DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

Our department was established in 1974 as the chair of Geophysics in the Faculty of Science, Aegean University at Bornova Campus, and it began to accept students in the period 1974-1975. Then it became the Department of Geophysical Engineering in Faculty of Engineering under the umbrella of Dokuz Eylül University, established by the Higher Education Act in 1982. Our department has provided undergraduate degrees for 38 years and graduate degrees including master and Ph.D. programs since 1982. The department, which moved to Tınaztepe Campus, Buca in 1999, performs studies in the fields of applied geophysics, seismology and solid earth physics.

Qualification Awarded

Ph.D. in Geophysical Engineering

Level of Qualification

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Second Cycle (Master's Degree) diploma; minimum 80/100 or 3/4 Cumulative Grade Point Average, minimum score of 60 from the National Central Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) in the related field; a minimum score of 70 from the graduate school entrance exam; a minimum score of 60 from the nation-wide Foreign Language Exam ( YDS ) or equivalent score from an exam accredited by YÖK.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students may be accepted for graduate transfer with the approval of the Department Directorate and decision of the Board of Directors of the Graduate School in case the student fulfills the graduate transfer regulations decided by the General Council of the Graduate School. Previously taken courses at another graduate programme with a successful grade may be recognized by the related programmes with the written request of the students including course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the Department Directorates and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing Exchange students may have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective by the decision of the Board of Directors.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

4 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 240 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

The faculty members take part in a number of scientific research projects. Also the graduate students participate these projects, and they find opportunities to use the geophysical equipments in the inventory of the department.

Dokuz Eylül University is located in İzmir, which is one of the metropolitan in Turkey, and this makes our department attractive for graduate studies.

Each classroom used for graduate lectures has a computer and a multi-media projector used for digital presentations. In addition to theoretical education, graduate students are able to use geophysical equipments and software in the department to gain experience in geophysical data acquisition and analysis.


Our department has 7 laboratories. These are:
Applied Geophysics, Seismology, Seismotectonics, Solid Earth Physics, Geomagnetism, Remote Sensing (GPS), Geophysics-Electronics Application laboratories.


Also our department has an exhibition stand displaying some historical geophysical equipment. This stand, which was set up recently, aims to provide information on the development of geophysical devices.

Percentage of Courses Taught in English: 30%

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The employment statistics of the graduated students are as follows:
We could not reach any information about the employment status of 6 out of 60 graduated students. 96% of them (54) is employed and 2% is unemployed (student).
88% of the graduated students has jobs related with geophysics, and 12% has jobs not related with their profession.
79% is employed in public sector while 21% in private sector.
Summary:
65% Academics
13% Public sector (related with profession)
10% Private sector (related with profession)
12% Private sector (not related with profession)

Access to Further Studies

May apply to post doctorate programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Related items of Dokuz Eylul University Regulations of Graduate Education and Exams and related items of Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences Regulations of Education and Code of Practicing Exams are applied for the exams and course grades.
The course evaluation criteria are defined for each course by the instructor(s) of the corresponding course and are given in the Course Description Form found in the information package.

Graduation Requirements

Third Cycle (Doctor of Philosophy) Programme is comprised of courses (at least 63 ECTS), Ph. D. Research (27 ECTS) / Ph. D. Thesis (150 ECTS) courses, thesis proposal, doctoral qualifying examination and thesis examination with a total credit of 240 ECTS. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50 / 4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB / S / TP grades.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of the Department : Prof. Dr. Rahmi PINAR
Address: DEÜ Müh. Fak. Jeofizik Müh. Böl. Kaynaklar Yerleşkesi 189 Nolu Oda,
Buca-İZMİR
e-mail: rahmi.pinar@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 232 301 72 55