The purpose of the Food Quality Control and Analysis Program is; To train intermediate manpower to assist the managers in the quality control and production departments of the production unit in all enterprises that process food raw materials.
One of the main objectives of the program; In determining the compliance of the establishments that produce and sell foodstuffs and all kinds of substances and materials in contact with them with the legislation, having the qualifications to carry out the processes carried out in the process that starts with sampling and ends with the implementation of the necessary analyzes, can follow new systems and technological methods, and can provide food inspection and control services. To train 'Food Quality Control and Analysis technicians'.
Food Quality Control and Analysis Technicians who have successfully completed this program; In the laboratories of the Faculties of Food Engineering of the universities, in the Food Hygiene and Technology research-application laboratories of the Faculties of Veterinary Sciences, in the laboratories of the nutrition and dietetics department of the Faculties of Health Sciences, in the research-application laboratories of the Agricultural Biotechnology Department of the Faculties of Agriculture, in the biology and chemistry departments of the Faculty of Science and Letters, in the laboratories of vocational schools, etc. units, food control general directorate laboratories affiliated to the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, provincial and district organizations of agricultural enterprises, TUBITAK, special laboratories related to food control, private food enterprises, customs, Meat and Fish Institutions and food-related enterprises.
They can transfer to associate degree programs that accept students with TYT base points.
According to the 2022 DGS guideline, undergraduate programs where students who graduate from this program can transfer with the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS); Nutrition and Dietetics, Plant Protection, Plant Production and Technologies, Food Engineering, Food Technology, Chemistry, Agricultural Genetic Engineering, Agricultural Biotechnology