DEGREE PROGRAMMES

History

Department of Physics started offering undergraduate program in 1998. Non-formal education program which was provided between 2008 and 2012 years, was ended by 2012. Currently, the education program constitutes only formal education program which language of instruction is partly English (%30). Beside the undergraduate program, the department also provides graduate level education and started offering Master of Science in 1998 and Doctor of Philosophy in 2002 in Physics within the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences.

Qualification Awarded

Physics,Bachelor's Degree (B.Sc.)

Level of Qualification

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

High school diploma, placement through a nation-wide Student Selection Examination. The students who have DEU School of Foreign Languages English Proficiency Test (minimum 70) or TOEFL - IBT (minimum 79) or equivalent can attend to first semester of Physics program; otherwise they should attend to DEU School of Foreign Languages English Preparatory Class.

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

In Turkish Higher Education institutions, the recognition of previous formal education and lateral and vertical transfers and transfers within the university are carried out within the scope of the assessment criteria determined by the Senate of our University and the REGULATION ON THE PRINCIPLES CONCERNING TRANSFER, DOUBLE MAJOR, MINOR AND CREDIT TRANSFER BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS AT UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION AND UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL.
(1) In lateral transfers to the Faculty of Science, the provisions of the Regulation on the Principles Concerning Transfer, Double Major, Minor and Credit Transfer between Institutions at Upper Secondary Education and Undergraduate Level, published in the Official Gazzette dated 24/4/2010 No. 27561.
(2) In vertical transfers to the Faculty of Science, the provisions of the Regulation on the Continuation of Graduates of Vocational Schools and Open Learning Upper Secondary Education with Undergraduate Programs, published in the Official Gazzette dated 19/2/2002 and No. 24676.
(3) In the transfers of those who completed or those who could not complete their undergraduate education to vocational schools, the provisions of the Regulation on Awarding Upper Secondary Education Diploma to those who could or could not complete their Undergraduate Education or Adjustment of those who could or could not complete their Undergraduate Education to Vocational Schools, published in the Official Gazzette dated 18/3/1989 and No. 20112.
In Turkey, the recognition of in-formal and non-formal education is yet on the onset. Therefore, the recognition of previous education has not been fully initiated in all programs at Dokuz Eylül University. However, if the student has successfully completed some of the courses in the program in the institutions where s/he previously studied, s/he can be exempted from all or some of these courses in line with the opinion of the adjustment commission.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

To graduate from this 4 year program (excluding one year of English Preparatory School), students are required to successfully complete all courses and satisfy a minimum of 240 ECTS credits. The students also need to complete the graduation project and have a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of a minimum of 2.00 / 4.00.

Profile of the Programme

The Physics undergraduate program aims to train well-educated physicists for the technical and professional fields in industry and research institutions. The objectives of the Physics Bachelors Program are:
To educate students to become professionals with in-depth knowledge and skills in science and mathematics to understand physical systems,
To enable students to analyze, design and solve problems in physics and related disciplines,
To enable students to develop the skills needed to give presentations, to communicate both in writing and verbally, to deal with scientific sources of information, and to work independently as well as with others,
To provide the foundation for an advanced degree program and lifelong learning.
Through these objectives, after the construction of classical physics background in first three semester, beginning from the fourth semester, the lectures on the subject of modern physics are taken by students. Some of the last four semesters courses are quantum mechanics, solid state physics, electromagnetic theory, atom and molecular physics. Beginning from the third semester, the students will take an opportunity to study and to get knowledge on many different areas of physics with selecting the elective courses. Some of these elective courses are special relativity, renewable energy sources, optoelectronics, superconductivity, molecular modelling and elementary particle physics. These courses are supported with modern educational materials.
There are Mechanics, Electricity-Magnetism, Vibration and Waves, Moern Physics, Electronics and Computer Teaching Laboratories and X-Ray Crystallography, Superconductivity, Environmental Radioactivity and Electron Spin Resonance Research Laboratories in Department of Physics. The educational and research activities are conducted with a faculty consisting of 3 professors, 6 associate professors, 4 assistant professors, 2 specialists and 12 research assistants in 2013.

Key Learning Outcomes

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates can work as a researcher in universities, research and development laboratories of industrial companies and modern analysis and quality control laboratories and as health physicist in oncology and nuclear medicine departments of hospitals. Furthermore, they can be employed as a physics teacher at private or state schools after having a Pedagogical Formation Certificate.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to second cycle or third cycle programs.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

The relevant articles of Education and Examination Regulation of Dokuz Eylül University (http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=5683) and Education and Examination Implementation Principles of the Faculty of Science (http:// ) are applicable for exams and course success 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

The degree is awarded to students who have successfully completed the Graduation Project and all the courses in the curriculum and have a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.00 / 4.00 and 240 ECTS.

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

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Program Director
Prof. Dr. Hamza Polat
Dokuz Eylül University
Department of Physics
Tınaztepe Campus, Buca, 35280, Izmir-Turkey
Phone: +90 (232) 301 8512
E- mail: hamza.polat@deu.edu.tr
ECTS/Diploma Supplement Coordinator
Assist.Prof.Dr. Aytaç Gürhan Gökçe
Dokuz Eylül University
Department of Physics
Tınaztepe Campus, Buca, 35280, Izmir-Turkey
Phone: +90 (232) 301 8673
E- mail: aytac.gokce@deu.edu.tr