DEGREE PROGRAMMES

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.
Our education type can be defined as the Formal Turkish language program with the necessary English preparatory class. Besides the undergraduate education (B.Sc.), the postgraduate education (M.Sc and Ph.D) are also being carried out. The language of education is Turkish for both of the undergraduate and postgraduate educations.

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
The rules of Regulations About the Continuations to the Undergraduate Education for the Graduates of the Programs of the Vocational Schools and the Open University Pregraduate shall be applied to the graduates of the Vocational Schools for transferring to the undergraduate programs which are the continuation the programs that they have completed.

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.
For these purposes and solving all the surface and underground problems such as water investigations, ground investigations, earthquake, dam constructions; the lectures of introduction of geophysical engineering, applied geophysics, general geology, resistance, potential theory and applications, mapping techniques, introduction to statistics, numerical analyses and computing, data analysis, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism, computer programming, electrical prospection, gravity and magnetic prospection, special topics in geophysics, seismology, seismotectonics-engineering seismology, drilling techniques, soil mechanics, well logging, earth physics, occupational laws and their applications and engineering ethics are presented. Successful students are allowed to make double major and minor program. Departments education curriculum has been accredited by MUDEK society (Turkish Engineering Education Accreditation Establishment) since 2007. Our department has also EUR-ACE logo on its diplomas since 2009. Besides BOLOGNA Project studies, which allow the citizens living in European Higher Education Zone to study in any country, were performed. One of the main objectives of our department is to prepare our students more effectively as an engineer. Consequently our department make agreements in ERASMUS education.
As 2013, the academic staff of the department is made up of 5 Professors, 5 Associate Professors, 4 Assistant Professors, 2 Lecturers (1 of them work by law no:13-b), 11 Research Assistants (2 of them work by law no:35) and 1 Experts. The Geophysical Engineering Department have been giving service to public local, regional, national and international administrations, industry and other private sector. In order to sustain its educational and research activities in the Department has Earth Physics, Applied Geophysics, Seismology, Geodetic Measurements, Seismotectonics, and Geomagnetism laboratories.

Key Learning Outcomes

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.
Our graduates could be accommodated in both of public and private sectors. In this context, the units of the private companies, State Roads Administration, Mineral Research and Exploration Administration, State Water Works Administration, Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council, Prime ministry Disaster and Emergency State Administration, Turkish Petroleum Company, Municipalities, Province Governors and related departments could be counted in this respect.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to second cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

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.
Measurement and evaluation methods applied for the every course is described in the Course Description Form which has been prepared by the interested lecturer/lecturers and placed within the information package.

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)
rahmi.pinar@deu.edu.tr
Communication: Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Engineering, Geophysical Engineering Department, Tınaztepe Yerleşkesi Buca / İZMİR 35160
Tel: +90 232 301 72 90
Fax: +90 232 453 83 66
Web page of the Department: http://web.deu.edu.tr/jeofizik/