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Head of Department : Müslüm Demir

The Master of Science Program in Systems and Control Engineering comprises eight courses corresponding to a minimum of 24 credits, a non-credit graduate seminar and a Master's thesis. This program is open to the graduates of engineering and science majors, who would like to get a graduate degree in the interdisciplinary area of Systems Analysis and Control Theory.

Students enrolled in the program are required to take two courses in each of the specialization fields listed below:

1) Computer Systems
2) Control Systems and Robotics
3) Operations Research

The remaining credits are to be satisfied by taking two elective courses with the approval of the advisor.

Descriptions of relevant courses are to be found in the respective sections of the related departmental programs.

In addition to the courses listed in these programs Special Studies, Special Topics and Seminar courses related with the interdisciplinary field of Systems and Control Engineering as well as courses with similar contents may be substituted, subject to the approval of the advisor, for any course of the respective specialization fields.
 

* 2 Specialization Courses from each of the specialization fields of Control, Computers and Operational Research, respectively. Each semester is announced in the SCO Program's website which courses belong to which specialization pool. 2 Elective Courses approved by the academic advisor.

Total: 24 / 32Credits
ECTS: 120 (min 120)

NOTES:

1. Minimum ECTS per semester must be 30.

2. In case of changes being proposed to an existing program, please add the old template of the program to the application file and mark the changes in bold charecters.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
 

SCO 541 Nonlinear Dynamics & Chaos (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 
(Doğrusal Olmayan Dinamik ve Kaos)

Nonlinear dynamic system representation. Geometric interpretation of differential and difference equations. Maps and flows. Phase space. Phase portrait. Equilibrium points, periodic orbits and limit cycles. Stability. Lyapunov theorems. Bifurcations. Basic notions of chaotic dynamics. Strange attractors. Lyapunov exponents. Fractals and fractal dimension.

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor

SCO 579 Graduate Seminar (0+1+0) 0 ECTS 4 Pass/ Fail
(Lisansüstü Seminer)
Seminars offered by faculty, guest speakers and/or graduate students designed to widen students' perspectives on specific topics of interest and to expand their range of scientific research techniques and publication ethics.

SCO 580-589 Special Topics (3+0+0) 3
(Özel Konular)
In depth study of a special topic in the area of Systems and Control Engineering.

SCO 591-599 Selected Topics (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 7
(Seçilmis Konular)
Selected topics of current interest in System and Control Engineering.

SCO 681-689 Special Topics (3+0+0) 3
(Özel Konular)
Study of the latest and current developments in the field of Systems and Control Engineering.

SCO 691-698 Selected Topics (3+0+0) 3
(Seçilmiş Konular)
Study of latest developments in the field of System and Control Engineering.

SCO 690 M.S. Thesis ECTS 60
(Yüksek Lisans Tezi)
Study of the latest and current developments in the field of Systems and Control Engineering.