Qualification Awarded
The students who successfully complete the program are awarded the degree of medical imaging technıques.
Level of Qualification
This is a associated program.
Specific Admission Requirements
In the framework of the regulations set by Higher Education Council of Turkey (YÖK), student admission for this undergraduate program is made through a university entrance examination called ÖSYS. Following the submission of students’ academic program preferences, Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) places the students to the relevant program according to the score they get from ÖSYS.
International students are accepted to this undergraduate program according to the score of one of the international exams they take such as SAT, ACT and so on, or according to their high school diploma score.
Exchange student admission is made according to the requirements determined by bilateral agreements signed by NEU and the partner university.
Visiting students can enroll for the courses offered in this program upon the confirmation of the related academic unit. Additionally, they need to prove their English language level since the medium of instruction of the program is English.
Qualification Requirements And Regulations
The students studying in this undergraduate program are required to have a Cumulative Grade Points Average (Cum. GPA) of not less than 2.00/4.00 and have completed all the courses with at least a letter grade of DD/S in the program in order to graduate. The minimum number of ECTS credits required for graduation is 240. It is also mandatory for the students to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality.
Recognition of Prior Learning
At Near East University, full-time students can be exempted from some courses within the framework of the related bylaws. If the content of the course previously taken in another institution is equivalent to the course offered at NEU, then the student can be exempted from this course with the approval of the related faculty/graduate school after the evaluation of the course content.
Profile of The Program
The aim of the program is to equip graduates with the basic scientific principles that form the basis of medical imaging technologies, as well as medical imaging skills that enable these principles to be applied in practice. Upon graduation, students should be equipped to pursue a career as medical imaging technicians or to pursue further academic studies if they wish.
Program Outcomes
| Program Outcomes | |
| 1 | Knows the anatomical structure and physiological functions of the human body.. |
| 2 | Lists the steps related to the use of medical imaging devices. |
| 3 | It fully explains the methods used in medical imaging. |
| 4 | Knows professional field terminology effectively. |
| 5 | Has sufficient knowledge about the security of imaging devices used in the field and identifies the problems that arise, lists them and produces appropriate solutions. |
| 6 | Acts in accordance with the legal regulations related to the field. |
| 7 | Have knowledge and skills about preparing and using all devices and equipment used in medical imaging. |
| 8 | It creates a safe environment according to current guidelines on radiation safety. |
| 9 | Applies medical imaging tests correctly and uses imaging devices. |
| 10 | Elip members have the responsibility of working in angiography and interventional radiology units.. |
| 11 | Makes the recording and archiving of the examinations made. |
| 12 | Gains the ability to do regular physical activity for a healthy life and increase in work efficiency. |
| 13 | In the working environment; applies first aid and emergency care in accordance with the guide/directive in emergency situations. |
Course & Program Outcomes Matrix
Program Outcomes Course Code Course Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1st Year - 1st Semester AİT103 Ataturk’s Principles and history of Turkish Revolution I - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 3 COM101 Computer - - - - - - - 3 3 3 - - 1 ENG101 English I - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - 3 VSH101 Medical Terminology - - - 5 - - - - - - - - - CHC100 Cyprus: History and Culture 5 - 3 - - - - - - - - - - VSH109 Basic First Aid 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 VSH111 Basic Anatomy 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - RAT101 Radiology Physics - - - - - - - - 5 4 - 2 - RAT103 Basic Professional Practices - - 5 - 4 - - - - 5 4 - - YİT101 Turkish For Foreigners I - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - CAM100 Campus Orientation - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 1st Year - 2nd Semester VSH102 Diseases Knowledge - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 3 VSH104 Physiology 1 - 2 1 - 2 - - - 2 2 - - RAT102 Medical Imaging I 5 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - 1 RAT104 Radiological Anatomy I 5 2 2 1 4 1 - - - - - - - RAT106 Clinical Education and Practice I 1 3 3 5 - 3 - - - - - - - RAT50 Summer Internship - - - - - - 5 - 5 - 3 - - SPM104 Sterilization Principles and Methods - - 3 - 4 - - - - 2 - - - AİT104 Ataturk’s Principles and history of Turkish Revolution II 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - ENG102 English II 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - CAR100 Career Planning 2 - - 3 - - - 4 - - - - - YİT102 Turkish For Foreigners II 1 - - - 4 - - - 3 - - - - 2nd Year - 1st Semester RAT201 Radiological Anatomy II 4 4 3 4 - - - - - - - - - RAT203 Nucleer Medicine II - 4 5 4 4 - - - - - - - - RAT205 Nuclear Medicie 5 3 3 2 3 1 - - - - - - - RAT207 Radiotherapy 5 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - 1 RAT209 Clinical Education and Practice II - - - - 5 - 5 - - 4 - - 2 RAT211 Biomedical Device Technology - - 3 - - - - - - 5 - - - RAT213 Organization in Radiology - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - RAT215 Radiation Health and Protection - - - - - - - 5 - - - - 3 VSH201 Measurement and Evaluation - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 1 2rd Year - 2st Semester VSH202 Public Health 1 3 3 5 1 2 - - - - - - - VSH204 Professional Ethics 3 3 4 4 4 - - - - - - - - VSH206 Health Care Management - - - - - - - - - - 4 - 3 VSH208 Radional Drug USe 5 2 - 2 - - - - - - - - 1 VSH210 Quality in Health Services - - - - - - 5 - - - - - 3 RAT202 Term Implementation - 2 - - 3 - 5 - - 4 - - 3
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
Graduates of the program can work as Medical Imaging Technicians in the "radiological examination departments" within the health institutions and organizations in the public and private sectors.
Access to Further Studies
The students graduating from this program may apply to graduate programs.
Course Structure Diagram With Course Credits
| 1st Year Fall Semester | ||||||
| Course Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/ Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| AİT103 | Ataturk’s Principles and history of Turkish Revolution I | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| COM101 | Computer | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| ENG101 | English I | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| VSH101 | Medical Terminology | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| CHC100 | Cyprus: History and Culture | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| VSH109 | Basic First Aid | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| VSH111 | Basic Anatomy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| RAT101 | Radiology Physics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| RAT103 | Basic Professional Practices | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| YİT101 | Turkish For Foreigners I | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| CAM100 | Campus Orientation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 30 | |||||
| 1st Year Spring Semester | ||||||
| Course Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/ Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| VSH102 | Diseases Knowledge | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| VSH104 | Physiology | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| RAT102 | Medical Imaging I | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| RAT104 | Radiological Anatomy I | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| RAT106 | Clinical Education and Practice I | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| RAT50 | Summer Internship | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| SPM104 | Sterilization Principles and Methods | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| AİT104 | Ataturk’s Principles and history of Turkish Revolution II | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| ENG102 | English II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| CAR100 | Career Planning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| YİT102 | Turkish For Foreigners II | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 30 | |||||
| 2nd Year Fall Semester | ||||||
| Course Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/ Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| RAT201 | Radiological Anatomy II | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| RAT203 | Nucleer Medicine II | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| RAT205 | Nuclear Medicie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| RAT207 | Radiotherapy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| RAT209 | Clinical Education and Practice II | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | |
| RAT211 | Biomedical Device Technology | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| RAT213 | Organization in Radiology | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| RAT215 | Radiation Health and Protection | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| VSH201 | Measurement and Evaluation | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 30 | |||||
| 2nd Year Spring Semester | ||||||
| Course Code | Pre. | Course Name | Theory | Application/ Laboratory | Local Credits | ECTS |
| VSH202 | Public Health | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| VSH204 | Professional Ethics | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| VSH206 | Health Care Management | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| VSH208 | Radional Drug USe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| VSH210 | Quality in Health Services | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| RAT202 | Term Implementation | 0 | 26 | 13 | 13 | |
| Total | 30 | |||||
Exam Regulations & Assessment & Grading
Exam Regulations and, Assessment, and Grading
For each course taken at NEU, the student is given one of the letter grades below by the instructor as the semester course grade. Each grade has also its ECTS grade equivalent
The table below provides the detailed information about the local letter grades, coefficients and ECTS grade equivalents.
| SCORE | GRADE | COEFFICIENT | ECTS Grade |
| 90-100 | AA | 4.0 | A |
| 85-89 | BA | 3.5 | B* |
| 80-84 | BB | 3.0 | B* |
| 75-79 | CB | 2.5 | C* |
| 70-74 | CC | 2.0 | C* |
| 60-69 | DC | 1.5 | D |
| 50-59 | DD | 1.0 | E |
| 49 and below | FF | 0.0 | F |
*for these ones, the higher grade is applied
In order to be successful in a course, short cycle (associate degree) and first cycle (bachelor’s degree) students have to get a grade of at least DD, second cycle (master's degree) students have to get a grade of at least CC, and third cycle (Ph.D.) students have to get a grade of at least CB to pass a course. For courses which are not included in the cumulative GPA, students need to get a grade of S.
Apart from that, each local grade has it is equivalent ECTS grade which makes it easier to transfer the grades of mobility periods of students. The chart above shows the ECTS grading system at NEU.
Also, among the Letter Grades;
| I | Incomplete |
| S | Satisfactory Completion |
| U | Unsatisfactory |
| P | Successful Progress |
| NP | Not Successful Progress |
| EX | Exempt |
| NI | Not included |
| W | Withdrawal |
| NA | Non-Attendance |
Grade of I (Incomplete), is given to students who are not able to meet all the course requirements at the end of the semester or summer school due to a valid justification accepted by the instructor. Students who receive a letter grade “I” must complete their missing course requirements and receive a letter grade within one week following the date the end of semester grades or summer school grades submitted. However, in the event of special cases, this period can be extended until two weeks before the beginning of registration for the next semester, upon the recommendation of the respective Graduate School department head and the decision of that academic unit’s administrative board. Otherwise, grade of “I” will automatically become grade of FF, or grade of U.
Grade of S (Satisfactory) is given to students who are successful in non-credited courses.
Grade of U (Unsatisfactory) is given to students who are unsuccessful in non-credited courses.
Grade of P (Successful Progress) is given to students, who continue to the courses that are not included in the GPA that has a period exceeding one semester, and regularly performs the academic studies for the respective semester.
Grade of NP (Not Successful Progress) is given to students, who do not regularly perform the academic studies for the respective semester for courses that are not included in the GPA and have a period exceeding one semester.
Grade of EX (Exempt), is given to students who are exempt from some of the courses in the curriculum.
Grade of NI (Not included) is issued to identify the courses taken by the student in the program or programs which are not included in the GPA of the student. This grade is reported in the students’ transcripts with the respective letter grade. Such courses are not counted as the courses in the program that the student is registered to.
Grade of W (Withdrawal) is used for the courses that the student withdraws from in the first ten weeks of the semester following the add/drop period, upon the recommendation of his/ her advisor and the permission of the instructor that teaches the course. A student is not allowed to withdraw from courses during the first two semesters of his/ her associate/undergraduate degree program and from those courses he/she has to repeat and received grade “W” before, which are not included in the grade average. A student is allowed to withdraw from two courses at the most during his/ her associate degree study, and four courses during his/her undergraduate study upon the recommendation of the advisor and the permission of the instructor that teaches the course. A student has to take the course that he/she withdrew from, the first semester in which it is offered.
Grade “NA” (Non-Attendance) is issued by the instructor for students who fail to fulfil the attendance and/or requirements of the course and/or who lose their right to take the end of semester exam because they failed to take any of the exams administered throughout the semester. Grade “NA” is not considered in the average calculations.
Both the ECTS grades and the local grades of the students are displayed on the official transcript of the students.
Graduation Requirements
In order to graduate from this undergraduate program, the students are required;
to succeed in all of the courses listed in the curriculum of the program by getting the grade of at least DD/S with a minimum of 240 ECTS
to have a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.00 out of 4.00
to complete their compulsory internship in a specified duration and quality.
Mode Of Study
This is a full time program.
Program Director (Or Equivalent)
Associated Prof Dr Meryem Güvenir, Head of Department, Vocational School of Health Sciences, Near East University
Evaluation Questionnaires
Evaluation Survey
Graduation Survey
Satisfaction Survey