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Language
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Turkish
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Program Time (Year)
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2
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Max.Program Time (Year)
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4
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Program Quota
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60
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Internships Status
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Have
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ÖSYM type
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TYT
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About Programme
People who have graduated from the Optician Programme are called ‘Optician’. Optician is a Health Technician who is trained in the field of healthy preparation of visual aids (glasses glass frame, contact lenses) in accordance with the prescription issued by the competent specialist doctor in order to eliminate visual defects, according to the characteristics of the use of the user of glasses in accordance with the principles.
The aim of the programme is to provide students with professional knowledge and skills, to train people who can use their knowledge effectively, have creative qualities, are prone to teamwork, entrepreneurial, have communication skills, have ethical values.
Students who graduate from this programme can open their own optical stores with the title of ‘Optician’. They can work as a responsible manager in opticianry establishments. They can also work in companies that produce and sell glass-frame and contact lenses.
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ECTS and Erasmus Coordinator of the Department
History
The Optician program in Karabük University Health Services Vocational School started education and training in the 2018-2019 academic year.
Optician Program has started officially in 2018-2019 academic year.
It still continues with 60 student per year.
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Qualification Awarded
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Program graduates are entitled to an Opticianry associate degree.
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Admission Requirements
For Turkish Citizens:
(1) High School Diploma, (2) Placement through a centralised, nation-wide student selection and placement examination organized by Assessment, Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM). Candidates gain access to the programmes based on their composite scores consisting of the scores on the centralized exam and high school grade point averages.
For International Students:
(1) High School Diploma and its "Certificate of Equivalency” granted by the Turkish Ministry of National Education (MoNE). (2) Exam for International Student (YÖS) or international university entrance examinations such as SAT I, ACT, etc., recognised by the national authority in higher education, the Council of Higher Education (YÖK). Candidates gain access to the programmes based on their scores obtained from YÖS or equivalent exams.
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Higher Grade Transition
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Upon successful completion of this programme, students may apply to first cycle degree programmes in or a related field of the study and gain access to these programmes through a centralised, nation-wide Vertical Transfer Examination (Dikey Geçiş Sınavı).
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Graduation Requirements
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To graduate from this program, students need to complete the lessons and credits already described in program schedule (minimum 100 hours or 120 ECTS) succesfully and get at least 2.00 GPA out of 4.00. Also, they have to complete their 20 days training period successfully.
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates
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This program graduates, can work as opticians in optical stores.
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Assessment and Grading
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Every student has to register at the start ot the semester and attend at least %70 of theoretical courses and %80 of applied courses in order to be able to take final exams. Students have to take minimum 1 mid-term and 1 final exam per course. In the total grade, mid-term’s effect is %40 and final exam is %60. Students are required to take at least 50 points from the final exam. In order to gradute from a program, the student must have taken all the courses and complete them with the minimum 2.00 GPA score. To the ones who failed on those, they to repeat the courses with the score CB or under. For more detailed information please visit Karabuk University Directore of Student Affairs website: https://oidb.karabuk.edu.tr/en
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https://obs.karabuk.edu.tr/oibs/bologna/progAbout.aspx?curSunit=2472&lang=en
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