Department of Chemistry and Chemical Processing Technology

Chemical Technology

Program Description

The Chemical Technology Program was opened in the 2007-2008 academic year with the name of “Chemistry Program” with an additional quota of 30 students. The name of the program was changed to “Chemistry Technology Program” in the 2009-2010 academic year. It is a 2-year program consisting of 4 semesters of 14 weeks. The program provides theoretical courses, laboratory applications and industry-based training during this two-year period. The Chemical Technology program is designed to provide students with the basic concepts of industrial chemistry as well as developing their manual skills in industry and laboratory applications. The program aims to meet the intermediate staff needs of the industry today and in the future. For this reason, it is desired that the chemical technician, who is a member of the industrial chemistry group, is more knowledgeable and has higher foresight than qualified workers and chemical technicians. The main purpose of the Chemical Technology program is to train qualified professionals who are knowledgeable in the fields of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, can put this knowledge and experience into practice, are open to innovations in science and technology, are beneficial to society, entrepreneurial, productive, respectful of the environment, people and nature, self-confident, will provide the connection between Chemists and Chemical Engineers and workers in the industry, and have gained the necessary professional competence depending on the developments in science and technology.

Program Profile

The quota of the program is 25. The duration of education is 4 semesters (2 years) and the language of education is Turkish. In the first 2 semesters of our education, theoretical and practical courses are given to students. In the 3rd and 4th semesters, theoretical and practical courses are given at school 3 days a week, and Professional Practical Training is given in the Elazığ Organized Industrial Zone, where our school is located, in the remaining 2 days. In order for students to obtain an associate degree in Chemical Technology, they must successfully complete all compulsory and elective courses (120 ECTS in total) that they must take in the program and complete a 30-day summer internship. The program is designed to teach students the basic concepts of chemistry and industrial chemistry, as well as to develop students' manual skills in industrial and laboratory applications. In the program, theoretical courses covering basic chemistry knowledge and based on industry are given in the classrooms of our Vocational School, while practical courses are given in the laboratories of the program.

Education Application Area and Program Opportunities

In our program, courses are given by a Professor, an Associate Professor and a Lecturer. Our program includes a General Chemistry Laboratory containing the necessary tools and devices for the application courses of the Chemical Technology associate degree curriculum.

Graduates' Employment Profiles

Graduates of the program are given an associate degree in "Chemical Technology" and the title of "Chemical Technician". Chemical technicians are the most needed people in an industrialized country and their work areas are quite wide. Chemical technicians can work in three basic departments in the industry: quality control, production and research and development (R&D). Our graduates can find job opportunities in many areas such as glass factories, tire and rubber factories, cement factories, paper factories, sugar factories, paint factories, food sector, pharmaceutical sector, fertilizer factories, soil sector, cosmetics and cleaning sector, energy sector, oil sector, automotive factories, metal sector, leather sector, shipyards, textile sector, petrochemical, health sector, mining sector, construction sector in the private sector. In addition, those working in the public sector start their duties with the 2nd stage of the 10th degree in the Technical Services Class and are subject to the Civil Servants Law No. 657.

Program Outcomes

1. The necessary training is provided to train Chemical Technicians who are needed by universities and industry,

2. Have a say in national and international platforms, are enterprising, determined, can follow scientific and technological developments in their profession and believe in science in every field,

3. Can design and analyze chemical processes,

4. Can solve the problems they encounter, can work and research independently and in groups,

5. Are aware of their professional and ethical responsibilities,

6. Can conduct education and research and development for the benefit of the country and humanity,

7. Have a spirit of interdisciplinary collaboration,

8. Have effective verbal and written communication skills,

9. Have a broad horizon in serving humanity and can communicate with their environment, and are patriotic. In addition;

10. Implementation of a high-quality contemporary education and training program on the basic principles and methods required for Modern Chemical Technicians,

11. Creation of a ground in education and training that will bring out new ideas and entrepreneurship in students through interactive learning and research,

12. Creation of a ground that will solve current and future technological and industrial problems and provision of the necessary training for this,

13. Following the developments in science and technology and presenting developing technology to students,

14. Conducting interdisciplinary joint studies,

15. Reflecting the results of the studies and research conducted for the benefit of society,

16. Providing research opportunities to students and establishing the necessary infrastructure for the widespread use of these opportunities,

17. Determining the variety of technical elective courses in a way that will allow students to specialize in the fields of petroleum, food, environment, energy, biotechnology, and materials in parallel with the needs of the country and developments in the field of chemistry,

18. Instilling the methods of learning and teaching information and technologies that are required by the age to our students who will graduate with the title of Chemical Technician,

19. Employers in professional and social life, developing relationships with superiors, civil servants, workers and people around them,

20. Providing education that will ensure that students believe in the continuity of education in professional life, renew themselves professionally, observe ethical rules and respect society, humanity, nature and the environment are among the strategies and outcomes of the Chemical Technology Program.

Transition to Further Studies

Students who graduate from the program can transfer to Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chemical and Process Engineering, Fiber and Polymer Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Polymer Engineering undergraduate programs if they are successful in the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) conducted by ÖSYM.