| FOUNDATION & HISTORY |
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| Our faculty, which was established with the decision of the Council of Ministers on 04.09.2003 and numbered 6034, was approved with the decision of the Council of Higher Education on 28.07.2005 and numbered 15993. The Department of Analytical Chemistry is defined as a sub-branch of the Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences. Analytical Chemistry Department Master's education has been approved by the decision of the Council of Higher Education dated 02.02.2012 and numbered 006953/09.02.2012 and has been accepting students since the 2011-2012 academic year. |
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| QUALIFICATION AWARDED |
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| Master's Degree |
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| LEVEL of QUALIFICATION: |
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Qualifications Frameworks in the European Higher Education Area (QF-EHEA), Level 2
European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL), Level 7 |
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| MODE of STUDY |
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| Full Time |
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| ADMISSION & REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS |
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- To graduate from a department or faculty that meets the "Graduation Prerequisites for Application to Graduate Programs" determined by the Board of Health Sciences Institute and approved by the Karadeniz Technical University Senate.
- Having ALES (Quantitative/Equally Weighted) and a Foreign Language base score determined by the Board of Health Sciences Institute and approved by the KTU Senate (Application and Entry Requirements for the Graduate Programs of the KTU Health Sciences Institute). |
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| OBJECTIVE of THE PROGRAMME |
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| Department of Analytical Chemistry provides information on the theoretical and practical aspects of qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis. With the Analytical Chemistry graduate program, students are given courses that provide theoretical knowledge, experimental skills and skills necessary for the design and application of analytical methods based on traditional and advanced technology. |
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| RECOGNATION of PRIOR LEARNING |
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The "Directive on Recognition of Prior Learning", Senate Decision No. 340 issued on July 28, 2023, has been accepted and entered into force regarding the students registered in all programs of Karadeniz Technical University to determine the principles to be followed for the recognition, crediting, and adaptation of the achievements acquired by the students at non-university institutions.
In this Directive,
- recognition of knowledge, skills, and competencies acquired with special interest through an exemption exam to be substituted as program courses,
- recognition of workplace and internship experiences through portfolio evaluation to be substituted as program courses,
- and the crediting of certificates received from accredited institutions regarding students' special interests are covered.
Announcements of courses included in the scope of recognition of prior learning, applications, and evaluation will be made on the dates specified in the academic calendar.
Recognition of prior learning will offer numerous benefits to our students and employers. For our students, increasing professional development and mobility in the labour market, preventing repetition of education and waste of time, providing early graduation, reducing the cost of learning, encouraging learning, and increasing the student's motivation and self-confidence can be counted among the benefits of recognition of prior learning. From the employers' perspectives, it will contribute to satisfying skill or competence deficiencies in the workplace, reducing the time employees spend outside the workplace for training purposes, and thus using resources more efficiently. |
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| QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS and REGULATIONS |
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The study period of the program is four semesters and can be extended to a maximum of six semesters. By the end of the fourth semester at the latest, the student must have successfully completed minimum seven courses stated in the curriculum including compulsory and elective courses, one of which must be in English, corresponding to at least 21 credits (120 ECTS credits) in total as well as the "Seminar" course and the "Scientific Research and Publication Ethics" course (non-credit). Also, at the end of the sixth semester at the latest, the thesis study must be completed, and the student must be accepted successful in the thesis defense examination.
KTU Graduate Education Regulations |
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| EXAMINATION, ASSESSMENT and GRADING REGULATIONS |
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| Students are subjected to a midterm exam, term study (project, seminar, quiz, assignment, or a second midterm exam), and final exam for each course. The share of the midterm exam in the final grade of the course is 30%, that of the term study is 20%, and that of the final exam is 50%. All exams are graded out of 100 points. For a student to be considered successful in a course, s/he must get at least a letter grade of ?CC? as the end-of-semester grade in that course. |
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| GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS |
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To graduate from the master's degree program, it is necessary to successfully complete;
- minimum seven courses including compulsory courses, one of which must be in English, corresponding to at least 21 credits (120 ECTS credits) in total as well as the "Seminar" course and the "Scientific Research and Publication Ethics" course (non-credit) by the end of the fourth semester and
- the thesis study by the end of the sixth semester. |
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| OCCUPATIONAL PROFILES of GRADUATES |
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| Students who graduate from this program can work in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Food Industry, Cosmetics Industry, R&D centers and analysis laboratories. In addition, they can continue their research and education activities as Instructors in the Analytical Chemistry Departments of universities. |
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| ACCESS to FURTHER STUDIES |
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Qualifications Frameworks in the European Higher Education Area (QF-EHEA), Level 3
European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning (EQF-LLL), Level 8 |
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| CONTACT INFORMATION |
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| DEPARTMENTAL FACILITIES : |
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| Analytical Chemistry Department Research Laboratory is located within the Faculty of Pharmacy. In addition to Gas Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Chromatography, UV-Vis Spectroscopy, Potentiostat/Galvanostat devices, there are also devices such as pH meters, pure water/ultra pure water devices, ultrasonic baths, and centrifuges as laboratory facilities. |