General Description
History |
The department of Geophysics was first founded in 1974 attached to the Faculty of Sciences of Ege University at the Bornova Campus. Undergraduate education was also commenced in the fall semester of the academic year of 1974-1975. After Dokuz Eylül University was founded in 1982 by the Higher Education Council (YOK), the department was transferred to the Engineering Faculty of this university. Undergraduate education has been carried out in the Department of Geophysical Engineering for 38 years and the postgraduate education since 1982. The department has moved to the Buca Campus in 1999 having the sub departments of Applied Geophysics, Earth Physics and Seismology under its umbrella, and as well as its only institution has been carrying out the activities in this field at the Aegean Region. |
Qualification Awarded |
Geophysical Engineering, Bachelor's Degree (B.Sc) |
Level of Qualification |
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
Specific Admission Requirements |
High school diploma, the result of the Student Selection Examination carried out in the countrywide under the guidance of the Higher Education Council. |
Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal) |
The Regulations Concerning the Basics of Transferring the Credits between Institutions, and the Basics of Transfer between the Associate Degree and Undergraduate Degree, Double Major and Minor in High Education Institutions and the conditions of assessment related to student transfer which are determined by university senate, are carried out for the students who wish to transfer to Dokuz Eylul University from the other institutions in Turkey and foreign universities |
Qualification Requirements and Regulations |
The student must pass from all of the lectures in order to graduate from 4 year program. The rules for the given degree are passing from all of the lectures in 8 weeks, finishing the Institutional Survey Training at least in 6 weeks (30 days) and the trainig at the department in 2 weeks, completing the thesis, acquiring 240 ECTS credits and a final grade must be 2.00 / 4.00 at least. |
Profile of the Programme |
Main educational purposes of the Department of Geophysics are graduating students who are; the objectives of first cycle (Bachelor s Degree) programme in Geophysical Engineering are to train individuals who shall be accomplished with the required knowledge of capability of utilizing the basic and engineering sciences theoretically and applicably, obtaining skills in the subjects of analysis and interpretation with respect to Geophysical Engineering and continuously improving oneself, accomplished with respect to research and technologic developments, carrying out and able to manage multi-disciplinary team works, able to correlate to solve the social problems with ethical professional responsibility, conscious towards the preservation of cultural heritage and knowledgeable about the contemporary environmental issues, conscious and knowledgeable about the issues of earthquakes and other natural hazards affecting the community socially and economically, and accomplished with the required knowledge to be able to search for natural resources. |
Key Learning Outcomes |
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples |
The degree enables the holder to exercise the profession with in a large spectrum of earth and related topics as a Geophysical Engineering. |
Access to Further Studies |
May apply to second cycle programmes. |
Course Structure Diagram with Credits |
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Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading |
With respect to the examinations and course success grades, the related items of the Dokuz Eylul University Pre-Graduation, License Education-Teaching and Examination Regulation (http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=5683) and the Engineering Faculty and Examination Principals (http://eng.deu.edu.tr/index.php/tr/oeretim-ve-snav-uygulama-esaslarhhhhhfgf) are applied. The passing grade is DD and the graduation grade is CC in the Department. |
Graduation Requirements |
A student, who can graduate from this 4 year program, should pass all the courses with success. This degree shall be given to the students who complete with success all the courses in the education curricula, during the total duration of 8 weeks, establishment field training (at least 6 weeks 30 working days) and departmental field training (2 weeks), and final dissertation, getting at least 240 ECTS credits and having the general grade average of 2.00 / 4.00. |
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning ) |
Full-time |
Programme Director or Equivalent |
Prof. Dr. Ö. Rahmi PINAR (Head of the Department) |