DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

Chemistry Department was established in 1998 as a Department of Faculty of Arts and Sciences which turned out later the Faculty of Science in 2008. At undergraduate level, begun the education in 2003 and curriculum followed as the Active Learning method, which is often synonymously called Problem Based Learning till 2008. Chemistry Department consists of Analytical, Biochemistry, Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry as main scientific branches. Department of Chemistry offers one year English Preparatory School and four years Bachelors degree program in Chemistry. The language of instruction is partly thirty percent in English.
Chemistry Department has 20 (twenty) working days internship practice starting from the end of the 4th semester. The students who complete the whole education program receive their Bachelor of Science in chemistry degree and work as Chemist. Graduate study is also available in Chemistry both at Masters and PhD level. The mission of the Chemistry Department is to produce well trained, creative, researcher, analytical thinker and practitioner personnel who have scientific thinking in the direction of the requirements and the development of both chemistry and industry. In addition, it is to be able to use the earned knowledge in the solutions of problems of national, regional industry organizations and to do research and publications in various fields of chemistry such as plastics, drug, dye, petroleum chemistry, metal, textile, ceramic, cement, detergent-soap, food, cosmetic, glass and packages-paper industries. The vision of the Chemistry Department is to improve organizational ties with the world of chemical science and chemical technology in national and international fields and to create a competitive environment for bringing chemistry education and research to a level equivalent to worlds and Europeans highly qualified universities.

Qualification Awarded

Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.)

Level of Qualification

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent and must have a sufficient score from the University Student Selection Examination.

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

For students who intend to transfer to Dokuz Eylül University from universities in Türkiye and in foreign countries, the articles of Regulation on the principles of student transfer between programs at associate and undergraduate degrees in higher education institutions, dual major and minor program standards and principles on credit transfers between institutions as well as the Evaluation Criteria on Student Transfer determined by Dokuz Eylül University Senate are implemented.
The vertical transfers of the graduates of Vocational Schools to undergraduate programs related to their completed programs are subject to the rules of Regulation on the continuation of the graduates of Vocational Schools and Distant Learning Programs to undergraduate programs.
Exemption exam for English Preparatory School is carried out and those who pass the exam for exemption are exempt from the corresponding courses in the course program.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

To graduate from this 4 year program, students are required to successfully complete all courses and satisfy a minimum of 240 ECTS credits. The students also need to complete the 4 weeks practical training program, complete the graduation project and have a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of a minimum of 2.00 / 4.00.

Profile of the Programme

The Department contains five divisions; analytical chemistry, biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry and organic chemistry. The Chemistry education programme includes one-year English language preparation period followed by 4 years. At the end of the Chemistry Bachelor of Science programme, they are awarded as Chemist. Students who are graduated from the Chemistry Department may apply to MSc and PhD programmes in Chemistry. The Bachelors Degree in Chemistry is awarded to students who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum, including 20 working days apprenticeship (course of instruction) period. Chemistry degree program is designed to provide the students the fundamentals of chemistry. The first year courses mainly consist of general chemistry, mathematics, and physics to bring the knowledge levels of students from different background to the same level. The compulsory courses offered in further years include analytical, bio-, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry. These courses also include laboratory studies to provide technical skills necessary to enter their career as chemists. It was mainly aimed to give the students an analytical approach for solving any problem and handling complex information as well as the laboratory experience. Third and fourth year of curriculum include elective courses especially designed to developed the intelligent approach of the students to the problems of industry. Program educational objectives; to raise individuals who are self-confident, creative, entrepreneurial, prone to cooperation, high problem-solving skills, open to development, with high professional equipment, experience and research and development competencies in the field of chemistry, and to solve the problems faced by humanity by developing interdisciplinary projects with high added value in line with the goals of our country, To contribute to the improvement of the quality of life and the protection of nature.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Various industries directly or indirectly related to chemistry, as well as business, production, quality-control, research and development and chemical laboratories, factories, defense industry, energy production centers and education and training areas in health, justice, environment, agriculture, agriculture and food sectors.

Access to Further Studies

Students who graduate from this program can apply for second cycle programs.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

According to the relative evaluation system, a student's success grade in a course is determined according to the success level of the class by evaluating the success level of the semester studies for that course and the grade he received in the final or make-up exam. This evaluation, which will be referred to as relative evaluation, is made by the instructor teaching the course, taking into account the statistical distribution of grades and the class average. At the end of the relative evaluation, each student is given a grade of success, expressed in letters indicating the degree of success, by the instructor teaching the course. The degrees of success and coefficients expressed by the success grades are shown in the table below.
90-100 4.00 AA
85-89 3.50 BA
80-84 3.00 BB
75-79 2.50 CB
70-74 2.00 CC
65-69 1.50 DC
60-64 1.00 DD
50-59 0.50 FD
49 and below 0.00 FF
A student who receives one of the AA, BA, BB, CB, CC, DC, DD grades from a course is deemed to have succeeded that course. Moreover; Y (Unsatisfactory), B (Pass), M (Exempt) grades are grades that are not included in the average, and D (Absentee), E (Incomplete) grades are temporary grades;
a) D grade is given to students who do not have the right to take the exam because they do not fulfill their attendance obligations or conditions regarding course practices, and is treated as (FF) grade in the grade point average calculation.
b) Grade B is given to students who are successful in courses that are not included in their grade point average.
c) Y grade is given to students who fail to succeed in courses that are not included in their grade point average.

Graduation Requirements

Students are required to successfully pass all courses to graduate from this four year program. This degree is awarded to all students who succeed all courses, successfully complete 20 days of practical training program and the Graduation Project, satisfy minimum 240 ECTS credits and have a minimum 2.00 / 4.00 overall Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).

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

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Department is Prof.Dr. Özlem ÖTER
Phone: +90 232 3019549
E-mail: ozlem.oter@deu.edu.tr.
Adress: Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Tınaztepe Campus 353900 Buca-IZMIR/TURKEY.
http://web.deu.edu.tr/chemistry;
Fax: +90 232 453 4188
E-mail: kimya@deu.edu.tr