Graduate Program in Civil Engineering
Head of Department : Cem Avcı
Associate Department Heads: Beliz Özorhon, Serdar Soyöz
Professors : Atilla Akkoyunlu, Gulay Altay*, Ali Rana Atılgan•, Cem Avcı, Gökhan Baykal, Turan Durgunoğlu†, Gökmen Ergun*, Uğur Ersoy•, Erol Güler, Cengiz Karakoç, Hilmi Luş, Beliz Özorhon Orakçal, Kutay Orakçal, Turan Özturan, Serdar Soyöz, Mehmet Taner Tümay•, Cem Yalçın, Nilüfer Özyurt Zihnioğlu, Emre Otay, Özer Çinicioğlu
Associate Professors : Osman Börekçi, Ayşe Edinçliler*, Ilgın Gökaşar, Sami And Kılıç, Serdar Selamet, Semra Çomu Yapıcı
Assistant Professors : İrem Zeynep Yıldırım
Instructors : Feza Baykal, Irem Erez*, Erhan Karaesmen•
* Part-time
† Professor Emeritus
•Adjunct
MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM
The M.S. program in Civil Engineering comprises of a minimum of 24 credits of course work and a thesis. The course work is mainly composed of elective courses that allow specialization in various subfields including Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Concrete Technology, Earthquake Risk Mitigation, Coastal Engineering, Construction Management, Intelligent Transportation Systems and others. In addition, the students are required to take the following courses:
MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
(WITH THESIS)
| First Semester | Cr. | Ects* | |
| CE 503 | Mathematical Methods in Engineering | 4 | 10 |
| -- -- | Specified Elective ** | 3 | 7 |
| -- -- | Elective Course | 3 | 7 |
| -- -- | Elective Course | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | 31 | ||
| Second Semester | Cr. | Ects | |
| CE 579 | Graduate Seminar | 0 | 1 |
| -- -- | Specified Elective | 3 | 7 |
| -- -- | Elective Course | 3 | 7 |
| -- -- | Elective Course | 3 | 7 |
| -- -- | Elective Course | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | 29 | ||
| Code | Course | Cr. | ECTS |
| CE 690 | Master's Thesis | 0 | 60 |
Total Credits: 25
Total ECTS: 120
* ECTS and credit hours specified are the minimum required values.
** "Restricted Elective Courses" must be selected from a list of courses approved by the Department
Generally the first year of studies is reserved for course work whereas students prepare and defend their Master’s thesis in their second year. Multidisciplinary study and research is promoted; as such, courses offered by other programs may also be chosen as elective courses, subject to the approval of the student’s advisors.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM
The Ph.D. program in Civil Engineering aims to promote advanced research to address local and global problems. The course work comprises elective courses for a total of at least 24 credits. Students who successfully complete the course work must take and pass a qualifying exam before starting their thesis research under the supervision of a faculty member. Doctoral dissertations must be submitted to and defended in front of a jury consisting of experts in the relevant area.”
PHD PROGRAM IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
| First Semester | Cr.* | Ects | |
| -- -- | Specified Elective ** | 3 | 7,5 |
| CE -- | Departmental Elective | 3 | 7,5 |
| -- -- | Elective Course | 3 | 7,5 |
| -- -- | Elective Course | 3 | 7,5 |
| 12 | 30 | ||
| Second Semester | Cr. | Ects | |
| CE -- | Departmental Elective | 3 | 7 |
| -- -- | Elective Course | 3 | 7 |
| -- -- | Elective Course | 3 | 7,5 |
| -- -- | Elective Course | 3 | 7.5 |
| CE 700 | Graduate Seminar | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 30 | ||
| Cr. | ECTS | ||
| -- -- | Qualifying Exam*** | 0 | 30 |
| -- -- | Thesis Proposal Defense | 0 | 30 |
| CE 790 | PhD Thesis**** | 0 | 120 |
| Total | 0 | 180 | |
Total Credits: 24
Total ECTS: 240
* ECTS and credit hours specified are the minimum required values.
** ‘CE 503 Mathematical Methods in Engineering’ is required for all doctoral students; if this course was completed during a student’s MSc studies, another elective course, including CE 699, may be chosen to fulfill the ‘Restricted Elective’ requirement.
*** Qualifying Exams are conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations specified by the Department and announced before each exam.
**** Additional requirement for graduation: An article related to doctoral studies published (or accepted for publication) in a scientific journal indexed by SCIE/SSCI.
