DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

This program has been initiated in 1983 1984 academic education year under the name of Precious Stone and Novel Metal Manufacturing Program of Technical Programs Division of Izmir Multidisciplinary Vocational School of Dokuz Eylul University. After this, it is the first vocational school based on jewellery industry among the private and state universities. Precious Stone and Novel Metal Manufacturing Program advanced its educational content, academically requirements, teaching staff and its technical sources to the modern limits. As a result of this, in 2006 its named has changed to Gemmology and Jewellery Program to give more meaning to its name. Later in 2010, its name has changed to Gemmology, Jewellery and Design by the higher educational department (YOK).

It is based on a two year, fourteen week semester system. In these two years, academic courses, laboratories and also industry based learning are educated. The curriculum has designed to introduce the trainees to the fundamental concepts of jewellery and industrial chemistry as well as applicable hands on practice and experiments.

It is aimed to supply the needs of the technician who is self-employed, in the present and future. Thus, the jewellery technician as a member of industrial jewellery team is expected to have much more knowledge and predictions than skilled workers.

This programme aims to graduate students understand jewellery and gemmology sciences, works with gold, silver metals, makes both handmade and using casting jewellery and use CAD programs (JewelCAD, Rhino, Matrix, Vray) to create their own original jewellery designs. In addition, the graduated students are involved in the buying and selling of stones, metals, or finished pieces of jewellery. Similar occupations include retail salespersons and sales representatives in wholesale trade. On the other hand, our graduated jewellers typically do the handiwork required to produce a piece of jewellery, while our graduated gemmologists and laboratory graders can analyze, describe, and certify the quality and characteristics of gem stones. They may work in gemmological laboratories or as quality control experts for retailers, importers, or manufacturers. After using microscopes, computerized tools, and other grading instruments to examine gem stones or finished pieces of jewellery, they write reports certifying that the items are of a particular quality. Many jewellers also study gemmology to become familiar with the physical properties of the gem stones with which they work.

According to this, the main aim of this programme is to graduate students not just having theoretical knowledge of Jewellery and Gemmology but also having practical usage of this field, knowing commerce of jewellery and in the right situation building their own business in this field.

Qualification Awarded

Gemology, Jewelry Making and Ornament Design Program, Associate's Degree

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. Placement by special entrance examination for foreign nationals.

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

The student must complete 2 years of study acquiring 120 (ECTS) credits. This degree is awarded to students who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum, compulsory 40 days of internship and have a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.00/4.00 and no failing grades.

Profile of the Programme

In the program, theoretical lessons based on jewelery design, recognition and production are given in the classrooms of our vocational school, while practical lessons are given in the gemology laboratory, lapidary and jewelery making workshops and jewelery design studios of the program. In the second year, students complete their practice courses with an industry-based internship for 8 weeks (40 working days compulsory). In the Jewelry and Jewelry Design Program, Turkish education is given as formal and secondary education. There are approximately 170 students enrolled in the program, both in formal and secondary education.

In the program, a combined jewelery teaching is carried out in four different disciplines, as is the case all over the world. Each group has its own sub-branches. These; Gemology-Gemstones (Mining and Trade of Gemstones, Lapidary, Scientific Descriptions of Gemstones, Color and Purity Enhancements of Gemstones, Archaeo-Gemology, Forensic-Gemology), Jewelry (Plain Jewelry Production, Precision Casting, Handcrafted Silver Jewelry, Laser Welding), Jewelry Design (Computerized and Artificial Intelligence Designs), and Jewelery Trading (Direct and/or E-Commerce Trading of Discrete Gemstones and/or Jewelry).

The courses under these four categories are given by experienced instructors who are experts in their fields. 1 Professor (Prof. Dr. Murat HATİPOĞLU (Head of Department)) and 8 Instructures (Instructure Müjgen EMRE (Program Head), Instructure Dr. Seçkin ŞALVARLI, Instructure H. Baki BUZLU, Instructure Huri Aylin SEÇKİN, Instructure Başak GÜRSOY, Instructure Yasemin YARDIMCI, Instructure Sevinç FÜZÜN and Instructure Alper ERDEM).

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The Gemology, Jewelry and Design Program curriculum is aimed at training qualified personnel for the jewelry industry. Since this sector is largely private in Turkey, the students enrolled in the program are made aware from the first day that they will work in a sector where market conditions are dominant and that there are very few employment opportunities in the public sector in their own branch. For this reason, in this sector where competition is intense, every student's knowledge deficiencies are meticulously emphasized in order for a new graduate to open a private workshop on his own or to prove himself by entering an established company, and in the applied teaching given to the students, traditional techniques of the jewelry sector as well as modern technological knowledge are also used. is given. AUTHENTICITY and INNOVATION form the basis of this teaching. Accordingly, the post-graduate study areas of the students can be listed as follows on a sectoral basis:

*Jewelry Sector:
In addition to having the opportunity to open a private jewelry or gemstone processing workshop with a small capital, as a master accepted by the Chamber of Jewelers or as a technician accepted by the Ministry of Labor, with the titles mentioned in the companies related to this sector; management, manufacturing, design, technical or art consultancy, salesperson etc. can work in the fields. In addition, they can work as an expert GEMOLOGIST in both corporate jewelry companies and official or private Gemology Testing Laboratories.

*Mining Industry:
They can work on their own or in privately owned gem mining enterprises as a producer, technical consultant or marketer.

*Official Service Sector:
At the General Directorate of Mint and Stamp Printing House, the Diamond and Precious Stones Exchange and Gold Exchange of the Exchange Istanbul; As a jeweler, noble metal specialist and/or gemologist,
In the Jewelry Exporters' Association; As a jeweler, noble metal specialist and/or gemologist,
In the Under secretariat of Foreign Trade, the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration and the General Directorate of Mining and Petroleum Affairs; As a gemstone group expert (gemologist),
In museums; as archaeo-gemologist,
In the Revolving Funds of the Ministry of Tourism; as a salesperson in the marketing of jewelry and gemstone products,

they can be employed.

Access to Further Studies

According to the "Regulation on the Continuation of Undergraduate Education for Open Education Associate Degree Programs' and Vocational Schools' Graduates", the Vocational School Graduates, who wish to continue to the Undergraduate Degree, may register to the relevant departments by entering and succeeding the Vertical Transfer Examination (DGS).

Graduates can transfer vertically to the Jewelry Engineering Department of Engineering and Design Faculties, to the Jewelry Technology and Design Department of the Fine Arts Faculties, and to the Jewelry Technology and Design Schools. In addition, there is the possibility of vertical transfer to many departments of Open Education Faculties, especially Economics and Business Administration.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Application Principles of Education and Examination of İzmir Vocational School can be accessed from the link below.
http://imyo.deu.edu.tr/mevzuat.php

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 courses in the curriculum, compulsory 40 days of internship and have a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.00/4.00 and no failing grades.

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

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Department: Prof.Dr. Murat HATİPOĞLU
E-mail: murat.hatipoglu@deu.edu.tr profdrmurathatipoglu@gmail.com
Web: https://debis.deu.edu.tr/akademiktr/index.php cat=3&akod=19913734
https://avesis.deu.edu.tr/murat.hatipoglu
Tel : +90 232 301 25 62
Fax: +90 232 420 51 81

Program Head: Öğr. Gör. Müjgen EMRE
E-mail: mujgan.emre@deu.edu.tr
Web: https://debis.deu.edu.tr/akademiktr/index.php cat=3&akod=19970199
Tel : +90 232 301 26 86
Fax: +90 232 420 51 81