History |
The proposal to establish branches of agricultural economics department was examined at general meeting of the board of higher education in 2007 and was found appropriate.Department of Agricultural Economics is a part of Iğdır faculty of Agriculture.There is a slight effort to create a department library.It is possible to find different sorts of Turkish and foreign publications,master’s and doctoral theses written by agriculture economics post-graduate students and periodicals sent by a variety of agencies. The head of department is Assoc. Prof. Dr. Koksal KARADAS. |
Qualification Awarded |
The Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Engineering-Agricultural Economics ( first cycle in Agricultural Engineering-Agricultural Economics) is awarded to the graduates who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum including thesis and internship. |
Level of Qualification (Short Cycle , First Cycle , Second Cycle, Third Cycle) |
Lisans |
Specific Admission Requirements |
The general requirements explained in “General Admission Requirements” of Information on the Institution part are applied for admission of students. |
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) |
The rules and regulations for recognition of formal prior learning are well defined. Transfer can be made among the institutions of which equivalency is recognized by Higher Education Council. Also successful vocational school graduates to continue their educaiton to obtain Bachelor’s degrees if they are successful in the selection and the placement examination (DGS, i.e. vertical transfer examination) are admitted. The courses to be taken by these students are determined by the relevant department, on the basis of courses they have completed in the programs from which they have graduated. Recognition of prior non-formal and in-formal learning is at the beginning stage in Turkish Higher Education Institutions. Igdir University and hence of the Department is not an exception to this. |
Qualification Requirements and Regulations |
Students must obtain a grade point average of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 and successfully pass all courses on the programme (equivalent to a total of 240 ECTS). |
Profile of The Programme |
Department of Agricultural Economics is conducting a training plan appropriate to age and conditions of working life in order to raise agricultural engineers. Thus, the Department of Agricultural Economics aims to train graduates who are prone to inter-disciplinary studies, questioning, thinking, creative and found original solutions to problems. basic courses of Agricultural Engineering as well as courses related to Agricultural Economics are also included in the program. . In addition to the elective courses there are compulsory courses in the curriculum. |
Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples |
Graduates take a role in establishment of many public and private sector. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ministry of Environment and Forestry Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources State Planning Organization National Productivity Centre Export Development and Study Center Undersecretariat of Treasury Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade Public and Private Banks Agro-Industry Enterprises Agricultural Cooperatives Control and Certification Bodies Consulting Firms in agriculture and agro-industry |
Access to Further Studies |
The graduates holding Bachelor’s Degree are eligible to apply to Master’s Degree programmes at national level and /or international level both in the same and in related disciplines. |
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading |
for each course measurement and evaluation is described Igdır University Associate Degree, Bachelor's Degree Education and Exams Regulations in details. |
Graduation Requirements |
Graduation requirements are explained in the section “Qualification Requirements and Regulations” . |
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) |
Full-Time |
Address, Programme Director or Equivalent |
ADDRESS: Igdir University Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics, Suveren Şehit Bülent Yurtseven Kampüsü 76000 IĞDIR
Tel: +90.476.226 13 14
Fax: +90.476.226 12 51
E-mail: tarimekonomisi@igdir.edu.tr |
Facilities |
Computer laboratuaries, Conferance center, Library |