.
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) : Full-Time
Address, Programme Director or Equivalent : Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Kamil KOÇ
ECTS Coordinators: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Levent ŞIK
Address: CBU Faculty of Science & Letters, Department of Biology, Muradiye Campus, Muradiye, Manisa, Turkey
www2.bayar.edu.tr/biyoloji
+90 236 2013251
biyoloji@cbu.edu.tr
Facilities : There are a research laboratory for each sub-division and one instrumental analysis laboratory. The division is equipped with basic research tools and also FT-IR and UV-Vis absorption spectrophotometer, fluorimeter, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), gas chromatography (GC), atomic absorption spectrometer, surface area determination and gamma radiation counting devices for graduate experimental studies as well as for scientific studies.