DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

Laboratory and Veterinary Health Programme, established in 2025 under the Department of Veterinary at Kiraz Vocational School, began its education and training activities in the fall semester of the 2025-2026 academic year.

Qualification Awarded

Students who complete theoretical and practical courses are awarded an associate degree.

Level of Qualification

Associate degree.

Specific Admission Requirements

Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent and have obtained a sufficient score on the university entrance exam.

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 credits.

Profile of the Programme

To fill the gap in the need for qualified intermediate personnel in laboratories and areas where veterinary services are provided. In addition, laboratories that fall within the scope of veterinary medicine, animal feeding and breeding, culture and pet breeding, preventive vaccination, and artificial insemination require personnel who are experienced in these areas. The goal is to train technical personnel who can perform food and pathological analyses in public and private laboratories affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, combat epidemic and parasitic diseases, and assist veterinarians in clinical examinations and operations.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Provincial and district directorates affiliated with the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock
Veterinary clinics
Sectors engaged in poultry farming
Pet and dairy farming businesses
Companies producing medicines, vaccines, serums, and medical equipment
Animal hospitals
Institutes affiliated with the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock
Private businesses engaged in animal breeding
Feed factories
Institutions and organizations affiliated with the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock that perform artificial insemination
In food and feed quality control laboratories
In animal husbandry consulting offices
In food production businesses
In businesses that produce and market feed additives
In pharmaceutical warehouse departments
In businesses that process animal products.

Access to Further Studies

Students who have completed their two-year education have the opportunity to continue their education in undergraduate programs through the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) administered by the Measurement, Selection, and Placement Center (ÖSYM). The departments eligible for transfer include Veterinary Medicine at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science, Animal Production, and Agricultural Biotechnology at the Faculty of Agriculture, as well as Molecular Biology and Genetics, Biology, Biotechnology, and Molecular Biology programs at the Faculty of Science.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluations are conducted in accordance with Dokuz Eylül University's "Associate and Bachelor's Degree Examination Regulations."

Graduation Requirements

In order to successfully complete all courses in the program, students must obtain a weighted grade point average of 2.00 out of 4.00 and successfully complete their professional internship.

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

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Kiraz Vocational School - Cumhuriyet Mah. Cami Sok. No:2, Kiraz/Izmir, email: kirazmyo@deu.edu.tr
Program coordinator: Prof. Dr. Semih ALTAN, E-mail: semih.altan@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 572 35 30