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The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, which
practices on the Avcilar Campus, has as its aim
the planning and application of research based on
international standards, modern science and
technology, and the general health and animal
husbandry policies of the country and the training
of veterinary surgeons aware of these standards.
The main function of the faculty is to protect
human and animal health, to educate the people
in issues like animal rights and ecology, to develop
new scientific techniques in the profession, and
to create policies of modern animal husbandry.
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Importance is also given to working towards the
cooperation between the university and the industry.
Academic research congresses for students are also
organized.
An agreement of academic cooperation is still in
operation between the faculty and the Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine of Ludwig Maximillian University,
Munich in Germany. The faculty has also approached
the EAEVE (European Association of Establishments
for Veterinary Education) evaluation programme
and work is currently continuing for commendation.
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The duration of studies is 10 terms (five years).
This is lengthened for a further year if the students
choose to follow a one-year voluntary preparatory
course in English during their first year.
The faculty consists of three departments: The
Department of Fundamental Sciences for
Veterinary Surgery, the Department of Diseases
and Clinical Studies in Veterinary Surgery,
and the Department of Zootechnology and
Animal Nourishment for Veterinary Studies.
Students have to successfully complete courses
from these three departments in order to graduate.
The Department of Fundamental Sciences for
Veterinary
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Surgery offers basic biology and classical
knowledge to prepare students in their field.
The Department of Diseases and Clinical Studies
in Veterinary Surgery offers courses on the
concept of diseases, reasons and effects of
diseases, various methods used for treatment,
preventive medicine, the production of animal
products, their monitoring, and public and
environmental health.
The Department of Zootechnology and Animal
Nourishment for Veterinary Studies offers courses
in the genetic characters of animals, the production
of new and fertile species and their amelioration,
the characteristics of species and animal foods,
food analyses and diseases resulting from
nourishment problems.
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