Education is performed at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Medical Microbiology Department classrooms and laboratories. Language of education is Turkish and foreign students may apply the programme.
The aim of microbiology doctorate programme is to obtain graduates compatible to international standards in microbiology, having general information and understanding on microbiology and detailed knowledge on at least one field of microbiology and experience on scientific research methods.
Doctorate
QF-EHEA: 3
EQF-LLL: 8
 To be a graduate of Medical Faculty or to have a master?s degree on Medical (with the condition of Scientific Preparation)
To be a graduate from a master?s programme accepted by the Medical Microbiology Department Academic Faculty
To have ALES (SAY / EA) score type and ALES and Foreign Language base score determined by the Health Sciences Institute Board and approved by the Hacettepe University Senate http://www.saglikbilimleri.hacettepe.edu.tr/en/menu/ales_foreign_language_scores-252
To fulfill the terms of acceptance in the doctorate programme regulations of Hacettepe University, Institute of the Health SciencesÂ
ECTS credits of Microbiology Doctorate Programme is 240. After the students successfully complete courses (a total of 90 ECTS credits) in three semesters, they take a 30 ECTS credit Preparation for Doctorate Proficiency Exam course during the fourth semester. Students with an average grade of at least at least 3 out of 4.00 and successfully passed the proficiency exam, have to prepare a thesis on a subject chosen with their consultants at the remaining time and must defend this doctoral thesis to a jury. A doctorate thesis is prepared in four semesters, and brings 120 ECTS credits. Students are given a diploma of doctorate after they successfully defended their thesis to the jury and fulfilled requirements of graduation of Hacettepe University, Institute of the Health Sciences.
Students may apply for transfer if they fullfill the requirements in the Hacettepe Universty Graduate Education and Examination Regulations.
 The aim of microbiology doctorate programme is to obtain graduates compatible to international standards in microbiology, having general information and understanding on microbiology and detailed knowledge on at least one field of microbiology and experience on scientific research methods.
 Graduates may work at different companies involved in drug production, drug research, diagnostic product sales and sterilization_dysinfection. In addition, they might have opportunities to to continue their careers at universities. Â
The programme consists of compulsary courses (36 ECTS), elective courses (54 ECTS), Preparation for Doctorate Proficiency Exam course (30 ECTS), a proficiency exam and doctorate thesis (120 ECTS). Elective courses may be selected from other programmes of the Institute of Health Sciences.
 According to Hacettepe University Graduate Education and Examination Regulations. http://www.saglikbilimleri.hacettepe.edu.tr/tr/menu/kanun_ve_yonetmelikler-219
 According to Hacettepe University Graduate Education and Examination Regulations. http://www.saglikbilimleri.hacettepe.edu.tr/tr/menu/kanun_ve_yonetmelikler-219
1. Full Time Education
Head of department Prof. Dr. Sevtap Arıkan Akdağlı, on behalf of the Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Medical Microbiology Department Academic Faculty
Tel: 90 312 3051560