GENERAL INFORMATION

The Environmental Protection and Control Program, which is affiliated to the Department of Environmental Protection Technologies, admitted students for the first time in the 2022-2023 academic year and gave its first graduates in the 2023-2024 academic year. It is a program that provides theoretical and practical training for the sustainable use of natural resources by solving and controlling environmental problems that arise as a result of rapid developments, industrialization and rapid population growth in the focus of sustainability and climate change in the world today. Global climate change, increase in the rate of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, ozone depletion, deforestation, pollution of seas and inland waters, waste materials (garbage, industrial wastes, toxic wastes), soil pollution, deterioration of the balance and health of the forest ecosystem, destruction of wetland ecosystems and decrease in biodiversity are considered as the main environmental problems. The aim of the Environmental Protection and Control Program is to train intermediate staff (Technicians) who are aware of the environmental problems listed above, especially those needed by businesses or institutions for the disposal of wastes that cause air, water and soil pollution without harming the environment. In the program, theoretical and practical courses are carried out with 1 Professor, 1 Associate Professor and 1 Lecturer.
In the Environmental Protection and Control program, 3 semesters of the education given over 4 semesters are in the form of formal education and 1 semester is organized as full-time applied education in enterprises / institutions depending on the preference of the students.

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

-    Gains the ability to apply waste management for the prevention of natural and industrial pollution in accordance with national and international legislation and regulations according to the Waste Management Pyramid in order to realize sustainable environmental management.
-    To be able to carry out the necessary work for the identification of waste for environmental protection and control, separate collection of waste at source and operation of temporary waste storage area.
-    To be able to carry out waste pre-treatment, waste disposal or recycling processes for environmental protection and control.
-    Gains the ability to apply ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental Management System, ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management System and OHSAS Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems with sufficient awareness and knowledge about the universality of social rights.
-    Gains the ability to produce solutions to problems about waste management encountered in the facility for sampling, sample collection, sample protection, storage, experimentation, data collection, reporting and evaluation of results in environmental pollution measurements.
-    Gains the ability to apply and interpret the basic principles of chemistry in laboratory studies.
-    Explains the safety rules of the chemicals used, applies the rules and defines the effects of chemicals on the environment.
-    Carry out and coordinate environmental management activities in accordance with the legislation, prepare monthly activity reports and ensure follow-up.
-    Gains the knowledge and skills to carry out internal audit and training activities, prepare the necessary reports and ensure follow-up.
-    Has sufficient knowledge about environmental protection, optimum resource utilization and sustainability, prevention and control of environmental pollution and sustainable management of natural resources.
-    Gains basic theoretical and practical knowledge in mathematics, science and professional fields and has the ability to use them to produce solutions.
-    Has a basic level of computer usage knowledge to meet the needs of the field and gains internet communication skills, and also has the competence to access the right scientific resources in this way.
-    Has the competence to follow the innovations and developments in the world in environment, chemistry, waste management and related fields.
-    To be able to produce solutions when faced with unforeseen situations in applications related to the profession, to take responsibility in team work or to work individually, to have the ability to work on interdisciplinary issues. Has the awareness of objectively evaluating and supervising the performance of employees under his/her responsibility.
-    Ability to communicate effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing; has the knowledge of a foreign language at a level to follow the developments related to the profession.

FACILITIES

General Chemistry Laboratory
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Computer Laboratory

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

In order to graduate from this program, students are required to take the compulsory courses shown in the curriculum and elective courses that will complete the 120 ECTS credits required by the program, to be successful in all courses taken, to do an internship of at least 30 days (working days) and to have a GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.

Academic Staff