Plant Production and Technologies

CURRICULUM

COMPULSORY MODULES

FIRST SEMESTER

Reading And Writing Skills-I
History of civilization
Introduction to computers
Basic mathematics
Botany
History of agriculture
Meteorology
Modern Turkish history
Turkish language
Turkish

SECOND SEMESTER

General chemistry
Agricultural economics
Reading and writing skills-ii
Introduction to agriculture
Plant systematics
Agricultural ecology
Surveying technique

THIRD SEMESTER

Genetics
Accounting 1
Biochemistry
Marketing
Soil science
Practice and ethics in agriculture
Statistics

FOURTH SEMESTER

Plant nutrition
Principles of vegetable growing
Pruning and grafting techniques
Agricultural irrigation and drainage
Principles of field crop production
Area elective
University elective

FIFTH SEMESTER

Floriculture
Animal husbandry
Plant physiology
Agricultural mechanization
Tropical and subtropical crops
Postharvest physiology

SIXTH SEMESTER

Organic farming
Open field vegetable production
Agricultural extension and communication
Temperate zone fruits
Feeds and animal nutrition
Area elective
Area elective

SEVENTH SEMESTER

Summer training
Small fruits
Soilless culture
Entomology
Diseases of field crops
Project making
University elective

EIGHTH SEMESTER

General plant breeding
Aromatic and medicinal plants
Diseases of horticultural plants
Vegetable breeding
Cereals
Graduation project
Area elective

OPTIONAL MODULES

Poultry science
Experimental design
Plant tissue culture technique
Principles of fruit growing
Indoor and outdoor ornamental plants
Pasture and forage

RECOGNITIONS

The Turkish Republic Higher Education Board (YÖK)
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Board of Higher Education Planning Accreditation and Coordination Board (YÖDAK)

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants can directly apply online to our undergraduate programs using the application portal. Please fill in your details correctly and upload all the required documents listed on the last page of the application form.
Required documents:

Completed application form
Higher/Secondary Certificate or equivalents (e.g. O/A’Level, WAEC/NECO)
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
Fully completed and signed CIU Rules and Regulations document (which can be downloaded during the online application)

FEES AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships

Graduates are expected to work as directors or technicians in multinational or international companies. They are able to start up and manage plant and animal production companies, or undertake private and formal studies. They may have careers in agencies that provide education and extension services; consulting companies; control-certification; project design and management; agricultural product and input marketing; retail industry; tourism; processing, wrapping, storing and transporting agricultural products; municipalities and marketplaces, production of seeds, seedling and saplings, egg production and breeding materials and in agriculture. Graduates are expected to be able to set up their own business effectively as a result of the improvement of their personal and entrepreneurship skills developed during their studies.

Fees