Laborant and Veterinary Medicine Health
Laborant and Veterinary Medicine Health is a 2-year associate programme offered within the Vocational School of Technical Sciences.
Who Is It For?
This programme is suitable for students who are interested in the health field, work carefully and meticulously, have a sense of responsibility, and enjoy working with and helping people.
Quick Summary
- Associate Degree programme (2 Years)
- Formal Education, instruction in Turkish
- Admission with the TYT (TYT) score type
- Vocational School of Technical Sciences
- Opportunity to transfer to related undergraduate programmes via DGS
About the Department
1. Establishment process of the program
Our department started education in 2017 within Mersin University Vocational School of Technical Sciences.
2. Information about the program (Physical facilities, Classrooms, Conference hall, laboratories, halls)
The aim of our department is to work in laboratories within the scope of veterinary medicine, who are equipped in the field of animal nutrition and breeding, who can perform clinical practice and preventive vaccination, who can carry out food and pathological analyzes in public and private laboratories affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, who can combat epidemic diseases, who can perform clinical examinations and to train qualified technical personnel who can assist veterinarians in operations. Students who graduate from our department will receive the title of Laboratory Scientist and Veterinary Health Technician. In our department, courses are given in the classrooms within the Vocational School of Technical Sciences. Clinical practices and industry practices courses are taught practically at the Kaşlı Animal Rehabilitation Center of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality and the small animal shelter within the university campus.
Career Opportunities
Graduates can work as health technicians in public and private hospitals, oral and dental health centres, medical laboratories, imaging centres and related health institutions. They can transfer to related undergraduate programmes through the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS).