Program Overview
EGE UNIVERSITY Ödemi Vocational Training School
Laboratory and Veterinary Health Programme
General Description
History
The Laboratory and Veterinary Health Program was established within Ege University Odemis Vocational School and started accepting students in the academic year.
Qualification Awarded
Students who successfully graduate from the theoretical, practical, and laboratory courses in this program are given an "Associate Degree Diploma" and those who have this diploma can work as "Technician".
Length of Programme
The program is 2 years, 4 semesters long.
Total Credits
The total credits required for the program are 120 ECTS.
Level of Qualification
The level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework is EQF-LLL 5.
Field(s) of Study (ISCED-F)
The field of study is 005.0841.001.
Level of Qualification
The level of qualification is Short Cycle.
Admission Requirements
Specific Admission Requirements
Students who have a score of 150 or higher in YTY score from Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS) conducted by Measurement, Selection and Placement Center (OSYM) are placed in the program according to their preference.
Program Profile
Profile of The Programme
The stockbreeding industry in the country is rapidly developing, and traditional breeding units are being replaced by modern livestock units with larger capacities. This has led to an increased need for technical personnel in veterinary clinics, dog-cat boarding, training, and breeding units, as well as in feed mills.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples
Graduates can work in various roles, including:
- Provincial and District Directorates of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock
- Veterinary clinics
- Pharmaceuticals, vaccines, serum, and health equipment production companies
- Animal hospitals
- Private enterprises engaged in animal breeding
- Feed factories
- Food and Feed quality control laboratories
- Animal breeders' associations
- Animal husbandry consulting offices
- Food production controller in food-producing enterprises
- Feed producing and marketing companies
Access to Further Studies
Access to Further Studies
At the end of the two-year education, students can continue their undergraduate education through the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) conducted by Measurement, Selection, and Placement Center (OSYM). Undergraduate programs that can be transferred to include:
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: Veterinary Medicine
- Faculty of Agriculture: Animal Science, Animal Production, Agricultural Biotechnology
- Faculty of Science: Molecular Biology and Genetics, Biology, Biotechnology, and Molecular Biology
Examination Regulations, Assessment, and Grading
Examination Regulations, Assessment, and Grading
Exams are administered according to the 'Ege University Guidelines for Assessment and Evaluation'. These include mid-term exams, final exams, and make-up exams for each course. The exams can be written, oral, practical, or laboratory exams, depending on the course content.
Graduation Requirements
Graduation Requirements
To graduate from the program, the student must successfully complete all the courses available, obtain a grade point average of 2.00 out of 4.00, and successfully complete a 30-day professional internship.
Mode of Study
Mode of Study
The mode of study is Full Time.
Facilities
Facilities
The department has:
- 2 Assoc. Dr.
- 2 lecturers doctors
- 1 research assistant doctor
- 1 conference hall
- 1 library
- 11 classrooms
- 1 computer laboratory
- 3 laboratories
- Agricultural enterprise in livestock facilities, including:
- Cattle barn with 10 head capacity
- Sheep plant with 40 head capacity
- Mobile milking system
- Poultry house
- Livestock common navigation area
- Quail cage
- Silkworm breeding unit
- Hatching machine
- Coarse and intensive feed stores
- Feed preparation unit
- Feed Analysis Laboratory
- Milk and Products/Microbiology Laboratories