Upon successful completion of this programme, the enrolled students will be gaining the following knowledge, skills and competences ;
1- To be able to learn about systematics, morphological, biological, ecological and epidemiological information about diseases, pests and weeds that cause the loss of the crop at every stage of production,
2- To be able to become familiar with agricultural management control methods and their use in control of plant diseases, pests and weeds in cultivated agricultural crops,
3- To be able to diagnose and identify plant diseases, insect, mite or nematode pests or weeds that cause economical losses in stored crops and products,
4- To be able to use pesticides safely and effectively and informed about their hazardous non-target effects on the environment and human health.
5- To be able to learn plant protection products and their practice in organic agriculture,
6- To be able to have the necessary background and qualifications to work in public and private agriculture sectors, to be able to conduct a study independently / as a team member and to be able to comply with the relevant legislation
7- To be able to evaluate the information obtained throughout the learning process with cause-effect relations, to be able to collect data and transfer the results to practice, and to predict where, when and why to use the information
8- To be able to be an individual who knows Atatürk's principles and revolutions, internalise and uses them in his/ her life
9- To be able to use Turkish effectively in daily and professional life, to be able to communicate through oral and written communications in his / her field
10- To be able to have a sufficient level of foreign language, to be able to follow the sources in his/her field and to communicate with colleagues
11- To be able to comply with professional, cultural, social ethic rules in his / her field and to be entrepreneurial
12- To be able to use information and communication technologies together with the required computer software of his / her field
13- To be able to have conscious of the universality of social rights, social justice, quality and cultural values, environment protection, occupational health and safety issues