Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
170500105105MEAT AND AQUACULTURE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGYElective353
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To inform students about basic seafood and meat processing technologies
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mine KÖKTÜRK
Learning Outcomes
1Have general information about seafood and meat nutritional content.
2Have information about the situation of Turkish aquaculture and meat processing technology sector.
3Gains knowledge about different processing technologies (cooling, drying, salting, fumigation and marinating).
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Detailed information about refrigeration technology, freezing technology, freeze storage, salting technology, drying technology, smoking technology and drying technology.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1General information about seafood and meat products
2The status of Turkey aquatic products and meat processing technology sector, the annual import, export quantities, the propagation of processing plants
3Proximate composition of seafood and meat
4Changes in meat structure after death (rigor mortis)
5Chilling technology and Frozen storage technology
6Traditional processing methods used in meat and seafood processing
7Midterm exam
8Salting technology
9Drying technology
10Smoking technology
11Canning technology
12Marination
13Introduction to advanced seafood processing technologies
14Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Question-Answer14114
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11414
Homework11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)92
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