General Description
History |
The Department of Medical Microbiology department was founded in 1978 under the Eagen Univercity of Izmir Medical Faculty. Since then department subsists in Dokuz Eylul University of Medical Faculty. In addition to specialization education in medicine, our department also opens programmes for Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Master s and Doctoral degrees within the scope of Health Sciences Institute. Fourteen faculty members competent in different areas of medical microbiology participate in these programmes. Medical Microbiology MSc programme has been started in the academic year 1984-1985. The training programme lasts two years which includes two semesters of courses and two semesters of thesis work. The programme language is Turkish. |
Qualification Awarded |
Doctorate Degree in Microbiology PhD |
Level of Qualification |
Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) |
Specific Admission Requirements |
Second Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines. Acceptable score on ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam) or Equivalent GRE, GMAT score. Acceptable score on Language Proficiency Tests. Acceptable weighted score based on the first or second cycle (with thesis) cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. However, ALES requirement is waived for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs as well as for the admissions to the graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test. Final admission is based on the evaluation of the related academic unit committee. International student admission requirements are decided by the Graduate School Executive Committee. |
Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) |
A successful student who has completed at least one semester at any postgraduate programme may be admitted to an institute at the University by lateral transfer. Requirements for admission of students by lateral transfer are determined by the Board of Directors of the Institute.Students who have matriculated after they have successfully passed the postgraduate entrance exam may be exempted from the courses they have already taken in other institutes upon the proposal of the relevant department and the approval of the Board of Directors of the Institute. However, the total credits of the exempted courses cannot exceed 1/3 of the credits required to finish the relevant programme. |
Qualification Requirements and Regulations |
Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) Program is comprised of courses, (at least 78 ECTS), field study (12 ECTS) and thesis (150 ECTS), in total 240 ECTS credits. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50/4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB / S / TP grades |
Profile of the Programme |
The department of Medical Microbiology started graduate training in the academic year of 1985-1986. The objectives of this programme are to educate individuals having an advanced maitrise of basic and up-dated theoretical and laboratory information in basic biochemistry, medical biochemsitry and closely related fields, to train students in basic laboratory skills as well as skills necessary for performing independent research: to train them in advanced data searching, project writing, project management, international scientific communication and writing scientific articles. |
Key Learning Outcomes |
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples |
This degree enables the holder to exercise the profession in the public or private sector |
Access to Further Studies |
Graduates may apply to post doctorate studies. |
Course Structure Diagram with Credits |
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Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading |
The assessment criteria for each course are defined in the Course Description Form included in the information pack prepared by the faculty member/members. The relevant items of the DEU Undergraduate, Graduate Education-Training and Exam Regulations and Instutie Examination Regulations apply in relation to exams and course grades. To be successful in this course must be received at least 75. |
Graduation Requirements |
Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) Program is comprised of courses, (at least 78 ECTS), field study (12 ECTS) and thesis (150 ECTS), in total 240 ECTS credits. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50/4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB / S / TP |
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) |
Full-time |
Programme Director or Equivalent |
Prof.Dr. İbrahim Mehmet Ali ÖKTEM |