Institute of Graduate Studies and Research

Plant Sciences and Technologies (MSc)

Duration 2 Years
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About the Program

The aim of this particular program is to guide and educate agriculture and basic science graduates to become specialized in selected areas; direct them towards original research; and assist them in their careers. Furthermore, the program also aims to encourage its students to build strong relations with internationally known colleagues from their field. The main goal of the program is to educate and guide the students to get ready to use high technologies in order to adapt, select or breed economically important and desired new plant cultivars from various floras and in well-equipped laboratories as well. Ultimate targets are to release such plant cultivars adaptable to unavailable ecologies and environments such as drought, salinity, diseases and insect damages. The visions of this program are to educate and guide the graduates to think and collaborate rationally and proactively evaluating all kinds of agricultural values, transferring environmentally-friendly production techniques to practice; contribute to higher quality and more efficient production under international regulations and standards; create added values to commodities.

Education Opportunities

The program courses are offered by senior lecturers all of whom are experts in their own fields. During the period of research and thesis preparation, students can benefit from the university library hosting periodicals and indefinite publications, electronic periodicals, digital image files from both local and international publications. For the study of the land required for the thesis, the university's agricultural areas and greenhouses can be utilized. There are also physics, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, computer laboratories and central laboratories available at the university to aid the successful completion of the program.

CIU Campus Students

Career Areas

Students who graduate from the Department of Plant Science and Technology will expand their worldviews, international networks, have a wider vision, and will be introduced to their professional careers at the same time. Some of the employment areas include;
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Ministry of Environment and Urban
- Ministry of National Education
- Research Institutes
- Municipalities
- Universities
- International agricultural organizations
- Freelance consultant
- Establish their own companies

Contact

Institute of Graduate Studies and Research
Graduate Sciences and Education Center, GE106
Tel: +90 392 671 1111 Extension: 2776
Institute E-mail: ciu-institute@ciu.edu.tr

Compulsory modules

First Semester
RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN AGRICULTURE

Course code

PSCT501

Credit

3

Theoretical

3

Practical

0

Ects

This course brings computing solution to traditional practices and modern cocerns, sowing seeds and planting seedlings for a sustainable, constant food supply. The food supply shortage has been main cocern and the biggest problem in under-developed countries. Modelling flood patterns and predicting potential climates and microclimates through distincly modern topics such as pesticide leaching model and the impact of agricultural policy. All of these topics in this particular course deal with utilization of cutting-edge computational techniques of interest to both academics and practitional in agriculture, as well as computitaonal modelling researches such as split-plot and split-blog techniques, creating a referance practical significance.
SEÇMELI

Course code

PSCT5X1

Credit

3

Theoretical

3

Practical

0

Ects

SEÇMELI

Course code

PSCT5X2

Credit

3

Theoretical

3

Practical

0

Ects

STATISTICS

Course code

STAT502

Credit

3

Theoretical

3

Practical

0

Ects

This course is designed to introduce basic statistical techniques necessary for carrying out a scientific research. It covers descriptive statistics and inferential statistics; variables and levels of measurement; measures of central tendency; display data by using graphs, charts, histograms, tables, etc.; a population and samples drawn from it; measures of variability of given data; the normal curve; the concept of probability in making statistical decisions; distributions of sample means; intervals for making statistical inference, hypothesis testing; correlation to detect relationships between and among phenomena; regression analysis; hypothesis testing to make statistical inference; tests (t-test) for the difference between the population means; the null hypothesis; analysis of variance (ANOVA), and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA); non-parametric techniques (chi-square test) for nominal data; other non-parametric techniques.
Second Semester
THESIS

Course code

PSCT500

Credit

0

Theoretical

0

Practical

0

Ects

Thesis
LABORATORY TECHNIQUES

Course code

PSCT502

Credit

3

Theoretical

1

Practical

4

Ects

8
The first section of the course will be on “General structure of an analysing laboratory; chemicals that might be found in a lab; cups and bottles that can be used in a lab; basic instruments of analysing labs. Second division will be on all about “Proper sampling, recording and conservation methods”. The evaluation methods will be explained in the third section depending on sensational characteristics (color, odor, taste, etc) following by colorimetric measurements, and also measuring hardness-softness-shear value; evaluation taste characteristics through taste tests and taste panels. In the next section, methods of chemical and or instrumental analysis of energy (calorimetric), protein, fats and oils, minerals, fiber (ADF;NDF), vitamins and toxins will be detailed. The next step will cover microbiological analysis, and classical, in-vitro, in-sacco digestion trials.
SEMINAR

Course code

PSCT580

Credit

0

Theoretical

0

Practical

0

Ects

4
Seminar
SEÇMELI

Course code

PSCT5X3

Credit

3

Theoretical

3

Practical

0

Ects

SEÇMELI

Course code

PSCT5X4

Credit

3

Theoretical

3

Practical

0

Ects

Optional modules

Students who are interested in pursuing advanced graduate studies leading to a master’s, doctoral degree, or professional doctorate degree for the Fall and Spring semesters every year. Applicants can directly apply online to our graduate programs using the application portal.

TR Applicants- Required documents:

  • Bachelor’s Degree Diploma
  • Bachelor’s Degree transcripts for each completed academic term/year.
  • Valid ALES result document (must not exceed 5 years),
  • Documents to prove English proficiency for English language departments,
  • Scanned copy of passport or identity card.

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TRNC Applicants- Required documents:

  • Bachelor’s Degree Diploma
  • Bachelor’s Degree transcripts for each completed academic term/year.
  • Documents to prove English proficiency for English language departments,
  • Scanned copy of passport or identity card.

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Students who are interested in pursuing advanced graduate studies leading to a master’s, doctoral degree, or professional doctorate degree for the Fall and Spring semesters every year. Applicants can directly apply online to our graduate programs using the application portal.

International Applicants- Required documents:

  • Bachelor’s Degree Diploma
  • Bachelor’s Degree transcripts for each completed academic term/year.
  • Evidence of English Language competence: TOEFL (65 IBT) or IELTS (5.5). Students without these documents will take the CIU English proficiency exam on campus following arrival.
  • Scanned copy of international passport/birth certificate
  • CV
  • Fully completed and signed CIU Rules and Regulations document (which can be downloaded during the online application)

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Cyprus International University provides academic scholarships for its students as an incentive for success, with most students benefiting from 50%, 75% or 100% scholarships or discounted tuition fees. Click for more information.

Fee pe​r course     € 350,00
Fee for thesis     € 1.050,00
Fee for seminar     € 120,00 
Scientific Foundation per course     € 150,00
Annual Registration Fee € 295,00
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