Programme Information
About the Programme	:	This programme studies land and water resources for sustainable use, development and reclaim in a very important place in agricultural activities. The program offers education, training and research about irrigation, drainage, land reclamation, agricultural construction, agricultural hydrology, soil and water conservation engineering, land consolidation, rural settlement planning. Organising courses and seminars for technical staff working in agricultural enterprises is a major part of the work of the program. Seven Professors, 1 Associate Professor, 1 Assistant Professor, 1 Research Assistant and 2 Agricultural Engineers are currently working in the program
Qualification Awarded	:	The students who successfully accomplish this program gain the master’s degree of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation.
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	:	Agricultural Structures and Irrigation master’s programme studies can be best described as to get benefit from soil and water resources by economic and efficient methods and to conserve them together with development activities in agricultural operations, to take some measures in order to develop agricultural operations in terms of economical and physical aspects in the long term. Education, research and extension issues related with farm structures and irrigation studies have been conducted at the Agricultural Faculty of all the Universities in Turkey. In other words, this progrmme is in charge of providing education and conducting research in the issues of irrigation, drainage, end soil reclamation, agricultural structures and hydrology, soil and water conservation engineering, rural settlement and land consolidation , all of which play very important role in agriculture on the proper use of soil and water resources, their development and protection, and reclamation where needed. Department has soil and water analysis laboratory, automatic monitoring station, two research greenhouses and weighing lysimeter.
Key Learning Outcomes	:	Please click here for Key Learning Outcomes.
Occupational Profile of Graduates	:	The graduates of the Master’s programme of Agricultural Structures and Irrigation Department Program have opportunities of employment in a variety of state and private funded companies, such as Provincial Administration, General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), several ministries related to agriculture, food, environment and forestry, municipalities, universities (as academic staff), agricultural consultancy companies, agricultural cooperatives, public and private banks, irrigation and drainage construction companies, engineering and consultancy offices, land consolidation construction companies, construction companies related to agricultural buildings,
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	:	Tto complete the program, it is required to have 60 ECTS credits of graduate courses and to complete the courses successfully. After completing the courses, a thesis must be submitted on a subject selected with the supervision of the advisor. The thesis study and research area courses must have a total of 60 ECTS credits. In addition, after the student’s thesis is accepted, the student is required to make an oral presentation of his/her thesis in front of an assigned jury.
Mode of Study	:	This programme is a Full Time programme.
Programme Director	:	Prof. Dr. BÜLENT ÖZEKİCİ
Course-Programme Key Learning Outcomes Matrix	:	Please click here for Course-Programme Key Learning Outcomes Matrix.