Nutrition and Dietetics - Department Information   
Language Turkish
Program Time (Year) 2
Max.Program Time (Year) 3
Program Quota
Internships Status Absent
About Programme

Programme Information

Gazi University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics established in 2008. Currently it is an institution which gives the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level education. The department of education, research and consultancy activities carried out within the framework of four main branches of science: nutritional sciences, dietetics, and community nutrition and food service systems. To carrying out these activities specialized training staff and training and research laboratories are important. Department was received first graduate students in 2009-2010 and first graduate-doctoral students in 2011-2012 academic year. Students are preferred our department firstly in the selection and placement exam of university and  the department successfully continues its studies in education, research and consultancy with its teaching staff and technical equipment. 

The Main Branch of Science
Prof.Dr. Saniye Bilici
History
Gazi University Institute of Health Sciences was established in 1982 and started its activities on 05.08.1983 in order to organize, carry out and supervise postgraduate and doctorate education in academic units.


Qualification Awarded
Second Cycle (Master?s) Degree with Thesis
Admission Requirements
General admission requirements for Turkish and foreign students apply to start the program.

For Turkish Citizens;
First Cycle (Bachelor's) Degree diploma, A minimum score of 80 in the Examination for Academic Personnel and Graduate Studies (ALES) or equivalent international examinations scores for graduate-level programmes such as GRE, GMAT, etc., recognised by YÖK. Candidates gain access to the programmes based on their composite scores consisting of the scores on ALES and first cycle degree grade point averages.

For International Students:
First Cycle Degree diploma obtained from universities recognised by YÖK. Candidates gain access to the programmes based on their first cycle degree grade point averages.

Higher Grade Transition
Upon successful completion of this programme, students may apply to third cycle programmes.
Graduation Requirements
A student enrolled in the Master program in order to graduate from the program are required to provide conditions specified in the GU Graduate Education and Examination Regulation published in the Official Gazette No. 30798 in June 11, 2019.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates
This degree is an academically oriented degree and enables the graduate to exercise his/her profession in or a related field of study and/or in research.

Assessment and Grading
Measurement and Evaluation
(1) Students take the final exam and/or the final project in addition to the mid-term exams and/or mid-term studies. Examination calendar is published on the website of the related academic department.
(2) The success of the students is evaluated with the methods and criteria which are stated on the course description forms that are declared at the beginning of semester.
(3) Students are obliged to succeed in must courses. They can reselect a failed elective course or select another elective instead.
(4) Mid-term exams and/or mid-term studies and final exam and/or the final project are evaluated over 100 raw points. Letter success grades over 100 raw points are given for seminars, thesis studies, term project courses and proficiency exams. To succeed in courses, the minimum letter success grades must be CC for master?s degree and CB for doctorate and integrated (post bachelor) doctorate.
(5) A student whose raw point is under 25 fails the course by receiving an (FF) grade directly. The success grade of a student whose raw point is 25 or above is evaluated with the grades of which coefficients and definitions are stated below considering the general status of the class, average points and statistical range. After this evaluation, it is possible for the letter success grade equivalents of raw points that are 25 and above to be (FF).
(6) Coefficients and letter success grades are evaluated as shown below:
a)
Coefficients Letter Success Grades
4.00 AA
3.50 BA
3.00 BB
2.50 CB
2.00 CC
1.50 DC
1.00 DD
0.50 FD
0.00 FF

b) The letter grades other than the ones in the clause ?a? are:
1) D: Absent
2) G: Not attended
3) E: Incomplete (The (E) grades which are not corrected until after 3 weeks from the finalization of letter success grades are converted to(FF)).
(7) The CumGPA is calculated via dividing the final grades of all of the courses throughout a student?s study period by the total number of credits. The obtained CumGPA is shown with two decimals after the point.
(8) While calculating both the GPAs of semesters/years and the CumGPA, the letters grades from AA to FF are based on. G and D grades are processed as FF.
(9) All grades are included in the transcripts of students.
(10) For graduation, the CumGPA must be 2,50/4,00 minimum for master?s degree with or without thesis; 3,00/4,00 minimum for doctorate or integrated (post bachelor) doctorate programmes. Despite completing all the credits, students who cannot provide the graduation conditions take new courses to do so.
(11) Students who do not provide the attendance conditions or other course requirements cannot take the final exam of the course and are considered as absent (D).




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