Programme Information
About the Programme	:	At the end of the program in which educational activities at MSc level are conducted, the students gain either "Certificated Agricultural Engineer" (if they have "Agricultural Engineer" diplomas) or "Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Specialist" title (if they have BSc diplomas from other programs) and they become proficient to use these titles legally. During the program, the students must complete 120 ECTS, 72 ECTS from MSc and Research Area and Seminar and the other 48 ECTS from thesis. Having prepared a MSc Thesis in different areas of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition such as Soil Survey and Mapping, Soil Genesis, Soil Chemistry, Soil Physics, Soil Mineralogy, Soil Biology, Soil Fertility, and Plant Nutrition, the students graduate as a specialist fulfilling the requirements of either the governmental or private sectors or graduate to serve as a researcher in the academic world.
Qualification Awarded	:	The students who have successfully accomplished this program gain the master’s degree of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition.
Level of Qualification	:	Second Cycle (Master’s Degree)
Specific Admission Requirements	:	The students can apply to this program providing ALES score, grade point averages and interview in accordance with the regulations of “Çukurova University Graduate Education and Examination Committee” and can pursue their education in their or in related fields.  For more information, please click here.
Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning	:	Recognition of previous learning in this programme is implemented according to the rules and regulations of Çukurova University Social, Health and Science Institutes.  For more information, please click here.
Qualification Requirements and Regulations	:	In order to graduate from this programme, the students are required to successfully complete all the courses with a minimum average grade point of 3.00 out of 4.00.
Profile of the Programme	:	The Program aims to educate either "Certificated Agricultural Engineer" or "Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Specialist" at a specialist level to fulfil the expectations and needs of governmental and private sectors and to prepare the students to gain adequate academic skills, for the PhD programme. One of the basic targets of the Program is to equip students with knowledge on classification of soils as well as enabling them to use this knowledge on ecological principles and conservation of them against environmental pollution and misuses, preparation of healthy and balanced plant nutrition programs suitable for our ecological system by carrying on soil fertility and plant nutritional studies, and sustainable utilization and management of soil, plant, and water resources, at specialist level. Moreover, laboratories and greenhouses at Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Department and research fields at Agricultural Research and Application Farm located next to the campus (The region Çukurova, one of the most fertile three plains in the world) provide students with better educational facilities.
Key Learning Outcomes	:	Please click here for Key Learning Outcomes.
Occupational Profile of Graduates	:	The graduates of the program can work for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Credit Cooperatives, Ziraat Bank(State bank to support agriculture), State Water Affairs, Municipalities, Agro-Chemical Companies, Official and Private Laboratories for Soil, Plant and Fertilizer Analyses, Fertilizer Industry, Private Farms and Greenhouses as well as a Franchiser for seed and agro-chemicals. Moreover, the Agricultural Engineers authorized for the preparation of Soil Survey and Mapping, Soil Conservation and Land Use Projects which are obligatory according to the Act for Soil Conservation and Land Use numbered 5403 are the graduates of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Program.
Access to Further Studies	:	The graduates of this program are eligible to apply for admission to obtain a PhD degree in their or related fields if they pass the evaluation process designated according to the “Regulations of Çukurova University Graduate Studies”, which includes a required ALES score and an adequate English language proficiency.
Course Structure Diagram with Credits	:	Please click here for Course Structure Diagram with Credits.
Assessment and Grading	:	In this program, the exams and evaluation are conducted according to regulations of “Çukurova University Graduate Education and Examination Committee”.  For more information, please click here.
Graduation Requirements	:	Graduation requirements are as defined in part of "Requirements and regulations of acquired degree".
Mode of Study	:	This programme is a Full Time programme.
Programme Director	:	Prof. Dr. MUSTAFA GÖK
Course-Programme Key Learning Outcomes Matrix	:	Please click here for Course-Programme Key Learning Outcomes Matrix.