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Head of Department : Çetin Yılmaz

Associate Department Heads: Cahit Can Aydıner, Evren Samur

Professors : Sabri Altıntaş† , Günay Anlaş, Kunt Atalık, Cahit Can Aydıner, Hasan Bedir, Murat Çelik, Nuri Ersoy, Hakan Ertürk, Haluk Örs, Şebnem Özüpek, Fazıl Önder Sönmez, Kaşif Teker, Akın Tezel†, Çetin Yılmaz

Associate Professors : Fatma Nazlı Dönmezer Akgün, Ali Ecder, Evren Samur

Assistant Professors : Sertan Alkan, Asghar Aryanfar, Osman Safa Çifçi, Mehmet Zahid Hamarat, Kerim Can Dansuk, İlyas İstif*, Sinan Öncü

†Professor Emeritus

*Part-time

•Adjunct

MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(WITH THESIS) – For Students Who Started Before 08/02/2026

Total Credits : 24

Total ECTS : 134

* ECTS and credit hours specified are the minimum required values.

** Students who have previously taken this course, or its equivalent, should take ME 502 Advanced Engineering Mathematics II, or if this course, or its equivalent, is also taken, an elective course approved by their advisor may also be taken.

*** Each student must have a declared Option; the available Options are:

Option A: Dynamics and Control

Option B: Fluid Mechanics

Option C: Materials and Manufacturing

Option D: Solids and Design

Option E: Thermal Sciences

The Core and Elective courses associated with each option are provided here. “Option Core” and “Option Elective” refer to the course set associated with the student’s declared Option.

**** “Restricted Elective”s must be selected from the Core courses associated with Options other than the student’s declared Option, and the two Restricted Elective courses must be chosen from two different options. The other option core courses can also be replaced by either ME502 Advanced Engineering Mathematics II (if ME501 is taken as the Math course) or ME503 Mechanics of Continua I as a substitute.

*****The Unrestricted Elective course may be chosen from among science and engineering graduate courses approved by advisor.

In addition to the required and option courses, the students have to take the non-credit seminar course: ME 579 Graduate Seminar.

In order to graduate from the M.S. Program in Mechanical Engineering, publication requirement that is stated below should be satisfied.

M.S. publication requirements

MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM in MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
(WITH THESIS) – For Students Who Started After 08/02/2026

Total Credits : 21

Total ECTS : 126

* ECTS and credit hours specified are the minimum required values.

** Students who have previously taken this course, or its equivalent, should take ME 502 Advanced Engineering Mathematics II, or if this course, or its equivalent, is also taken, an elective course approved by their advisor may also be taken.

*** Each student must have a declared Option; the available Options are:

Option A: Dynamics and Control

Option B: Fluid Mechanics

Option C: Materials and Manufacturing

Option D: Solids and Design

Option E: Thermal Sciences

The Core and Elective courses associated with each option are provided here. “Option Core” and “Option Elective” refer to the course set associated with the student’s declared Option. One of the “Option Elective” courses can be replaced by a Science and Engineering Graduate Catalog Course from a different department, provided that the course is relevant to the selected option and approved by the advisor.

**** “Restricted Elective” must be selected from the Core courses associated with an Option other than the student’s declared Option. “Restricted Elective” can also be replaced by either ME502 Advanced Engineering Mathematics II (if ME501 is taken as the Math course) or ME503 Mechanics of Continua I as a substitute.

*****The Unrestricted Elective course may be chosen from among Science and Engineering Graduate Courses approved by the advisor.

In addition to the required and option courses, the students have to take the non-credit seminar course: ME 579 Graduate Seminar.

In order to graduate from the M.S. Program in Mechanical Engineering, publication requirement that is stated below should be satisfied.

M.S. publication requirements

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM

The Ph.D. program in Mechanical Engineering includes a minimum of 25 credits of course work and dissertation carried out according to regulations of the Institute. The required courses for the program are:

ME 501 and ME 502 Advanced Engineering Mathematics I and II

Students who have previously taken one of these courses, or its equivalent, are required to take the second course. Those who have taken either one or both of these courses, or their equivalents may instead take elective courses approved by their advisor and the Institute.

Ph.D. students are required to identify a Major field which corresponds to one of the five Mechanical Engineering options listed above. Three courses for the Major field are chosen from among courses not taken in the M.S. program. Subject to the approval of the advisor, a Minor field consisting of a sequence of two courses is also determined. Students complete their course requirements with an elective course complementing their Ph.D. program.

In order to graduate from the Ph.D. Program in Mechanical Engineering, publication requirement that is stated below should be satisfied.

Ph.D. publication requirements

PHD PROGRAM IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Total Credits: 25
Total ECTS: 246

* ECTS and credit hours specified are the minimum required values.
** Both ME 501 Advanced Engineering Mathematics I and ME 502 Advanced Engineering Mathematics II must be completed to fulfill the mathematics requirement. Students who have previously completed one of these courses, or its equivalent, are required to complete the remaining course. Students who have previously completed either one or both of these courses, or their equivalents, may instead complete elective courses approved by their advisor.
*** Each student must have a declared Major Option and a declared Minor Option; the available Options are:
Option A: Dynamics and Control
Option B: Fluid Mechanics
Option C: Materials and Manufacturing
Option D: Solids and Design
Option E: Thermal Sciences

The Core and Elective courses associated with each option are provided below. “Major Option Course” and “Minor Option Course” refer to the course sets associated with the student’s declared Major and Minor Options, respectively.

OPTIONS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING and ASSOCIATED COURSE SETS

A. Dynamics and Control:

B. Fluid Mechanics:

C. Materials and Manufacturing:

D. Solids and Design:

E. Thermal Sciences: