Laboratory and Veterinary Health Programme

General Description

Vision

To train experienced technicians in laboratory services and animal health by providing both theoretical and practical education in the field.

Mission

Our goal is to equip graduating students with the knowledge and experience to work as Veterinary Health Technicians in various fields, including pet clinics, modern livestock enterprises, animal disease diagnostic laboratories, horse boarding and breeding farms, and feed factories. With the education they receive, they will be prepared to work in production and quality control laboratories and in the field of animal health.

History

Laboratory and Veterinary Health Program which established within Ege University Odemis Vocational School started accepting students in 2016-2017 academic year.

Qualification Awarded

Students who successfully graduate from the theoretical, practical and laboratory courses in this program are given “Associate Degree Diploma” and those who have this diploma can work as “Technician”.

Length Of Programme

2 Year, 4 Semesters

Total Credits

120 ECTS

Level Of Qualification According To The National Qualification Framework And The European Qualifications Framework

EQF-LLL 5

Field(S) Of Study (ISCED-F)

005.0841.001

Level Of Qualification

Short Cycle

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. 2019 Base Score: 290,30038 2018 Base Score: 284,81662

Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal And Informal)

Exemption exams are held at the beginning of each academic year for the "Foreign Language" and "Computer" courses in the curriculum. Students who pass the exam are exempted from these courses.

Qualification Requirements And Regulations

Being a high school graduate.

Profile Of The Programme

The stockbreeding of our country shows a rapid development in parallel with the developments in other fields and therefore the traditional and local breeding units are replaced by modern livestock units with larger capacity. While a large number of computerized farms are established in cattle breeding, integrated institutions in the poultry sector concentrate on broadcasting technical and field services. Again, as a result of cultural development, the number of domestic and pet animals is increasing rapidly. In addition, the need for technical personnel is increasing in veterinary clinics and dog-cat boarding, training and breeding units. In addition to this, the fact that feed mills have gradually switched to scientific and technological production has increased the need for both laboratory and technical field personnel in the feed industry and it has become difficult to provide these elements.

Educational Objectives Of The Programme

1. To train qualified veterinary health technicians equipped with fundamental knowledge and skills in animal health, specialized in laboratory practices, and capable of working effectively in the field.

2. To educate professionals who adhere to professional ethics and deontology, prioritizing animal welfare and human health.

3. To provide practical education supported by a strong theoretical foundation in areas such as animal health and diseases, laboratory analyses, vaccination procedures, first aid, and animal care.

Program Goals

1. To promote scientific research and critical thinking.

2. To train mid-level professionals equipped with technical knowledge in animal husbandry and health.

3. To provide students with opportunities to pursue a bachelor’s degree.

4. To ensure that students grasp professional ethical values.

Program Performance Indicators

1. Students must meet the attendance requirements for all courses.

2. Students must successfully pass all courses.

3. Students must successfully complete a mandatory 30-day internship.

4. Students must complete a total of 120 ECTS credit requirements.

Occupational Profiles Of Graduates With Examples

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, As food production controller in food producing enterprises, feed producing and marketing companies.

Access To Further Studies

At the end of the two-year education, students can continue their undergraduate education through Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) conducted by Measurement, Selection and Placement Center (OSYM). Undergraduate programs that can be transferred are: 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

Exams are administered according to ‘Ege University Guidelines for Assessment and Evaluation ’ are mid-term exams, final exams and make-up exams for each course. These exams are written, oral, practical and laboratory exams in accordance with the course content. There is no "Summer School" in our school. Exams are administered according to the “Ege University Guidelines for Assessment and Evaluation ’. For each course taken on a semester basis, there will be a “midterm exam” within the period and a “final exam” at the end of the semester. In accordance with the content of the course written, oral, practical and laboratory exams are done. If you fail the course, you have the right to “make-up exam”, there is no "Summer School".

Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate from the programme, 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 (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning)

Full-time

Address, Programme Director Or Equivalent

Assoc. Dr. Muhammet Karakavuk; Coordinator of Laboratuary and Veterinary Health Programme. Address: E.U. Odemis Meslek Yuksekokulu, Uc Eylul Mh. Fakulte Cd. No:22 35750, Odemis/Izmir TURKEY, Tel: +90 232 5453272-[7811], Fax: +90 232 5444356, e-mail: muhammet.karakavuk@ege.edu.tr

Facilities

There are 2 Assoc.Dr. , 2 lecturers doctors and 1 research assistant doctor in our department. The department has 1 conference hall, 1 library, 11 classrooms, 1 computer laboratory and 3 laboratories. Our agricultural enterprise in our livestock facilities; Cattle barn with 10 head capacity, sheep plant with 40 head capacity (1200m2 navigation area), mobile milking system (double milking arms), poultry house (120 m2 closed area and 1200 m2 navigation area), livestock common navigation area (1500m2), quail cage (100) capacity), silkworm breeding unit, hatching machine (120 eggs capacity), coarse and intensive feed stores, feed preparation unit (100 kg capacity feed crushing and mixing machine), a total of 204 decares of school land actively used in the production of various rough and intensive feed In addition to fields and parcels, there are Feed Analysis Laboratory and Milk and Products / Microbiology Laboratories.