Construction Technology Program

PRESENTATION

The Construction Technology program was established in 1976 under the name of the Building Department and previously conducted educational activities within Akdeniz University and Süleyman Demirel University. With the establishment of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University in 2006, it has been affiliated with this institution and continues to provide education with 3 faculty members. Each year, 65 students are admitted to the daytime education and 65 to the evening education. Students who successfully complete the associate degree program consisting of compulsory and elective courses graduate with the title of Construction Technology Technician. Our program is a Higher Education Program that provides two years of education to ensure that qualified intermediate workforce needed in both production and post-sales service levels of the construction sector is trained in accordance with the quality and service philosophy that meets the expectations of the era. It trains graduates who have acquired the knowledge required by technological developments, gained practical skills, are familiar with materials, have knowledge of production techniques, can use drawings and standards related to their profession, possess the knowledge and skills to solve professional problems, can use contemporary devices, and hold an associate degree diploma. Construction technicians form a professional group that actively participates in the construction of structures such as dams, roads, airports, and housing, and works as technical staff in firms providing control services or in public or local administrations. Our graduates are expected to have sufficient theoretical and practical knowledge to carry out quantity surveying and estimation processes related to the structure, prepare construction work plans, ensure that buildings are constructed safely and in accordance with their projects, and conduct other engineering technology-related studies. Students who successfully complete the Turkey Higher Education Qualifications Framework (TYYÇ) and the Degree Program will be awarded an Associate Degree in Construction Technology Professional Staff. Students will be placed according to their scores if they take the Basic Proficiency Test (TYT) conducted by the Student Selection and Placement Center for the Construction Technology Program and achieve a sufficient score.  In preparing our curriculum, the demands of employers and graduates working in the field have been taken into account in terms of both compatibility with developing technology and market validity.

In order for a student to graduate from the Construction Technology program, they must pass all courses with a total of 120 ECTS credits in the curriculum and have at least a 2.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale.

INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES

The Construction Technology program of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Technical Sciences Vocational School is located in the Burdur Merkez Bahçelievler campus. There is one concrete laboratory and application area belonging to the program. Additionally, there is a computer laboratory that serves our program for project applications.

ACQUIRED TITLE

Construction Technician

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates of the Technical Sciences Vocational School Construction Technology Program have the ability to draw architectural, static, or site plans and architectural details, as well as the ability to perform quantity surveying and estimation calculations in the market, including construction and project offices. Therefore, they can work in project offices. They can serve in technical control services at superstructure and infrastructure construction sites. They coordinate between engineers and construction workers. They supervise the implementation of projects and assist engineers in quantity surveying and estimation calculations. Due to their ability to take samples, examine, and prepare reports in cement, concrete, and soil mechanics laboratories, they can work in these laboratories. They can work as production staff and laboratory staff in cement factories and concrete plants. They have the opportunity to work in public institutions with the title of technician. Our graduates have a very wide range of employment opportunities in construction inspection organizations, local administrations, construction material manufacturers and sellers, concrete plants, contracting firms, decoration companies, and more.