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Theoretical  Based on the BSc adequacy, improves in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition at specialist level
 Understands the interactions between Soil Science and Plant Nutrition and other disciplines
 Has abilities to develop and apply new ideas by identifying the taxonomic level of soils according to natural and technical classification systems and provides sustainable uses of soils using theoretical and applied knowledge in this branch and applies them to other engineering branches.
 Increases his/her qualification to develop new techniques and ideas for plant nutrients necessary for healthy, high quality and economical plant production and to apply these techniques and ideas in practice.
Applied  Applies his/her knowledge on conservation of soils, protection against each kind of misuse and pollution by recognising the relations between other disciplines.
 Recognising the principles of ecological farming in terms of sustainable and ecological farming, contributes to the practical use.
  Skills
Conceptual/Cognitive  To analyse soils, their components or actual processes, to plan them to accomplish the requirements of sustainable agriculture principles by adding information from other branches, plans/applies a new research project which might solve an existing project or makes judgements with existing information
 Has skills to prepare and apply a project including other disciplines and can retrieve information to solve the problems in nutrition of plants grown in every kinds of soil or soilless growth medium
Applied  Creates new projects to use and to develop new technologies, methods and measuring systems in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition discipline, under the scope of scientific, economic and rational uses of agricultural areas
 Gain perfection and prepare projects in every kinds of soil, plant, fertilizer and water analyses and their interpretations
  Personal and Professional Qualifications
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility  Conducts a project working effectively as an individual and as a team member to solve problems related to the discipline.
 Identifies the possible and future problems in relation to his/her professional area and takes responsibility to solve them by developing new strategies
Learning Competency  Is able to get access to knowledge searching literature, databases and using other sources effectively.
 Makes a critical evaluation of information retaled to the field and conducts advanced studies independently.
Communication and Social Competence  Transfers the current developments and their own studies to people who may need them by using different tools.
 Analyzes the social relations and the norms directing these relations in a critical way and takes resposibility to improve them.
 Can communicate in English written and orally.
Field-Specific and Professional Competence  Develops strategies, policies and application plans in the field and assess the obtained results under the scope of quality processes.
 Is sensitive about scientific and ethical values during the collection, interpretion and announcement of data related to their subject. Is also capable of teaching and checking them.
 Is able to transfer the information and skills to solve a problem in the field to interdisciplinary studies.