DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

General Description

History

Environmental Engineering Department firstly came into activity with the Departments of Environmental Technology and Environmental Sciences within the body of Dokuz Eylul University Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences. Later, these two departments were integrated and gathered together under the single roof of Department of Environmental Engineering . In 1984, the education language was switched from Turkish to English with this integration. Until today, 284 graduate thesis studies have been completed. Among the 284 graduates, 53 of them are the Ph.D, while 231 are noted as M.Sc graduates. At present there are 71 M.Sc. students and 11 Ph.D. students under the body of Environmental Engineering Department. The faculty consists of 12 professors, 4 associate professors, and 4 assistant professors. The graduate studies includes the researches about air pollution and its control, water and wastewater pollution control, solid wastes management, and sludge control and management.

Qualification Awarded

M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) diploma; minimum score of 55 from the National Central Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) in the related field; a minimum score of 65 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 or a minimum score of 65 from DEU School of Foreign Languages English Proficiency Test.

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

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

2 years (excluding one year of English Preparatory School), 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 120 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

Programme has a large number of qualified faculty and staff members consisting of 12 professors, 4 associate professor, 4 assistant professors, 3 instructors, 4 specialists, 19 research assistants, and 3 technicians who are involved in teaching, training and research acitivities.
a) The M.Sc program includes 1 compulsory and 35 selective lectures, while there are 3 service lectures taken from the Department of Mathematics. Among the program lectures, 13 of them are the general engineering, statistical, and modeling courses; 12 of them are about water and wastewater treatment and surface water modeling; 3 of them include air pollution and modeling essentials; 3 of them include the topics for solid waste technologies, and 2 of them are related with the sludge control and management issues. For the M.Sc lectures, 15 of them are opened in fall semester, while 21 of them are opened in the spring semester.
b) The M.Sc. students complete the compulsory ECTS credits essential for them. At the end of the first semester, the students specify their research subjects, select their advisors, and they start their studies under the scope of the M.Sc Seminar lecture. The M.Sc. education period may last for minimum 3 semesters, or maximum 4 semesters. If necessary, the period may be extended for 2 more semesters. At the end of the period, the student presents his/her thesis to a scientific committee including 3 members, and the study is expected to be confirmed as successful .
The students thesis studies are mostly conducted in the research laboratories which are under the responsibility of teaching members, by using the high technology instruments and systems. Besides, there is a general preliminary laboratory and a research building used for operating prototype systems, and these facilities can be used by the researches.
In Dokuz Eylul University, most of the graduate thesis studies are financed by the budgets provided by Scientific Research Projects Department under the body of Service Department of Administrative and Financial Affairs.
Percentage of Courses Taught in English: 100%

Key Learning Outcomes

1   Can do scientific research; accesses, evaluates, interprets and applies knowledge in the field of Environmental Engineering.
2   Has comprehensive information about current techniques and methods applied in the field of Environmental Engineering and about their limitations.
3   Is aware of new and developing application in Environmental Engineering and learns them if necessary
4   Complements missing information with scientific methods; integrates his/her knowledge with knowledge from other disciplines.
5   Sets up problems in Environmental Engineering, develops current and innovative solution methods.
6   Develops new or original ideas and methods to design systems or processes.
7   Conducts analytical, modelling and experimental based studies; solves and interprets encountered complex situations.
8   To be able to show leadership in multi-disciplinary teams; develops solution in complex situations and takes responsibilities
9   Uses one foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B2 for oral and written communication.
10   Conveys application and results of studies at national and international venues in written or oral.
11   Investigates and defines social and environmental aspects of engineering applications.
12   Observes societal, scientific and ethical values in all professional activities.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

We have the business knowledge about the 119 students (52%) of the total 231 M.Sc. graduates. It is reported that 90% of the reached graduates carry on professional activities in the area of environmental engineering. The distributions of these activities due to the working places are as follows:
i) 34% of the graduates work as teaching members, research assistants, or researchers in the universities, institutes, or other research establishments (Ex; Pamukkale University, Süleyman Demirel University, Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Establishment, Aquaculture Research Center)
ii) 43% of the graduates work in private sector including factories, business companies as well as engineering firms and environmental consulting offices.
iii) 17% of the graduates work in public institutes such as municipalities, ministries, etc.
iv) There is no graduate that work freelance, and 6% of the graduates are unemployed.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

In addition to the compulsory courses of the programme, students register to elective courses appropriate for their thesis topic, on the consent of their supervisor. If necessary, on the consent of their supervisor, they can also register to courses from other programmes (from DEU or other universities). It is obligatory to register ENV5001 for the students who does not have bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering. The course can be opened in both semesters. It is obligatory to register MAT5101 Applied Mathematics (3 0 0) or MAT5102 Numerical and Approximate Methods (3 0 0) or MAT5151 Methods of Applied Mathematics (3 0 0) with approval of the supervisor. The registration must be noticed to the Institute during course registration period by the supervisor.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 ENV 5001 PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY COMPULSORY 4 0 0 8
G 2 FBE 5557 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PUBLICATION ETHICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
G 3 ENV 5098 M.SC. RESEARCH COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 14
TOTAL:   30
 
1 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 ENV 5003 WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY - I ELECTIVE 3 1 0 7
G 2 ENV 5061 MODEL SUPPORTED INORGANIC WATER TREATMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3
G 3 ENV 5011 BIOLOGICAL REMOVAL OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
G 4 ENV 5013 MEASUREMENT OF AIR POLLUTANTS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
G 5 ENV 5015 FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY - I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 6 ENV 5017 INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT - I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
G 7 ENV 5021 ADVANCES IN BIOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7
G 8 ENV 5023 POLLUTION PREVENTION TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
G 9 ENV 5025 UNIT OPERATIONS FOR WASTE GAS CONTROL ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
G 10 ENV 5031 WASTEWATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 11 ENV 5033 NUMERICAL MODELING OF GROUND WATER ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 12 ENV 6001 ADVANCED TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 13 ENV 6009 INNOVATIVE SOLID WASTE TECHNOLOGIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 14 ENV 5055 SURFACE WATER QUALITY MODELING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 15 ENV 5057 PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 16 ENV 6011 SLUDGE MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 17 ENV 5059 STATISTICAL DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF EXPERIMENTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 18 MAT 5101 APPLIED MATHEMATICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
G 19 MAT 5151 METHODS OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
G 20 ENV 5005 INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
 
2 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 ENV 5096 M.SC. SEMINAR COMPULSORY 0 2 0 3
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 27
TOTAL:   30
 
2 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 ENV 5002 WATER CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 1 9
B 2 MAT 5102 NUMERICAL AND APPROXIMATE METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
B 3 ENV 5008 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
B 4 ENV 5012 WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
B 5 ENV 5016 FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY - II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9
B 6 ENV 5018 INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT - II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
B 7 ENV 5020 ENVIRONMENTAL DATA MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 4 0 0 9
B 8 ENV 5022 MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF BIOLOGICAL WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
B 9 ENV 5024 NOVEL BIOPROCESSES FOR WASTE TREATMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
B 10 ENV 5026 ANAEROBIC TREATMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
B 11 ENV 5028 ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
B 12 ENV 5030 OPERATION OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
B 13 ENV 5032 INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 14 ENV 5034 NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 15 ENV 5036 ADVANCED SOLID WASTES TECHNOLOGIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6
B 16 ENV 5038 DESIGN OF SLUDGE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 17 ENV 5040 DESIGNING AND MODELLING OF ANAEROBIC PROCESSES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 18 ENV 5042 SOIL CONTAMINATION AND REMEDIATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 19 ENV 6004 MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 20 ENV 6006 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 21 ENV 5044 CONTAMINANT FATE AND TRANSPORT IN THE SUBSURFACE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 22 ENV 5056 NUMERICAL MODELING OF FLOW AND CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT IN RIVERS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4
B 23 ENV 5060 COMPUTER ASSISTED DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
B 24 ENV 5062 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4
B 25 ENV 5004 WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY - II ELECTIVE 3 1 0 9
 
3.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 ENV 5099 M.SC. THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 
4.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 ENV 5099 M.SC. THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 

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

Second Cycle (Master's Degree) Programme with thesis is comprised of courses (at least 54 ECTS), a seminar (3 ECTS), M. Sc. Research (3 ECTS) and M. Sc. Thesis (60 ECTS), in total 120 ECTS credits. 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 Department : Prof.Dr. Abdurrahman BAYRAM
E-Mail : cevre@deu.edu.tr
Phone : +90 (232) 301 71 00
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü, Tınaztepe Kampüsü, 35160 Buca, İZMİR