Soil Science Department began training and research activities with two faculty members within the Agricultural Faculty of Uludag University in 1984. It started doctoral education in 1985. On 02.06.2010, the name of the department has been changed as department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition with the decision of the Board of Higher Education and has still six professors, two associate professors, one assistant professor, one research assistant and a secretary on duty.
Since it was founded, at the Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, numerous research projects which have been supported by national and international institutions, organizations and non-governmental organizations (TUBITAK, DPT, Uludag University Scientific Research Project commission, Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change, Natural Life Protection Association, the Provincial Directorate of Rural Services, University of Bonn, the British Council, the Industrial Organizations (Sütaş, Penguen, Tat, Nestle etc.), the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality), have been carried out and completed in order to solve some agricultural problems of the region and the country. In addition, department faculty members take part in meetings and several panels, in order to solve the agricultural problems of the region and to inform and share the produced information with the interested parties.

In this part of higher education, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition program is subject to the third cycle degree system with 180-240 ECTS credits. In Doctorate program it is required to 240 ECTS. If the program is completed and the program proficiencies are done successfully, Students have a Doctorate degree in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition.

Third Cycle

For a student to apply for Doctorate program at Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition; Candidates must have a Master of Science degree. 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, TOEFL, 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, Tomer candidates Turkish competency given by TOMER and ALES exam results or GRE, GMAT and other exams which are by YOK in international level. Applicants for graduate programs in writing, application, and / or interview with the success evaluation exam are done by the jury. During the general evaluation of writing, application, and / or interview, The jury, classify the candidates according to their overall success score taken from ALES, undergraduate / graduate grade, foreign language score and a written application and / or interview grade. In case of equality, foreign language score is checked. Candidates with scores below 60 considered to have failed overall grade.

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.

To obtain Doctorate degree in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, the students have to manage all of the courses at least 24 credits from a maximum of 30 credits (240 ECTS) for at least eight courses. Students may take the courses from the graduate program of the department or other branches that are associated with the Department and must obtain at least an average of 75 point out of 100 for each course, The programme consists of compulsory and elective courses in graduate courses. Students must achieve the qualifying examination and have to give seminars at the course and thesis stage. After the acceptance of the thesis proposal, the student conducts a thesis study. If the thesis was defended successfully before the jury students are awarded Doctorate degree in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition.

The purpose of the Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition is producing information universally in order to protect the Ground-water resources and natural environment, to improve the qualifications, to ensure sustainable use, to increase plant production and to solve the problems of productivity. For these purposes the department
educate qualified individuals who serve in its position on international standards which are equipped with the necessary knowledge and experience of contemporary. Educate qualified individuals who do independent research that gained the capability to determine the necessary steps to reach new syntheses and to examine and make comments for scientific events in a broader and deeper perspective.