Electronics and Automation

Head of Department: Assist. Prof. MURAT SELEK

Erasmus Coordinator: Assist. Prof. MURAT SELEK

Farabi Coordinator: Lecturer NAZİF ERBİL

Mevlana Coordinator: Lecturer ÖZDEMİR ALKAN

Purpose: The Department of Electronics and Automation aims to train electronic technicians that can adapt to the technological developments in electronics, who have gained scientific and technical knowledge, who have the ability to solve problems related to their field, and who can plan and execute the stages of design, development, maintenance, repair, production and implementation.

Vision: Our vision is to become a department that offers education on an international scale with its highly qualified academic staff, and that graduates skilled, respected and favoured technicians in electronics who have adopted lifelong learning in research and professional field.

Mission: Our mission is to train competent technicians who are capable of accessing and producing information, using the technology effectively and renewing themselves; who are faithful to the ethical values of the profession and the basic qualities of the republic as needed by national and international industry through quality education on international scale.

Medium of Instruction: Turkish

The Description of the Program: It is an associate degree program that aims to aims to furnish the graduates with professional and academic qualifications.

Admission and Registration Requirements:  The candidates can enrol in our programs depending on the quota on condition that they have a high school and equivalent school diploma and have obtained enough marks in the Higher Education Institutions Exam (YKS) Basic Proficiency Test (TYT).  The associate degree programs that the graduates of Vocational and Technical High Schools can enrol by obtaining additional marks are explained in the HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION EXAM (YKS) GUIDELINE.

Recognition of Previous Learning: Students who have previously studied in another higher education institution can apply for exemption from some courses. For this, they have to submıt the transcript and course content as explained in the terms of application. They can be exempted from the appropriate courses after necessary evaluations.

Requirements for Graduation: In order to graduate from this associate degree program, students must be successful in all courses in the program curriculum and must have at least 120 ECTS credits, and must complete 2 compulsory workplace internships (Industry Based Education-IBE) consisting of 30 working days. Students are trained for 2 years (4 terms) in this program.

The Principles of Assessment and Evaluation: Assessment and Evaluation process is based on Konya Technical University Associate Degree and Undergraduate Education and Exam Regulations. In-class activities are carried out by the academic staff by transferring them to the students at the beginning of the semester.

Employment Opportunities: Graduates of the program can work as electronic technicians at such public and private sectors in the field of electronic communication as television and radio channels, telephone operator companies, companies serving in the field of data communication, electronic companies manufacturing communication devices, and many other institutions and organizations’ design development, maintenance, repair, production and application stages.

Transition to Higher Level Programs: Students can take the Vertical Transfer Examination (DGS) held by ÖSYM every year and continue their undergraduate education by transferring to the faculties related to their field indicated in DGS catalogue.