DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

The Cultural Heritage and Tourism Program has been providing education at the associate degree level since the 2020-2021 academic year within the Efes Vocational School. Students are placed among the graduates of high school and related vocational high schools through the Basic Proficiency Test (TYT) conducted by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM).

Qualification Awarded

Cultural Heritage and Tourism Professional Staff,

Level of Qualification

Short Cycle Associate s Degree

Specific Admission Requirements

Vocational high school diploma or high school diploma, placement through a nation-wide Student Selection Examination.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

Transfer Students:
The transfer student candidates from Turkish or foreign universities are subject to the YOK Legislation "The transfer, double degree, minor degree and inter-institutional credit transfer" and to the evaluation conditions determined by Dokuz Eylul University Senate.
The transfer quotas are determined and announced by Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK). The evaluation of the candidates are done by the school evaluation commmisin and approved by the management

The Graduate Transfers:
The short cycle graduates are given the right to be admitted to the first cycle programs if they comply with the conditions set by the "The transfer of Short Cycle Program Graduates to First Cycle Programs" Legilation of Turkish Higher Education Council (YOK)
The universities inform YOK regarding the quotas and YOK announces the quotas and conditions in "Graduate Transfer Guide" and the placements are managed by YOK due to the results of nationwide graduate transfer exam.

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be
recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing
Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

2 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 120 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

The main purpose of the Efes Vocational School Cultural Heritage and Tourism Program is to train individuals who have the basic skills of the profession, who are entrepreneurs, who can communicate effectively and can use computer programs related to their field through theoretical and applied education. Another aim of the program is to have a comprehensive knowledge of culture and tourism within the framework of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the region where the college is located and their tourism potential, and to be able to comment within the framework of the knowledge acquired by following local and global changes and transformations, to train individuals who can transfer the theoretical knowledge acquired in the fields of history, religious sciences and philosophy, sociology and anthropology to sectoral applications. For these purposes, students are provided with the necessary information to prepare for the profession. Students have to do an internship for 30 working days to support the theoretical knowledge they have acquired.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Students who graduate from the program have the opportunity to work in both private and public sectors. Graduated students take the KPSS exam and attend archeology, ethnography and history museums under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism; Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorates; They can be appointed to the staff in the units of the Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board. Graduates can also work in tourism agencies and hotels in the private sector, in restoration and conservation projects. In addition, they can find the opportunity to work as a technician in zoning and urban planning units in their municipalities.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to first cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation methods for every course are defined in the course syllabus form prepared by the relevant teaching staff and provided in the Information Package. The related articles of the Regulation of Dokuz Eylul University on Education and Examination in Associate's and Bachelor's Degrees and Implemetation Fundamentals of Education and Examination in Efes Vocational School of Social Sciences are implemented for examinations and course pass marks

Graduation Requirements

The student must complete 2 years of study acquiring 120 (ECTS) credits. This degree is awarded to students who have successfully completed all theoretical courses and applied courses in the curriculum and 30 working days of practical training. According to the Article 33 of Regulation of Dokuz Eylul University on education and examination in Associate's and Bachelor's Degrees, the student should have a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale and also have got no failing grades in order to complete the education successfully and attain a diploma.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Program Director:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Devrim ERTÜRK
tel: 0 (232) 892 87 83 / 14404
e-mail: devrim.erturk@deu.edu.tr