PLANT PROTECTION (MSC)
       
Course Structure Diagram with Credits
 1st Semester Course Plan
Course unit code Course unit title Type of course unit Lecture + Recitation Local credits ECTS credits
ZBK 500 SEMINAR Compulsory 0+2 4.00 4.00
ZBK 521 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS AND METODOLOGY Compulsory 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 721 THESIS CONSULTANCY 1 Compulsory 0+1 2.00 2.00
ZBK 722 THESIS CONSULTANCY 2 Compulsory 0+1 2.00 2.00
ZBK 501 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 504 INSECT PHYSIOLOGY Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 517 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PLANT PATHOGENS Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 541 INSECT BEHAVIOUR AND ECOLOGY Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 557 RESEARCH METHODS IN WEED SCIENCE Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 558 WEED SYSTEMATICS Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 563 THEORIES AND APPLICATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 567 PHYTOPATHOLOGY AND POTENTIAL ANTAGONISTS Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 568 IDENTIFICATION OF PLANT PATHOGENIC BACTERIA Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 573 ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING SKILLS -1 Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
The students are to take a total of 30 ECTS every semester giving priority to compulsory courses.
 2nd Semester Course Plan
Course unit code Course unit title Type of course unit Lecture + Recitation Local credits ECTS credits
ZBK 500 SEMINAR Compulsory 0+2 4.00 4.00
ZBK 521 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS AND METODOLOGY Compulsory 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 721 THESIS CONSULTANCY 1 Compulsory 0+1 2.00 2.00
ZBK 722 THESIS CONSULTANCY 2 Compulsory 0+1 2.00 2.00
YBD 502 ENGLISH- II Elective 6+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 502 INSECT MORPHOLOGY Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 506 INSECT CAPTURE AND COLLECTION PREPARATION Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 510 ULTRASTRUCTURAL CYTOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY OF PLANT-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 513 MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES IN PHYTOPATHOLOGY Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 514 BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANT-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 515 MOLECULAR PLANT-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 518 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL QUARANTINE APPLICATIONS Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 520 PLANT PROTECTION IN ECOLOGICAL FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTION Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 522 SPECIFIC VIROLOGY II Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 524 AGRICULTURAL PESTS AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 526 MICROPREPARATION TECHNIQUES IN ENTOMOLOGY Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 527 RESISTANCE MECHANISMS AGAINST PLANT DISEASES Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 528 INSECTS VECTOR Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 531 INSECT PATHOLOGY Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 534 EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS IN PEST CONTROL Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 535 BENEFICIAL INSECT AND ACAR MASS PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 538 NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES IN PLANT PROTECTION Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 540 INSECT TAXONOMY- II Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 544 PESTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 546 POSTHARVEST DISEASES Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 552 QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL IN RESEARCHES AND ANALYSES Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 554 PLANT-NEMATODE INTERACTIONS AND IDENTIFICATION OF MENATODES Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 559 HERBICIDES Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 560 ALTERNATIVE WEED CONTROL METHODS Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 562 ENTOMOPHAGUS INSECTS OF BIOLOGICAL CONTROL Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 566 ECOLOGY OF INSECT POPULATIONS Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 567 PHYTOPATHOLOGY AND POTENTIAL ANTAGONISTS Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 569 SEED TRANSPORTED DISEASES AND MANAGEMENT Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
ZBK 574 ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING SKILLS -2 Elective 3+0 7.50 7.50
The students are to take a total of 30 ECTS every semester giving priority to compulsory courses.
 3rd Semester Course Plan
Course unit code Course unit title Type of course unit Lecture + Recitation Local credits ECTS credits
ZBK 711 THESIS STUDIES 1 Compulsory 0+1 25.00 25.00
ZBK 712 THESIS STUDIES 2 Compulsory 0+1 25.00 25.00
ZBK 751 SPECIAL FIELD COURSE 1 Compulsory 4+0 5.00 5.00
ZBK 752 SPECIAL FIELD COURSE 2 Compulsory 4+0 5.00 5.00
ZBK 777 TERM PROJECT Compulsory 2+2 30.00 30.00
ERU-001 ETIK KURUL RAPORU BEKLEME Elective 0+0 0.00 0.00
The students are to take a total of 30 ECTS every semester giving priority to compulsory courses.
 4th Semester Course Plan
Course unit code Course unit title Type of course unit Lecture + Recitation Local credits ECTS credits
ZBK 711 THESIS STUDIES 1 Compulsory 0+1 25.00 25.00
ZBK 712 THESIS STUDIES 2 Compulsory 0+1 25.00 25.00
ZBK 751 SPECIAL FIELD COURSE 1 Compulsory 4+0 5.00 5.00
ZBK 752 SPECIAL FIELD COURSE 2 Compulsory 4+0 5.00 5.00
ZBK 777 TERM PROJECT Compulsory 2+2 30.00 30.00
ERU-001 ETIK KURUL RAPORU BEKLEME Elective 0+0 0.00 0.00
The students are to take a total of 30 ECTS every semester giving priority to compulsory courses.