The Department of Plant Breeding Genetics and Biotechnology was established in 2017 as a PhD
program with the participation of academicians from the Department of Horticulture, Department of
Field Crops and the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics of the Faculty of Arts and
Sciences of our University. The program aims to establish a research infrastructure for the
development of new products, services and diagnostic technologies using plant breeding, genetics
and biotechnology, to train the personnel needed for these studies, and to establish new structures
in the industry with R&D support through university-industry collaboration.

The PhD program in Plant Breeding Genetics and Biotechnology is subject to the sixth stage degree system with 180–240 ECTS credits in higher education. Upon successful completion of the program and fulfillment of the program qualifications, a PhD degree in Plant Breeding Genetics and Biotechnology is awarded.

Third Cycle

It is required to have a master´s degree. Application to the doctoral program with a master´s degree depends on the special eligibility condition of the doctoral program. Applicants to the doctoral program are required to have the ALES base score determined by the Uludağ University Senate in the numerical score type for science.

The provisions in “Regulation on Transfer among Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, and Subspecialty and the Principals of Credit Transfer among Institutions in Higher Education Institutions” are applied.

The program consists of a proficiency exam, thesis proposal, thesis presentation and thesis defense, provided that a total of 24-30 credits are taken. The doctoral courses consist of compulsory and elective courses. The ECTS credits of the program are between 180-240. In order for the student to be considered successful in the relevant course, this grade must be at least 75 out of 100, and the compulsory but non-credit courses Development and Learning, Planning and Evaluation in Teaching and Research Methods must be taken. Students who meet the relevant requirements are awarded a Doctorate degree in Plant Breeding Genetics and Biotechnology.

The aim of the program is to provide education and training in order to raise graduates who can solve the problems in plant breeding, genetics and biotechnology that our country needs and produce new projects; who can follow national and international developments in plant breeding, genetics and biotechnology, who can renew and develop their professional knowledge; who can establish university and industry cooperation in the field of plant breeding, genetics and biotechnology; who can take responsibility in teamwork and fulfill their requirements; who can continuously develop the knowledge and skills they have acquired and transfer them to their stakeholders; who can produce practical and fast solutions and express themselves verbally and in writing; who can use computer software and information and communication technologies at an advanced level as required by the field; who have the skills to provide leadership in industry, academia and the public; and who can serve the society in line with national needs.

Graduates with a doctorate degree have the opportunity to work in universities, public research institutes and private sector seed, seedling and sapling breeding departments, R&D breeding and biotechnology departments.

Graduates who successfully complete the doctoral program can apply for an academic position at higher education institutions in Turkey or abroad in the same or similar fields, or for an expert position at research centers in public institutions

In order to take the exam for doctoral courses, it is necessary to attend 70% of the theoretical courses and 80% of the practical courses. In order to pass the exams, it is necessary to take at least 24 credits (equivalent to 60 ECTS) of course hours and seven courses from the graduate programs of the Department or other Departments related to the Department and to pass these courses with a weighted grade point average of at least 75 out of 100. In the evaluation of these scores as letter grades, students who receive the grades AA, BA, BB, BC, CB, CC are considered successful.

In order to successfully complete the doctoral program, the conditions explained in the ´Qualification Conditions and Rules´ section must be met and the thesis prepared in a field related to the subject must be successfully defended before a selected jury.

Full-Time

Ana Bilim Dalı Başkanı: Prof. Dr.Köksal YAĞDI
Adres :Uludağ Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Tarla Bitkileri Bölümü Görükle/BURSA
e-mail : kyagdi@uludag.edu.tr
Telefon : 0 224 2941517

There are 3 Professors and 2 Associate Professors working in the Department of Plant Breeding Genetics and Biotechnology PhD program. The departments in the Department of Plant Breeding Genetics and Biotechnology PhD program, which is a multidisciplinary program, have extensive land, greenhouse and laboratory facilities.