Agricultural Economics

General Description

Brief History

Department of Agricultural Economics was established in 1985. The department started to offer undergraduate study (Bachelor of Science) in academic year 1993-1994. It started to offer programs of graduate study leading to Master of Science (M.Sc.) in 1986 and Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in 1993. Department of Agricultural Economics has two main divisions as Agricultural Management, and Agricultural Policies and Extension.

Qualification Awarded

Agricultural Economics program is subjected to 240 ECTS credits system in higher education. The Doctorate (Ph. D.) Degree in Agricultural Economics Program is awarded to the graduates who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum.

Level of Qualification

Third Cycle

Specific Admission Requirements

Master school certificate is required. Application to the PD program with master certificate depends on conformity condition of PHD. Candidates’ must have science base ALES score determined by Uludag University Senate. Students must have UDS, KPDS, TOEFL or equivalent examinations accepted by YOK whose minimum score determined by Senate in languages of English, German, French, Italian, Russian and Arabic, for foreign students in English, German, French languages. UU Senate decides the Equivalence of other foreign language documents. For foreign candidates, Turkish competency given by TOMER and ALES exam results or GRE, GMAT and other exams which are accepted by YOK in international level.

Specific arrangements for the recognition of prior learning

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.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The program consists a total of 24-30 local credits, a qualifying examination, thesis proposal, thesis and dissertation defense. Graduate courses consists of compulsory and elective courses in graduate courses. Program has total credits of 180-240 ECTS. In order to be successful in the courses concerned students should at least have 75 points out of 100. Also should attend courses that are mandatory but non credit which are Development and Learning, Instructional Planning and Evaluation and Research Methods. Students who meet the relevant conditions are awarded with a Doctorate in Agricultural Economics.

Profile of The Programme

The basic tasks of Agricultural Economics Department are to analyze the systems, which include production, consumption and distribution, supplying inputs regarding agricultural goods and services, ensure management of natural resources through principles of Economics and train individuals who think contemporary and analytically by schooling and research. Furthermore, contributing to science and technology in related field and transferring owned knowledge to practice are also among the basic tasks of Agricultural Economics Department. In this context, in order to train individuals who have been equipped with contemporary knowledge and skills, who knows the economic problems in agriculture, agricultural businesses, especially food industry, natural resources and environment, who can produce scientific solutions to these problems, is the main target of Agricultural Economics Department by carrying out undergraduate and graduate education.

Key Learning Outcomes & Classified & Comparative

1. To contribute to the field by researching in theory and practice with an interdisciplinary understanding and ensuring the publication of these researches in national and international settings.
2. To benefit from the research funding and opportunities, which the public and other sources provide, effectively and rationally.
3. Acquisition of integrated approaches to topics and recognizing of concepts regarding general and agriculture economics
4. Acquisition of learning the ways of increasing the productivity by practicing main principles of economics into agriculture
5. Skill of productive and more efficient management of agribusiness
6. Skill of recognizing, analyzing and resolving the issues
7. Ability of creation, assessment and practicing of projects
8. Skill of recognizing producer organizations and making new organizations
9. Ability of participation to interdisciplinary team-work
10. Acquisition of increasing knowledge and skills in social area with capacity of becoming a leader
11. To be able to take part in team-work and undertake individual responsibility when needed as economists who have trade, societal and ethical merits with required scientific formation
12. To be able to use Turkish Language efficiently in written and verbal communication; to have knowledge of foreign language in order for exploring international scientific literature regarding his/her topic

SKILLS

Cognitive - Practical

Acquisition of integrated approaches to topics and recognizing of concepts regarding general and agriculture economics
To benefit from the research funding and opportunities, which the public and other sources provide, effectively and rationally.
Skill of productive and more efficient management of agribusiness
Acquisition of learning the ways of increasing the productivity by practicing main principles of economics into agriculture
To be able to take part in team-work and undertake individual responsibility when needed as economists who have trade, societal and ethical merits with required scientific formation
Ability of participation to interdisciplinary team-work
Acquisition of increasing knowledge and skills in social area with capacity of becoming a leader
Skill of recognizing, analyzing and resolving the issues
Skill of recognizing producer organizations and making new organizations
Ability of creation, assessment and practicing of projects
To contribute to the field by researching in theory and practice with an interdisciplinary understanding and ensuring the publication of these researches in national and international settings.
To be able to use Turkish Language efficiently in written and verbal communication; to have knowledge of foreign language in order for exploring international scientific literature regarding his/her topic

KNOWLEDGE

Theoretical - Conceptual

Skill of productive and more efficient management of agribusiness
Acquisition of increasing knowledge and skills in social area with capacity of becoming a leader
To be able to use Turkish Language efficiently in written and verbal communication; to have knowledge of foreign language in order for exploring international scientific literature regarding his/her topic
Ability of creation, assessment and practicing of projects
To contribute to the field by researching in theory and practice with an interdisciplinary understanding and ensuring the publication of these researches in national and international settings.
Ability of participation to interdisciplinary team-work
Acquisition of integrated approaches to topics and recognizing of concepts regarding general and agriculture economics
Acquisition of learning the ways of increasing the productivity by practicing main principles of economics into agriculture
To benefit from the research funding and opportunities, which the public and other sources provide, effectively and rationally.
To be able to take part in team-work and undertake individual responsibility when needed as economists who have trade, societal and ethical merits with required scientific formation
Skill of recognizing, analyzing and resolving the issues
Skill of recognizing producer organizations and making new organizations

COMPETENCES

Field Specific Competence

Acquisition of learning the ways of increasing the productivity by practicing main principles of economics into agriculture
Skill of recognizing producer organizations and making new organizations
Ability of participation to interdisciplinary team-work
Ability of creation, assessment and practicing of projects
To contribute to the field by researching in theory and practice with an interdisciplinary understanding and ensuring the publication of these researches in national and international settings.
Skill of recognizing, analyzing and resolving the issues
Acquisition of increasing knowledge and skills in social area with capacity of becoming a leader
To be able to use Turkish Language efficiently in written and verbal communication; to have knowledge of foreign language in order for exploring international scientific literature regarding his/her topic
Acquisition of integrated approaches to topics and recognizing of concepts regarding general and agriculture economics
To benefit from the research funding and opportunities, which the public and other sources provide, effectively and rationally.
Skill of productive and more efficient management of agribusiness
To be able to take part in team-work and undertake individual responsibility when needed as economists who have trade, societal and ethical merits with required scientific formation

COMPETENCES

Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Acquisition of integrated approaches to topics and recognizing of concepts regarding general and agriculture economics
To be able to take part in team-work and undertake individual responsibility when needed as economists who have trade, societal and ethical merits with required scientific formation
Ability of creation, assessment and practicing of projects
Skill of productive and more efficient management of agribusiness
To contribute to the field by researching in theory and practice with an interdisciplinary understanding and ensuring the publication of these researches in national and international settings.
To benefit from the research funding and opportunities, which the public and other sources provide, effectively and rationally.
Ability of participation to interdisciplinary team-work
Acquisition of learning the ways of increasing the productivity by practicing main principles of economics into agriculture
Skill of recognizing, analyzing and resolving the issues
Acquisition of increasing knowledge and skills in social area with capacity of becoming a leader

COMPETENCES

Communication and Social Competence

Skill of recognizing producer organizations and making new organizations
Ability of creation, assessment and practicing of projects
Acquisition of increasing knowledge and skills in social area with capacity of becoming a leader
To be able to use Turkish Language efficiently in written and verbal communication; to have knowledge of foreign language in order for exploring international scientific literature regarding his/her topic
Ability of participation to interdisciplinary team-work
To contribute to the field by researching in theory and practice with an interdisciplinary understanding and ensuring the publication of these researches in national and international settings.
Skill of recognizing, analyzing and resolving the issues
Acquisition of learning the ways of increasing the productivity by practicing main principles of economics into agriculture
To benefit from the research funding and opportunities, which the public and other sources provide, effectively and rationally.
To be able to take part in team-work and undertake individual responsibility when needed as economists who have trade, societal and ethical merits with required scientific formation
Acquisition of integrated approaches to topics and recognizing of concepts regarding general and agriculture economics
Skill of productive and more efficient management of agribusiness

COMPETENCES

Learning Competence

Acquisition of integrated approaches to topics and recognizing of concepts regarding general and agriculture economics
Skill of productive and more efficient management of agribusiness
To be able to take part in team-work and undertake individual responsibility when needed as economists who have trade, societal and ethical merits with required scientific formation
To contribute to the field by researching in theory and practice with an interdisciplinary understanding and ensuring the publication of these researches in national and international settings.
To benefit from the research funding and opportunities, which the public and other sources provide, effectively and rationally.
Skill of recognizing, analyzing and resolving the issues
Ability of participation to interdisciplinary team-work
Acquisition of learning the ways of increasing the productivity by practicing main principles of economics into agriculture
Ability of creation, assessment and practicing of projects

Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples

Food industry (public, private, cooperatives and units Banking and insurance sector Institutions related to agriculture Private farms, green houses and animal husbandry farms Industry of irrigation equipment and agricultural machinery Agricultural input marketing firms (agricultural chemicals and supermarkets etc.) Agricultural production marketing firms (wholesalers, traders etc.) Consulting firms Expertise of property assessment (authority) Preparation and assessment of agricultural and food project

Access to Further Studies

Graduates who successfully completed doctorate degree may apply to both in the same or related disciplines in higher education institutions at home or abroad to get a position in academic staff or to governmental R&D centers to get expert position.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Each student must attend to 70 percent of regular courses and 80 percent of practical courses in order to register to courses at the beginning of per semester and able to take final exams. The students are a final exam for each course. Furthermore, they are exposed to a practical exam in practical courses. All exams are assessed on 100-point- scale. It is required to achieve at least 75 points from final exam. The students having one of the grades of AA, BA, CB and CC are accepted successful from the course.

Graduation Requirements

Students must successfully pass all compulsory and elective courses on the program (equivalent to a total of 180-240 ECTS) mentioned in about “Qualification Requirements and Regulations”. And who have successfully completed all courses in the curriculum will be given The Doctorate Degree in Agricultural Economics Program.

Mode of Study

Full-Time

Address and Contact Details

Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Tarım Ekonomisi Bölümü Görükle 16059
Nilüfer Bursa. Tel: 224 2941589

Facilities

A total of 7 academicians, 1 Lecturer and 2 Research Assistants in the Agricultural Economics Department. 4 Professors, 1 Assistant Professor, 1 Lecturer and 1 Research Assistant in the Agricultural Management Division, 1 Professor, 1 Associate Professor, 1 Doctor Research Assistant in the Agricultural Policy and Extension Division
There is a library for department students in the Department of Agricultural Economics. There are desktop computers and a projector available to students in the library.

Curriculum

1. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
FEN 6001	RESEARCH METHODS	Compulsory	2	0	0	4
TRE6113	MARKETING OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
TRE6187	ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHD THESIS	Compulsory	4	0	0	4
TRE6191	DISSERTATION SUPERVISION I	Compulsory	0	1	0	1
TRE6182	ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHD THESIS II	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
TRE6192	DISSERTATION SUPERVISION II	Compulsory	0	1	0	1
	Click to choose optional courses.					10
Total						30

2. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
TRE6172	SEMINAR (CLASS)	Compulsory	0	2	0	4
TRE6192	DISSERTATION SUPERVISION II	Compulsory	0	1	0	1
TRE6182	PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE II	Compulsory	4	0	0	5
	Click to choose optional courses.					20
Total						30

3. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
TRE6183	PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE III	Compulsory	4	0	0	5
TRE6193	DISSERTATION SUPERVISION III	Compulsory	0	1	0	15
YET6177	PHD PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION	Compulsory	0	0	0	5
Total						25

4. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
TRE6174	SEMINAR	Compulsory	0	2	0	5
TRE6184	PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE IV	Compulsory	4	0	0	5
TRE6194	DISSERTATION SUPERVISION IV	Compulsory	0	1	0	20
Total						30

5. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
ENS6121	DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING	Compulsory	3	0	0	5
TRE6185	PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE V	Compulsory	4	0	0	5
TRE6195	DISSERTATION SUPERVISION	Compulsory	0	1	0	20
Total						30

6. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
ENS6122	PLANNING AND EVALUATION IN EDUCATION	Compulsory	3	2	0	5
TRE6186	PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE VI	Compulsory	4	0	0	5
TRE6196	DISSERTATION SUPERVISION	Compulsory	0	1	0	20
Total						30

7. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
TRE6187	PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE VII	Compulsory	4	0	0	5
TRE6197	DISSERTATION SUPERVISION	Compulsory	0	1	0	25
Total						30

8. Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
TRE6188	PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE VIII	Compulsory	4	0	0	5
TRE6198	DISSERTATION SUPERVISION	Compulsory	0	1	0	25
Total						30

1. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
TRE6101	FOOD INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT	Optional	3	0	0	5
TRE6103	OPERATIONAL RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE	Optional	3	0	0	5
TRE6105	AGRICULTURAL LABOR LAW	Optional	3	0	0	5
TRE6107	TRADE BOARDS AND COMMODITY FUTURES MARKETS	Optional	3	0	0	5
TRE6109	STRATEGIC PLANNING IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECTORS	Optional	2	2	0	5
TRE6111	REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL IN AGRICULTURE	Optional	3	0	0	5
TRE6115	GLOBAL FOOD POLICY	Optional	3	0	0	5
TRE6181	PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE I	Optional	4	0	0	5

2. Semester Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS
TRE6182	PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE II	Optional	4	0	0	5
TRE6202	COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY OF EUROPEAN UNION AND TURKEY	Optional	3	0	0	5
TRE6204	FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE FARM AND FOOD INDUSTRY BUSINESS	Optional	3	0	0	5
TRE6206	COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS FOR AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS	Optional	3	0	0	5
TRE6208	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY	Optional	3	0	0	5
TRE6210	WATER RESOURCES POLICY AND MANAGEMENT	Optional	3	0	0	5
TRE6212	AGRICULTURAL MARKETING RESEARCH	Optional	3	0	0	5
TRE6216	ECONOMETRICS FOR AGRICULTURAL ECONOMISTS	Optional	3	0	0	5

General Optional Courses
Course Code	Course Title	Type of Course	T¹	U²	L³	ECTS